Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] the most " in BNC.

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1 All I have to do is think of the most unpleasant thing possible . ’
2 is regarded as the most expensive grain in the world , and is n't really a rice at all but a type of grass .
3 With its large population and massive dependence on foreign exchange from oil exports Nigeria is regarded as the most vulnerable of the OPEC countries and has constantly battled to increase its production quota above the 1.3 million barrels per day laid down by OPEC .
4 The actual implementation of an innovation is regarded as the most important part of the study .
5 SIR , — I disagree with F. O. ter Kuile and colleagues ' conclusions ( April 24 , p 1044 ) about the anti-malarial drug mefloquine , which is regarded as the most effective such medication at present .
6 More importantly , they show how , even in what is regarded as the most basic type of communication , the context that is relevant to the disambiguation of deixis should be seen not as a physical setting that is fixed and given once and for all , but rather as a cognitive space that is actively constructed by participants in the course of the interaction .
7 Seals make up a large part of the diet of the great white shark the beast which terrified movie-goers in Jaws and is regarded as the most dangerous shark species .
8 One system that gives rise to exponentially weighted moving averages is constructed so that greatest weight is given to the most recent observation , the weights applied to previous observations diminishing period by period by a constant factor , a .
9 is the result of much searching and is deemed as the most suitable for the angler .
10 The cottage is set on the highest ridge of the Chiltern Hills and is surrounded by the most glorious countryside .
11 The interest of this curious bower is much enhanced by the manner in which it is decorated with the most gaily-coloured articles that can be collected , such as the blue tail-feathers of the Rose-hill and Pennantian Parrakeets , bleached bones , the shells of snails , & c some of the feathers are inserted among the twigs , while others with the bones and shells are strewn about near the entrances .
12 Furthermore , since the board is dominated by the most senior representatives of management ( this term will be used , except where the context requires otherwise , to refer to the executive directors and senior managers ) it can hardly be regarded as a body providing independent supervision of management on the shareholders ' behalf .
13 In an exciting competition , BBC Gardeners ' World Magazine , in conjunction with the Buxton Mineral Water Company , is looking for the most imaginative and colourful window boxes , tubs and hanging baskets .
14 But it is outside the Pru , in the City , where Newmarch 's muscle is wielded to the most dramatic effect .
15 The quaich is presented to the most outstanding member of no more than two year 's membership .
16 Each entry is presented in the most practical and straightforward way possible , with both an explanation of the problem and examples of correct usage .
17 The new system means that each item of ware is made on the most suitable machine and also that anyone new to the department is quickly able to produce correctly .
18 There are language classes conducted by native French speakers , and extensive use is made of the most modern facilities in the language laboratories and mediathèque , including satellite television .
19 Some seminars are held in German and extensive use is made of the most modern facilities in the language laboratories and mediathèque , including satellite television .
20 It is not rational to expect the best virtue where temptation is applied in the most trying form at the frailest time of human life . ’
21 Or consider the claim of the Bureaucratic Politics model that foreign policy is decided by the most powerful domestic bureaucracy ( or coalition of bureaucracies ) involved in the process .
22 Europe , with its temperate climate and its vegetation greatly modified by cultivation , is less calculated to stimulate such observations ; in moist tropical forests , in the Sahara , and in the tundras , the close connexion between the character of the vegetation and the conditions of extreme climates is revealed by the most evident adaptations .
23 Traditional wisdom bases ‘ a good diet ’ around the consumption of three meals a day of which breakfast is seen as the most important .
24 The phenomenon I am trying to demonstrate in this chapter is seen in the most domestic of deposits .
25 Often the client is seen by the most junior doctors , who rely on the sister 's expertise to dress the wound .
26 Thanks to the Clausewitzian unity of war and peace , a warlike spirit is infused into the most ‘ peace-loving ’ enterprises .
27 Erm everything is done in the most accurate way we can .
28 But convenience is rated as the most important factor in deciding on a particular type of credit by the great majority .
29 The only means he has of doing that is by accepting new clause S. He will have to come up with very convincing arguments to persuade any Hon. Member that he can not accept it , but it is framed in the most uncontentious way anyone could imagine .
30 Posi is equipped with the most advanced call-beam facility , which lets her link up with other servomechanisms and artificial intelligences , nearby or distant .
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