Example sentences of "of the foremost " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keele University acknowledged Michael Akehurst 's position as one of the foremost international lawyers of his time by awarding him a personal chair in February 1989 . |
| 2 | Tillyard , one of the foremost Milton scholars of his day , had suggested that we can only fully understand Paradise Lost when we understand the man who wrote it . |
| 3 | Though indeed he had been a civil servant , Chambers was one of the foremost literary scholars in England . |
| 4 | In 1731 a friend , Ambrosius Beurer , introduced young Ehret to the celebrated Dr Christopher Jacob Trew of Nürnberg , another physician-botanist , whose encouragement enabled Ehret to develop into one of the foremost botanical illustrators of the eighteenth century . |
| 5 | Indeed , Catholic theories of federalism are quite explicitly anti-liberal : a glance at the writings of one of the foremost theorists of federalism , Denis de Rougemont , shows the depth of this feeling . |
| 6 | Fry , perhaps consciously , was echoing the views of the foremost artistic panjandrum of a previous age . |
| 7 | A graphic description of this theme has been given by one of the foremost experts on the Maya , J. E. S. Thompson : |
| 8 | one of the foremost and oldest scientific societies in the world ( est. 1660 ) . |
| 9 | Mr Sampson was , in his day , one of the foremost cricketers in England , and worthily upheld the credit of his native town ’ |
| 10 | Forty years on , the Theatre Collection is a leading research centre for the study of drama and theatre history and has achieved an international reputation as one of the foremost collections of its kind in Great Britain . |
| 11 | We have already noted that he interprets the Gītā as a call to action and it is not without significance that he has been described as one of the foremost activist theoreticians and as a karmayogin . |
| 12 | One of the foremost exponents of Hawaiian slack key guitar was the superb musician and singer Gabby Pahinui , and Gabby is the reason we 've been given this rare and welcome opportunity to speak to Ry Cooder . |
| 13 | It is still in the madeira trade , and Noël Cossart was one of the foremost experts on madeira wine . |
| 14 | In relation to the adornments quoted by Bradshaw , Professor Elkin , one of the foremost researchers into Aboriginal culture , was told that the name for these was ‘ taramala ’ . |
| 15 | Who better than one of the foremost earls of Scotland , at the very gateway to his own territories of the Merse and Lothian ? ’ |
| 16 | to pass ahead of the foremost part of another moving motor vehicle , being a vehicle proceeding in the same direction wholly or partly within that area , or |
| 17 | to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger |
| 18 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of another moving motor vehicle , being a vehicle proceeding in the same direction wholly or partly within that area ’ This phrase means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass ahead of a slower moving motor vehicle travelling in the same direction . |
| 19 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger ’ This phrase is the alternative offence to point number 6 and means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass a stationary vehicle as opposed to a moving motor vehicle in point 6 . |
| 20 | The Christie Hospital is one of the foremost cancer treatment hospitals in the country , and Nigel was admitted the day after Boxing Day and given four X-ray therapy treatments . |
| 21 | Facilities which will make the NIA one of the foremost sporting venues in the world . |
| 22 | It displays one of the foremost characteristics of gritstone climbing , and one which is by no means confined to Froggatt : namely a dearth of protection ! . |
| 23 | It 's good to see some sound sense being talked about the Mar Lodge estate controversy by the John Muir Trust , fast becoming one of the foremost environment bodies in Scotland . |
| 24 | The Americans , to their great credit , have recently taken the bold , if not brave , initiative , of targeting young black talent for special help , in association with many of the foremost , up and running , and independent schemes in the country and in complete accord with United States Tennis Association 's ( USTA ) President , Bob Cookson 's stated aim , that of ‘ providing growth opportunities for young American tennis players from every background and all environments ’ . |
| 25 | Yeadon are one of the foremost manufacturers and installers of structures in North America , having installed 400 air halls in that country and Canada in the past 20 years , including a structure for the Canadian Tennis Association in Toronto . |
| 26 | Durie , who at 31 , is fast becoming one of the foremost ambassadors for the sport in this country , and known for her passion and honesty for the British game , went on to give some basic practical advice to the enthusiastic youngsters . |
| 27 | This campaign to reincorporate the visual arts into religious devotion had a particular appeal for Charles I , who was one of the foremost art collectors of his day . |
| 28 | Wren 's thrusting and dynamic cathedral reflected the pride and confidence of what was by now one of the foremost cities and commercial centres in Europe , and symbolized the growing assertiveness and patriotism of an emergent imperial power . |
| 29 | Altdorf is renowned as a seat of learning , and the University of Altdorf is the most highly respected academic institution in the Empire , where lords and princes from many lands come to sit at the feet of the foremost thinkers in the Old World . |
| 30 | In spite of the unlikeness of Kant 's approach and that of utilitarianism , one of the foremost moral philosophers of our time , R.M. Hare , has developed a moral philosophy which is something of a synthesis of them . |