Example sentences of "[vb mod] be the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Results have been derived for the modulus of the polyethylene chain ( which , because of the smallness of the unit cell , should be the largest chain modulus available ) varying from 256 GPa to as high as 380 GPa . |
| 2 | HWIM , like HARPY , was concerned that the first spanning theory returned by the linguistic component should be the highest scoring , and much research was devoted to devising scoring and scheduling techniques that guaranteed this result . |
| 3 | Blood heat should be the highest temperature for a smooth glossy result , although it takes more time to melt . |
| 4 | It is difficult for some people to come to grips with the fact that children do not have a higher priority than partners , because some people feel that the purpose of marriage is producing children and therefore it should be the highest priority . |
| 5 | My right hon. Friend will be aware of widespread concern in the community that whatever fuel is chosen by the electricity producers , it should be the cleanest fuel of all . |
| 6 | It seems to us natural that love should be the commonest theme of serious imaginative literature : but a glance at classical antiquity or at the Dark Ages at once shows us that what we took for " nature " is really a special state of affairs , which will probably have an end , and which certainly had a beginning … |
| 7 | So with the move towards the SEM it is clearly desirable that there should be the greatest degree of harmonisation , without removing altogether the independence of national governments to deal with matters of internal trade . |
| 8 | Such a data structure should be the best compromise with regard to processing time and memory requirements . |
| 9 | Such a data structure should be the best compromise with regard to processing time and memory requirements . |
| 10 | Professional salesmen should be the easiest people to get rid of . |
| 11 | It should be the easiest thing to keep a branch alive . |
| 12 | And surely relaxing should be the easiest thing in the world , lazing in the jewel-like brilliance of the Caribbean waters , with the trade winds blowing them steadily southwards . |
| 13 | In theory , the driver ( for the advanced player ) should be the easiest club in the bag to use . |
| 14 | As Martin stood scratching his head , one of the goblins sneaked up behind him and whispered , " Say , " He told me I should be the richest man in the world . " " |
| 15 | She said after her last injuries in December 1991 : ‘ I guess I must be the unluckiest policewoman . |
| 16 | After 3 attacks brave Lesley said : I must be the unluckiest policewoman . |
| 17 | ‘ Three injuries in three years — I must be the unluckiest policewoman , ’ she said . |
| 18 | This must be the wettest summer on record . |
| 19 | For this reason there must be the closest cooperation over plans to change the status quo . |
| 20 | That must be the best part of the year ago I should think though now . |
| 21 | Before exercising the power of sale , the trustee for life must give one month 's notice to the trustees stating the price which he has accepted and that this must be the best price available . |
| 22 | David must be the best company manager in the business , and our friendship goes back a decade or more . |
| 23 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that his contact with the Housing Corporation must be the best way forward and can be usefully developed ? |
| 24 | For the safety , health and environment areas , a clear understanding of requirements must be the best way forward , leaving the most efficient method of delivery as a secondary issue . |
| 25 | Romantic black music must be the best kind of pop . |
| 26 | I reckon us Leeds fans must be the best Meldrew impersonators . |
| 27 | My eldest , Maria , was a good , clever girl — I thought she must be the best pupil in the school . |
| 28 | Carpet is acceptable in town houses or flats but it must be the best quality you can afford because hallways take a lot of through traffic . |
| 29 | In every case involving armed forces personnel and their families , the benchmark must be the best practices found in civil society . |
| 30 | When I was at college , I used to think , ‘ This must be the best time of life . ’ |