Example sentences of "[adv] became the largest " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Netherlands swiftly became the largest gas exporter in the world and despite importing almost all its other fuel , managed to become a net energy exporter and even occasionally to make a profit on the energy account . |
| 2 | The opposition Democratic Left Alliance ( SLD ) thus became the largest parliamentary bloc [ for table of distribution of seats in the Sejm see p. 39016 ] . |
| 3 | Cork linoleum was produced in Lancaster from 1887 and the firm rapidly became the largest of its type in Britain , with important overseas interests including a factory in Antwerp and major colonial markets . |
| 4 | It also became the largest city in Western Europe , with walls enclosing an area of no fewer than 483 acres . |
| 5 | Education after 1902 immediately became the largest and most important service provided by local government and has remained so ever since ( Regan 1979 ) . |