Example sentences of "[conj] the [adv] important [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I 'd like you to do is put put a rectangle round three words , it does n't matter where they are on on the whole thought pattern , three words that are the highlights what were the three things that were the highlights or the most important thing for you yesterday . |
| 2 | Most items in these suites were designed to contrast one with another by varied time signatures , tempi and phrasing so that they built up to a climax which , in the early days , signalled the entrance of the king or the most important participant . |
| 3 | Neither the very big and important financial futures business , which accounts for about 155 of the AFBD 's 400 members , nor the equally important oil market , is represented by the nine elected council members . |
| 4 | However , there is no doubt that the most important event for the museum will be the exhibition ‘ Au Louvre d'après les Maîtres ’ ( 26 April to 23 June 1993 ) that chronicles the active role played by the Louvre in the history of art over the last two centuries . |
| 5 | While they frequently acknowledge that language may be used to perform many communicative functions , they nonetheless make the general assumption that the most important function is the communication of information . |
| 6 | In France and Spain , and to a lesser extent in Britain , it was widely believed that the most important function of a fleet was not to seek out and destroy that of the enemy but to protect the colonies and seaborne trade of the State to which it belonged and capture or harass those of its opponents . |
| 7 | Okay so you said that the most important concern really is that you have some money for your daughter 's future |
| 8 | The enormous power of the trombones will bring the tune through the whole of the rest of the orchestra , trumpets , percussion , and all , so that the most important problem of balance is immediately solved . |
| 9 | At one point he rephrases the central dilemma of innovation and in so doing he implies that the most important characteristic of a school 's internal organisation is a ‘ collaborative professional relationship ’ among teachers . |
| 10 | I feel that the most important part of any shot is the point of contact on every stroke which is in front of the body . |
| 11 | The 12 traditions of each Anonymous Fellowship are all derived from those of Alcoholics Anonymous and they protect against this particular risk by emphasising that the most important member is the newcomer and that leaders are but trusted servants ; they do not govern . |
| 12 | Nonetheless , most of us will continue to believe that the most important goal in the sciences at Stirling is to achieve the correct balance between excellence in teaching and excellence in research , that distinguishes high quality Universities . |
| 13 | The result was , however , that the most important change in Roman life was observed only at a superficial level . |
| 14 | I have already explained that the most important change that we have made is to shift the balance between what is paid centrally and what is paid locally , so I can answer the hon. Gentleman 's question . |
| 15 | The fatal accident inquiry at Ayr had been told by the lawyer for the golf club that the most important way to stop accidental drownings is by education . |
| 16 | One study of day-release trade union students found that the most important benefit they identified from the courses was not simply enhanced skills and smoother communications with management , but a general gain in confidence ; judged by the ‘ needs-meeting ’ paradigm , it was an overwhelming success . |
| 17 | By and large , the first three factors can be discounted for the inter-war years and it is clear that the most important factor was the decline in birth rate . |
| 18 | The RTO felt that the most important factor in any closure decision should be the extent to which local provision had been made in the catchment areas of the psychiatric hospitals . |
| 19 | Few would argue , though , that the most important person in the history of West Indies cricket was Frank Worrell , for as the first regular black captain it was he who united all the old discordant factions and created one of the most glorious of teams . |
| 20 | It was as if events had conspired to make her forget Ascot , Pendero , the fact that the most important person in her world had been clubbed to death because he wanted to save her from the fate that he had suffered . |
| 21 | I suggest that the most important question to ask about any parasite is this . |
| 22 | The real point at issue between the president and the big Democratic majority in congress was the size of the tax cut , but Ford showed weakness by revealing , at an early stage , a willingness to give ground on size while insisting that the most important requirement was that the legislature should act quickly . |
| 23 | The life cycle of this species resembles that of T. cati , in that the most important source of infection is the milk of the dam in which larvae are present for up to 30 days after parturition . |
| 24 | The leader may believe that the most important role for them to play is that of a co-ordinator . |
| 25 | He stressed that the most important aim was to retain the National Portrait Gallery exhibition within the castle . |
| 26 | This approach also suggests that the most important language is that which represents the child 's attempts to express her own needs and intentions rather than language which arises as the child tries to express ideas supplied by the teacher . |
| 27 | While good standards of physical care , hygiene , nutrition and so forth are clearly vital , it is now realized that the most important need is for the child to receive personal attention and genuine affection . |
| 28 | Erm , I think that the most important point within the , the er , report Chairman , is in paragraph erm , three four , where the Rural Development Commission are , are saying very strongly that if there 's more than one area designated within the county and there are now three areas designated within Shropshire , in the past there was only one R D , R D A area , that it all runs through , there are now three separate R D A areas , the , the R D , the Rural Development Commission are recommending very strongly that if you do have that , then they should be managed by a single R DP Committee . |
| 29 | Lyotard holds that we can best understand the nature of the unconscious through examining precisely how it is not structured like a language , that the most important criterion of demarcation of the unconscious from the ego lies in the ways that the former does not operate as does language . |
| 30 | Someone who has been training horses for years once told me that the most important thing is to keep your youngster ‘ thinking forwards ’ . |