Example sentences of "[pers pn] is the [adj] largest " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not merely a question of its vastness ( it is the second largest country in the world , measuring 9.2 million square kilometres ) , but its breathtaking grandeur : God 's own country , as the Canadians delight to call it . |
| 2 | It is the second largest Taiwanese semiconductor designer and manufacturer and a major supplier of the Taiwan personal computer industry and was chosen because of its ability to offer an entree to the Chinese-speaking markets in Hong Kong , China , Malaysia , Singapore and Taiwan . |
| 3 | Second , the Trust is a body committed to conservation on such a wide scale — it is the second largest landowner in Britain — that it also has a clear duty to ensure that it follows good environmental practice in its own affairs . |
| 4 | It is the second largest producer of nickel in Africa , the third largest producer of diamond and the fourth largest producer of cobalt . |
| 5 | It is the second largest carpet maker in Europe . |
| 6 | Under my leadership we have transformed the city of Los Angeles from a quiet , sleepy little town to the point where it is the second largest city in the United States . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We feel the rationalisation of manufacturing and distribution under a single management is overdue because it is the single largest cost centre , ’ said . |