Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [verb] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The MPs for Mansfield and Brecon & Radnor had the smallest majorities in the 1987 general election . |
| 2 | Will the Minister consider establishing a passport office in the north-east , because at present people must travel to Liverpool or Glasgow to find the nearest office ? |
| 3 | In addition , it might be noted that British fascism had not substantially changed the attitudes of Britain 's major political parties and it could be argued that there was still much equivocation in government as to whether or not Mussolini or Hitler represented the biggest threat . |
| 4 | The huge leap forward had taken place in the eighties when he had used junk bonds to enlarge his empire at a fantastic pace — until suddenly it was realized in the States that Hauser controlled the largest private financial institution in the republic . |
| 5 | Eton were in charge for most of the match , although Lancing squandered the best chance near the end . |
| 6 | After visiting several suppliers and looking at various packages , I found that Dixons offered the best value , availability and longevity , so we opted for a Packard Bell 486SX . |
| 7 | SCOTLAND 's two largest trade unions yesterday called for increased investment in public transport after a study which reaffirmed that Scotland has the lowest level of car ownership in Britain . |
| 8 | A spokesman for ScottishPower joined in the criticism of the VAT ruling , saying : ‘ We have worked hard to ensure that Scotland has the lowest tariffs in the UK . |
| 9 | There were footsteps outside the door , and a trilling laugh that Paige recognised the merest instant before the door was thrust open and Drew came in , a giggling Lori attached to his arm . |
| 10 | The H-thymidine labelling index of the acidophilic atypical acinar cell foci in the fundectomy group was significantly lower than that in the PBD group , showing that PBD has the strongest stimulatory effect . |
| 11 | When it is also remembered that Belorussia had the lowest literacy rate of all European Russia , the sluggish response of the denizens of the Roslavl' area comes as no surprise . |
| 12 | To save us from ourselves , it is perhaps no coincidence that God chose the humblest and the least affluent circumstances through which to announce Himself . |
| 13 | Although Britain had the best potential for wind power , especially in Scotland , of any European country , it was far behind in exploiting this renewable resource . |
| 14 | Its members organized aid for the Republican government while its leaders felt unable to do so until the following year when it became clear that neither Germany nor Italy had the slightest intention of discouraging aid to Franco . |
| 15 | Despite all the hurrahs about Europe from marquandistas in London , the plain economic fact is that Europe has the worst unemployment record in the industrial world , and the construction of Europe with an enduring 10 per cent out of work leaves a permanent 10 per cent unlikely to vote at all , or , if they do vote , to vote racist . |
| 16 | ‘ I accept the need for a unified centre but I do n't accept that Glasgow offers the best answer , either for the Army or for the taxpayer . |
| 17 | Although Edinburgh has the largest law faculty in Scotland and is unrivalled in the range of undergraduate courses it provides , it is still small enough for students to get to know members of staff personally and to mix easily with other students . |
| 18 | The European Economic research Consortium has reported that Edinburgh had the best prospects of Britain 's large cities in the 1990's . |
| 19 | The latest Home Office figures show that Kent has the highest cautioning rate in the country . |
| 20 | We saw that Attica produced the best and most influential Geometric . |
| 21 | But it was in the following year , 1952 , that Eliot reached the largest audience he had known : The Cocktail Party was broadcast on television , and was watched by an estimated three-and-a-half million people . |
| 22 | It concluded that Guatemala had the lowest ‘ physical quality of life index in Central America and the third lowest in the whole of Latin America after Haiti and Bolivia ’ . |
| 23 | And Maritza had the best solos too . |
| 24 | Gilbert and Ward found the highest ownership levels in Valencia , where land is cheap and the highest levels of renting in Bogota , where land is expensive ( Gilbert and Ward 1985 ) . |
| 25 | The United Kingdom and Germany have the lowest overall crime rates of all the industrialised countries . |
| 26 | Leeds and Chelsea had the worst record in |
| 27 | Overall , it 's hard to see anyone pushing Milan all the way , though Sampdoria and Juventus have the best chance . |
| 28 | The data of During and Spencer provide the clearest evidence yet that enhanced activation of glutamate receptors contributes to the initiation of focal seizure activity . |
| 29 | Sheffield , Glasgow , Strathclyde , Newcastle and Dundee have the highest proportions of uncited authors ; Oxford , Cambridge , St Andrews and Edinburgh have the lowest . |
| 30 | The home counties of Bedfordshire , Berkshire and Buckinghamshire have the lowest proportions of retired , with only around 14% of the population of pensionable age , and just 5% aged 75 and over . |