Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [to-vb] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her unnecessary decision to do the dirtiest work in the place struck them as alarming . |
| 2 | In 1762 he was involved in the clash between moderate and evangelical factions over appointments of clergy to Edinburgh charges , and his well-meaning attempts to secure the best qualified candidates and to appease all sides provoked further animosity over civil and judicial promotions . |
| 3 | We naturally expect British Rail to attach the greatest importance to safety considerations . |
| 4 | The way was now open for peace negotiations with France , and these negotiations inevitably looked rather like the negotiations which had ended the wars against Louis XIV in 1713 — sensible enough at a time of high expenditure but not fair to allies nor likely to allow the British negotiators to gain the largest possible amount at the bargaining table . |
| 5 | From here it 's a simple juggling act to find the best sizes to suit the application . |
| 6 | Waterproof shoes to brighten the dullest days . |
| 7 | Asked why he had changed tack in his purchasing , Mr Mason , his dealer , said : ‘ Mr Lloyd Webber has made his money in Britain in the last decade , and he wants to put some back to save the finest of Canaletto 's London views . ’ |
| 8 | Molla Khayr al-Din ( Hayreddin ) , Hoca to Suleyman , and Molla Ata Allah ( Ataullah ) , Hoca to Selim II , for example , themselves not having students other than the sultan , were at some pains to choose the best available to invest as . |
| 9 | Windows had been flung open in the close-packed buildings for fresh air to reach the stuffiest corner . |
| 10 | East Germany 's ringing endorsement of his plan for speedy German unity makes him the strongest contender to lead the strongest power in non-communist Europe . |
| 11 | Prost clocked a record qualifying lap time of one minute 21.179 seconds to eclipse the best efforts of team mate Damon Hill , and must now be a warm favourite to seal his fourth world drivers ' title with victory tomorrow . |
| 12 | The Developments publication was hardly likely in this situation to satisfy the strongest of the CNAA 's critics . |
| 13 | ( When Southwark promised £300,000 , matching Derbyshire 's investment , the council insisted on putting in another £5,000 to stay the largest single shareholder . ) |
| 14 | With whole-word recognition the features of a complete word are extracted and matched against a stored database to find the closest match ( e.g. ( Brown & Granapathy , 1980 ) ) . |
| 15 | We have engaged a top barrister to mount the best defence possible for this nationally important site ( 3 ) . |
| 16 | It 's an ‘ intelligent ’ harmoniser and plays this way to follow the commonest chord sequences without any programming . |
| 17 | It was a hard , fast drive through the congested streets , the girl picking her way expertly through the back streets to avoid the worst of the jams . |
| 18 | I got Armstrong fired up and headed towards Hackney , using the back streets to avoid the worst of the rush hour . |
| 19 | I want listeners in this country to hear the best of the World Service . |
| 20 | It is clearly Labour 's vision to have high tax rates , but it is the hope of the people of this country to have the lowest possible tax rates , and that is what we shall offer . |
| 21 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 22 | Approval is being sought to install state-of-the-art electronic systems to control the busiest parts of the rail network outside London . |
| 23 | The shape matrices are then tested against those of the appropriate sub-dictionaries to find the best match , either between the unknown word and a dictionary entry , or a composite for suffixed forms . |
| 24 | The TGAT report is long and difficult in places , but has made a skilful attempt to match the best of teacher practice in the field of assessment with the general constraints imposed by TNC . |
| 25 | Now France says it wants to concentrate its effort to help less developed countries to make the best use of computer technology through its World Centre for Informatics , in Paris . |
| 26 | It emphasized the need for " an early start of the intra-Afghan dialogue for the establishment of a broad-based government to ensure the broadest support and immediate participation of all sectors of the Afghan people " . |
| 27 | It seemed such an impossible feat to make the best of a bad deal that he made no attempt at it . |
| 28 | With a little judicious handling to hide the worst of the bruising , I think we 'll manage to minimise the impact it will have on the Press . |
| 29 | The aligned sequence dataset was analysed with PAUP 3.0 ( ref. 20 ) using the Branch and Bound algorithm to find the shortest tree(s) . |
| 30 | A unique opportunity to see the largest collection of holograms presently on display in the U.K. with its continually growing and changing collection of well over 200 holograms . |