Example sentences of "[adv prt] to [art] most [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For most of human history political domination in the shape of empires , hereditary rulers , aristocracies , has been largely taken for granted , notwithstanding sporadic revolts , so that Mosca 's ( 1896 ) observation that ‘ in all societies — from societies that are very meagrely developed and have barely attained the dawnings of civilization , down to the most advanced and peaceful societies — two classes appear — a class that rules and a class that is ruled ’ , is no more than the recognition of a historical and , as he says , ‘ obvious ’ fact . |
| 2 | Most of them have a very good knowledge of English , even down to the most obscure idiom , but they are not always fluent in expressing their ideas . |
| 3 | It never fails to amaze me how little some people know about the fish they are buying , even down to the most basic of aspects . |
| 4 | But just as crucial , if any new project is to avoid dereliction , engineers must investigate maintenance down to the most minute of details . |
| 5 | Not far behind this overall vision of justice came his anxious consideration that the particular saints of each church , for whom the present community was only the trustee , would demand from their trustees a full account of their stewardship down to the most minute particulars . |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL 'S Irish Sea trade has been strengthened as the port 's Coastal Container Line links in to the most modern container terminal in Britain . |
| 7 | Be that as it may , she eventually worked her way through to a most impressive and distinctive personal singing style ; the various stages of this development can be observed on two excellent LPs : Princess of the Thistle ( 1969 ) , which has useful and perceptive notes by Peter Hall , and What a Voice ( 1985 ) , with sensitive notes by Stephanie Smith-Perrin . |
| 8 | Courses range from foundation courses for the complete beginner through to the most advanced qualifications from the Royal Yachting association ( RYA ) and Department of Transportation ( DTp ) . |
| 9 | When the power of the higher civil service declined after 1942 and the state administration became absorbed into the party structure , the running of the economy was handed over to the most powerful monopolists . |
| 10 | If he ever needed such domesticated chores done , he 'd doubtless hand the job over to the most exclusive interior decorator in town . |
| 11 | But he knew his chief 's dislike of unnecessary chat , and strapped as they were side by side in uncomfortably close proximity in the Enstrom F28 , he decided that the Chevisham case would get off to the most propitious start by a policy of disciplined silence . |
| 12 | This RYA recognised school offers a variety of sailing courses catering for the absolute beginner right up to the most advanced sailor . |
| 13 | More broadly , there does not seem to be one simple hierarchy of types of job ( running from the most unskilled and casual up to the most responsible and secure ) , rather there are a number of different labour markets , partitioned from each other , and some operating on a sort of grapevine . |
| 14 | It should be robust enough to stand up to the most rigorous testing from the appraisal panel . |
| 15 | But when we were young , she and I used to get up to the most dreadful pranks . ’ |
| 16 | You can turn them up to the most incredible volume and strum them very lightly , and you get a really lovely sound . |
| 17 | I trod carefully up to the most important-looking window , and peered in . |
| 18 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor is faces up to the most important year of his career , already bracing himself for a row which could undermine his World Cup plans . |
| 19 | The field for the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was the strongest the race had offered for years , adding up to the most valuable collection of bloodstock ever assembled fur a single race in Europe . |
| 20 | " Go out in the airfield and we will tell you , and field away out , " they said , I went away out to the most remarkable end until I was on the edge of the main runway . |
| 21 | For in a few days , this same man would be reporting back to the most feared woman in Britain . |
| 22 | Young Rawlins went on to the most arduous part of the game — attempting to memorise the host of gifts on a conveyor belt , ranging from a cuddly toy to a microwave . |
| 23 | These range from Weber 's micro-sociological work ( though Weber was by no means just an action theorist ) , to symbolic interactionism , on to the most recent , and radical , action approaches — phenomenology and ethnomethodology . |
| 24 | I have enclosed two digests and I would be grateful if you could pass them on to the most appropriate person within your association . |
| 25 | I would be grateful if you could pass the document on to the most appropriate person within your department for information . |
| 26 | That is because it feeds on to the most congested part of the York inner ring road which is the er Gillygate erm Lord Mayor 's Walk section . |
| 27 | The reason why we differentiate between the south east and south west is also important because the southern of the bridges , the Skeldergate Bridge in York is by far the most heavily congested on the inner ring road and in particularly in going in the west to east direction , so the south west sector scores worse in that respect because it feeds traffic on to the most congested bridge of the inner ring road . |
| 28 | The involuntary expansions and contractions have the consequence that to hold on to the most aware response it may be a practical necessity to numb oneself to a local awareness which distracts from it . |
| 29 | Most of all , Mr Winchester writes in a way guaranteed to lure the reader on to the most improbable journeys . |
| 30 | But she always insisted on taking her turn when hounds moved on to the most unlikely draw of the day . |