Example sentences of "[art] [adj -est] in [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Thus , the abolition of the new-town development corporations in England in the late 1980s has strong implications for the mobility of the poorest in the cities : they will not find a great deal — if any — of non-owner-occupied housing beyond the conurbations .
2 Mr Manning said the crime was not the worst in the courts ' calendar .
3 ‘ And certainly the biggest in the careers of any of our players .
4 The majority of the fry are eaten but I think that this is a case of survival of the fittest in the confines of a community tank .
5 Dentdale is superb walking country : the high ridge walks along Rise Hill and Barbon Fell are amongst the best in the Dales , while lower down , the Dales Way long-distance path follows the river for much of its length into Sedbergh , and some of the wooded gills like Flinter Gill , which arc a typical feature of Dentdale , have footpaths along them leading on to the fells or on to the old packhorse routes .
6 The counsel given was probably the best in the circumstances , which was that I should go abroad for a break .
7 heads of each participating school and will undoubtedly bring out the best in the youngsters , stimulating the competitive instincts in a way that perhaps has n't been available to schoolchildren in the past .
8 ‘ I wish Guido all the best in the trials , of course , ’ she added , ‘ but there 's only one thing that really matters to me now — and that 's going home as soon as I can . ’
9 The champagne atmosphere brought out the best in the Australians .
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