Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most controversial areas of intervention by these new-style Labour councils was Equal Opportunities . |
| 2 | The RUC was excluded from policy making on security and even most administrative decisions of consequence . |
| 3 | A new relationship has begun , with the most momentous consequences for life , and we are going to look at some of those consequences soon . |
| 4 | On 24 August A.D. 79 , with all its preliminary stirrings ignored , Vesuvius burst into life , and one of the most momentous eruptions in history commenced . |
| 5 | I suspect that sea kayaking will go the way of inland touring , namely that modifications to design and materials will negate the most telling criticisms of plastic , and then its obvious advantage in durability will vastly outweigh its remaining disadvantages ( except for competitions and long open sea crossings ) . |
| 6 | For centuries one of the most telling criticisms of Nonconformity had been its penchant towards disintegration , what Edmund Burke called ‘ the dissidence of dissent ’ . |
| 7 | It is produced from raw beef liver , and once in its dried form is one of the most concentrated forms of food available . |
| 8 | For example , some of the most memorable features of fieldwork in the Old World Tropics from Madagascar eastwards , leeches , are so little known that their behaviour towards animals other than humans is unrecorded . |
| 9 | But somehow it was the Celtic team of the '70s and particularly their manager Jock Stein and his Italian darling Lou Macari who fashioned the most memorable images of betting . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) A continuum must be considered , from gross changes in stance to the most subtle shifts in tone that can be perceived . |
| 11 | The pulpit was marvellously restored restored to its former glory and is further evidence that the powers of creation can surmount even the most destructive forces of mankind . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , contemporaries realised that the tradition which made foreign policy one of the most arcane aspects of government was being breached : a well-informed former diplomat noted that the laying of so much diplomatic correspondence before parliament was a " sort of new habit " . |
| 13 | The Starrs — who met when Sandie , 38 , was a dancer in Freddie 's show — were said to have one of the most solid marriages in showbusiness . |
| 14 | Nonetheless , the Senegalese system has dealt with the succession problem impressively , and sustained a multi-party tradition which allows a wide range of opinion to be expressed in public , and in doing so has avoided the most acute problems of localism . |
| 15 | But in the two most acute categories of learning difficulties , severe and profound , these children were found to be over-represented by more than 300 per cent and just under 200 per cent respectively compared to native English speakers . |
| 16 | But in the two most acute categories of learning difficulties , severe and profound , these children were found to be over-represented by more than 300 per cent and just under 200 per cent respectively compared to native English speakers . |
| 17 | This was increased by a further NZ$3.049bn for non-cash costs , mostly unrealised losses on forex liabilities and depreciation ; and reduced by NZ$0.428bn in respect of net capital expenditures . |
| 18 | It is surely one of the most cruel twists of fate that a man who has demonstrated such commitment , as well as compassion to overcome so many other problems during his life — and indeed to have helped so many others to have done the same — that he should have become a victim of medical science . |
| 19 | The most obvious evidence of this warfare was reflected in buildings , such as Coldingham Priory , one of the most rebuilt places of worship in the Borders , the ownership of which was hotly disputed for centuries . |
| 20 | Two of these were eventually to become favourites in Church of England hymnals — ‘ He that is down need fear no fall ’ and ‘ Who would true valour see ’ ; the latter , indeed , is now one of the most widely used hymns in funeral services in the Church . |
| 21 | The most widely used techniques of inspection apart from 100% inspection are random sampling , where batches are concerned , or continuous sampling , in mass-production . |
| 22 | The use of the penal law against workers , especially when it involves imprisonment , or the possibility of imprisonment , is one of the most persistent sources of conflict between labour and management , and between labour and governments . |
| 23 | All but the most persistent kinds of pollution ( now increasingly rare ) are ephemeral and mobile . |
| 24 | One of the greatest love stories of all time and amongst the most enthralling romances in literature — JANE EYRE is compulsive entertainment for both those who know the story and for those to whom it is unfamiliar . |
| 25 | Some of the walk is waymarked with green/yellow arrows though as much of it is over rarely used rights of way you 'll need to keep your OS maps close at hand . |
| 26 | The various government measures — regional policies , anti-discrimination legislation , etc. — have been far too weak to counter the impact of market forces that affect more adversely the industrially weak groups in society . |
| 27 | This is used to convey rather strong feelings of approval , disapproval or surprise . |
| 28 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
| 29 | Somehow he 's managed to lead one of the most entrenched examples of playsafe rock consensus ‘ forward ’ into apparently digging music that sounds just like Con Funk Shun , Rah Band , Loose Ends . |
| 30 | Mr Vallance said the most innovative approaches to home banking using telecommunications that he had come across anywhere were the different approaches of the Bank of Scotland the Royal Bank of Scotland . |