Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] the most [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intonation helps to produce the effect of prominence on syllables that need to be perceived as stressed , and in particular the placing of tonic stress on a particular syllable marks out the word to which it belongs as the most important in the tone-unit . |
| 2 | Why is it everyone goes for the most difficult car parking spot ? |
| 3 | By not considering the results of case management practice and research in greater depth and learning more about the value it has for the most needy clients of the health and welfare system , we are in danger of failing to learn the lessons which others have learned , and of having to re-live their mistakes . |
| 4 | One European species is nearly transparent , with trembling circlets of hazy blue around each opening and thin rings of muscle strengthening the inner tube so that the creature looks like the most delicate bubble of Venetian glass . |
| 5 | Responsibility for the maintenance of parish property , such as church halls and curates ' homes , lies with the most local level of all , the Parish Church Council . |
| 6 | Mr. George Robert Gray , the ornithological assistant in the Zoological department of the British Museum , has in the most obliging manner undertaken to obviate this difficulty , by furnishing me with information with respect to some parts of the general arrangement , and likewise on that most intricate subject , — the knowledge of what species have already been described , and the use of proper generic terms … |
| 7 | That way we can supply our customers ’ needs in the most economic way . |
| 8 | Our specialist staff can give you impartial advice on how to meet your pension needs in the most cost-effective way — while Barclays own insurance policies represent excellent value for money . |
| 9 | During the years of anti-apartheid struggle , donor funded non-governmental organisations ( NGOs ) have tried to provide health services which are accountable to oppressed communities and responsive to people 's basic primary health care needs in the most deprived areas . |
| 10 | But despite the problems of trying to ensure the food goes to the right people and does not cause any injury , Mr Major believes that using parachute air drops to the most dangerous areas would have value . |
| 11 | lies on the most important aid route into Central Bosnia , which is why the British are here . |
| 12 | BARRY GOODWIN looks at the most probable causes of fish deaths in some of this year 's new ones and suggests ways to prevent it from happening to you . |
| 13 | Intonation and sentence stress — This section looks at the most common intonation patterns and problems in English , and gives students practice in the intonation used , for instance , in making polite requests , showing interest , disagreeing politely etc . |
| 14 | The government plans to announce shortly what it describes as the most far-reaching legislation since 1938 ( Editorial , Glasgow Herald 1989 ) . |
| 15 | Deixis is the most context-specific linguistic element , and it exists and occurs in the most situation-free as well as the most situation-bound utterances . |
| 16 | DAVID FRITH at a four-day Test match which ranks among the most captivating ever seen at ‘ Headquarters ’ |
| 17 | Itself one of the sights of the city , which ranks among the most attractive places on the Continent . |
| 18 | Her final wish goes against the most fundamental principle of Conservative policy for more than a decade and one which she once fervently supported — taxes must rise . |
| 19 | Not surprisingly , Reilly has gone for tried and tested players , with few surprises , as he prepares for the most important assignment in his five-year international coaching reign . |
| 20 | This was not a time to cut back the resources of the department which deals with the most acute form of social need , but a time to expand , provide more personnel , more finance , and more expertise . |
| 21 | Next month : Jane deals with the most common flatwork problems . |
| 22 | The Statement deals with the most common of these circumstances . |
| 23 | John Wain 's The Contenders ( 1958 ) ends with the most resonant and decorous of all English four-letter words , ‘ home ’ , and the emphasis on a familiar term is the concluding point of the novel : ‘ In English I said ‘ Home ’ . ’ |
| 24 | In this way society benefits from the most efficient means of producing wealth , consistent with the protection of non-aggregative social values . |
| 25 | Neat sewing , balloon seams or double stitched ripstop edges , reinforced spar pockets , tight vinyl or rubber fittings , non-slip bridle attachment points , robust spar caps and strong elastic sail tensioners should all be examined on purchase of what amounts to the most expensive division of the whole commercial kite spectrum . |
| 26 | Surprisingly , the coupled transition of T3pG4 and C9pA10 leads to the most stable state , but this requires passing a very high energy barrier of 15 Kcal/mol and , as we will see shortly , leads to major structural changes . |
| 27 | However , in general , one can say that a hearer selects that combination of lexical readings which leads to the most normal possible utterance-in-context . |
| 28 | It assumed that pursuit of that goal is conducive to the maximisation of wealth overall : profit maximisation leads to the most efficient use of scarce resources and the greatest satisfaction of human wants . |
| 29 | ‘ Sweeney Erect ’ is a poem about sexuality ; that sort of erection clearly links at the most basic level the different planes of history in the poem . |
| 30 | The return route follows the Dales Way and involves a bit of road walking , but since the road is a backroad and sees at the most two or three cars a day , it is a pleasant way of returning . |