Example sentences of "[vb -s] the [adj -est] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wife Sandra adds : ‘ He 's a man of few words who hates the slightest bit of noise . |
| 2 | While Strathclyde records the highest numbers of the most serious offences , the survey highlights that it is not alone in suffering steep rises in violent crime . |
| 3 | ( 1977 ) have argued that resources should be shifted between spending heads and even between agencies , and Banister ( 1980 ) has argued for a total welfare perspective which involves the best use of all existing facilities , not just the transport-related ones . |
| 4 | Let us start with the case that probably involves the heaviest hand on the controls , that is , state ownership . |
| 5 | Currently the UK emits the largest quantities of nitrogen oxides and will still do so by 1998. 2 . |
| 6 | Yet it is an objective standard which the directors themselves define , and not one that is imposed upon them by the courts , who regard it as illegitimate to substitute their own view of what constitutes the best interests of the company or the shareholders for that of the directors of the company . |
| 7 | ‘ This ’ , wrote Hobson , ‘ is , perhaps , the most important fact in modern politics , and the obscurity in which it is wrapped constitutes the gravest danger to our State . ’ |
| 8 | Indeed , health is a complex and multi-faceted entity which often defies the best efforts of researchers either to define or measure . |
| 9 | Who was the , who , who do you thinks the best dance in your class ? |
| 10 | Kenner is a strong believer in digital recording techniques , although he thinks the greatest danger with hi-fi purism is that one starts splitting hairs . |
| 11 | Of all grammatical types , the verb metaphor displays the greatest amount of interanimation . |
| 12 | This displays the latest version of the module currently known to LIFESPAN . |
| 13 | Karajan himself lives more dangerously than his rivals , taking time to let ideas blossom rather then self-consciously pushing forward , and yet he displays the keenest sense of line . |
| 14 | They suggest the sorts of function an area might be involved in , and some degree of localization is possible by varying stimulation sites and finding the one that produces the largest response for the lowest level of stimulation . |
| 15 | The utilitarian , according to Williams , would consider a right action to the that action which , of all available actions , produces the greatest degree of happiness . |
| 16 | In spark-ignition ( petrol-type ) engines all gas fuels have a lot to offer , and natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot . |
| 17 | As the sale of accommodation produces the highest proportion of the income of a hotel , daily occupancy reports are prepared and analysed in order that management can measure whether the hotel is operating to its maximum efficiency . |
| 18 | Cambridge produces the highest proportion of Highly-productive researchers in the field , whereas Aberdeen , Newcastle , Dundee , St Andrews and Strathclyde produce the highest proportion of Unproductive and Low-productivity researchers . |
| 19 | Cambridge produces the highest proportion of Highly-productive researchers in the field , whereas Aberdeen , Newcastle , Dundee , St Andrews and Strathclyde produce the highest proportion of Unproductive and Low-productivity researchers . |
| 20 | This part of the grape 's flesh produces the richest juice in terms of sugar , acids and trace elements , and goes to make the highest quality Champagnes . |
| 21 | By their social destruction , the message is conveyed that the impairment represents the greatest fall for a person this side of death . |
| 22 | This solution represents the best compromise between information from each of the knowledge sources . |
| 23 | Of the five mentioned perhaps Timeworks represents the best compromise between price , features and quality of output and it even comes in a ‘ Lite ’ version for the really cost conscious . |
| 24 | A two-handed lineout catch — of which both Andrew Reed and Damian Cronin have proved capable — represents the best platform for the maul to chug . |
| 25 | The major theoretical problems which arise from explanations of language development as a process of learning verbal behaviours were first presented by Chomsky ( 1959 ) and , in many respects , this still represents the best critique of Skinner 's position . |
| 26 | This plan should be regularly updated as the design evolves so that at any moment in time it represents the best forecast of the final cost of the project . |
| 27 | He predicts that the Pacific market represents the best opportunity for the Scotch industry in future . |
| 28 | It may be that , for participant S , the above expression represents the best way of summarising what speaker R was talking about , as evidenced by her response . |
| 29 | Does he accept that individuals should have the right to choose representation which represents the best value for money and that there is no saving to the Treasury under his proposals ? |
| 30 | One , not to erm , be involved at all , two to be involved , and I s think we should because we get very valuable information and help from them , but my own opinion , and I think I speak for my group , is that we do n't need to worry about having representation on the board , if we go for option two , which I believe represents the best value for money , but it 's up to this Committee to decide , and it 's in your hands . |