Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] is [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The most professional is a leaflet expressing solidarity from Poland .
2 The most advanced is a plan for five in the north of Scotland which will be funded by the Highlands and Islands Development Board and British Telecom .
3 Perhaps the most striking is the bronze statue of an airman at Dalton-on-Tees which honours those who served at RAF Croft ( FP November , p29 ) .
4 Of all these pressures , perhaps the most insidious is the emphasis on standardising the curriculum to ensure that all pupils master the basic skills .
5 Of all study skills , perhaps the most elusive is the ability to organise and manage time effectively .
6 For our purposes the most apposite is the description of a course of life in terms of the growth of reputation or the loss of public standing undergone by an individual as he or she meets this or that social hazard .
7 Certain pieces of visible evidence of field officer activity serve as output measures , of which the most conspicuous is the sampling schedule which each has .
8 What makes Lewis 's criticism rather different is a combination of two very rare qualities .
9 Rather different is the question of the other processes between setting type and going to press .
10 Among the drawings and watercolours the most interesting is the portrait of Marie Stillman by Dante Gabriel Rossetti , which is estimated at £70–100,000 ( $125–175,000 ) .
11 Of a sizeable number of microlights by far the most interesting is the Mignet HM1000 Balerit G-MYDZ .
12 Will my hon. Friend also note that , unlike the Liberal party , whose individual members have held this view for a long time , what is most interesting is the view held by senior members of the Liberal Democrat party in Scotland who are now calling for separatism ?
13 What is perhaps most interesting is the reality of Frankel 's ( 1987 ) point about boundary collapse .
14 One of the most popular is The City of York bear , which comes with a certificate signed by the Lord Mayor and whose charity receives a donation for every one sold .
15 Unfortunately , much less friendly is the relation between systems when it comes to file transfer .
16 What is so humbling is the fact that workers see it as their lot in life to put up with bad management for the social structure is such that they do not see themselves as having [ the ] qualities of managers .
17 So strong is the nostalgia , that Mao , Chou En-lai and other founders of ‘ new China ’ often seem to have returned from the dead .
18 So strong is the spell on him , I know none who could undo it ; it draws on his own nature , and all his strength serves but to bind it tighter .
19 So strong is the activity in these discharges that it can still be measured in the sea right down the western coast of Britain , northwards round the top of Scotland , and even as far away as Scandinavia .
20 Even in our own lifetime , within just a few years , the destruction of the Earth 's natural forests , as well as man 's industry , is increasing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide , so subtle is the balance .
21 Less controversial is the notion that some allergic symptoms may affect the brain and cause mental problems , these being ‘ secondary ’ to the allergic response itself .
22 What makes the new round of work potentially so profitable is the scope it offers for experiment .
23 Less acceptable is the term ‘ general purpose detergent ’ as it may imply a capability not warranted by such a product .
24 Not so old is the village show , now held in the James Reckitt Memorial Hall every September .
25 The lower the duration , the less responsive is the bond 's value to interest rate fluctuations .
26 So mindless is the wiring of this sensible hygienic behaviour that a drop of oleic acid on an otherwise innocuous piece of wood or even on a live bee results in the removal of the offending object .
27 What makes The Smiths so different is the amount of thought and reasoning which accompanies every statement .
28 If the tapping of telephones of trade unionists in industrial disputes is difficult to justify , even less justifiable is the evidence of the routine and systematic interception of telephones of a few key union leaders .
29 Far less celebrated is the fact that she was the first contemporary British artist to win the international prize for painting at the Venice Biennale in 1968 .
30 Less clear is the equivalence between the upper levels of attainment at the age of 16 and the exemption of a student from some of the requirements of qualifications which are administered by the Business and Technician Education Council ( BTEC ) and by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications ( NCVQ ) .
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