Example sentences of "is n't the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notebooks regularly weight under 6lbs , so at 7.7lbs , the BN22 is n't the lightest portable around . |
| 2 | Its interface is n't the prettiest and there are some other niggles , like the lack of moveable guides , average clip-art and a poor Autotrace feature . |
| 3 | The TS4525 is n't the fastest tape unit around , but you 'll be hard put to find a better compromise between performance and convenience . |
| 4 | There are times when public opinion is n't the best way to decide a technical issue , but in this case the harm done would be minimal . |
| 5 | If you want to head off into the higher mountains , cross-country skiing is n't the best sport for children : the effort , though not strenuous , is constant , and children under ten could tire if asked to ski for longer than a half-day . |
| 6 | Ben seems to forget that he is not the only one in the world to be making progress , that it is not just the routes he puts up which are the difficult ones , and that he is n't the best climber there is . |
| 7 | For business lunches , it should be easier , since drinking in the middle of a working day is n't the best idea in any case . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , ’ Constance said , ‘ that 's alright , but it is n't the best part . |
| 9 | ‘ Figure out why the mainframe business is n't the best cash cow ever made . |
| 10 | This really helps you get to grips with the program , which is vital , given that it 's aimed at first timers and the documentation is n't the best in the world . |
| 11 | You must have guessed by now that 1-2-3 for Windows is n't the best Windows spreadsheet on the market . |
| 12 | I wa I wanted a a point that er respond er neighbourhood and the manager I spoke to said that the areas that were the case since er , de decentralisation because er people are er er in coming to neighbourhood offices and that of the of the managers arrange er er er aims or er either run in in two neighbourhoods er er I I feel personally it 's been very worthwhile because we were able to talk to the er , they they they were never able to go and and and they came to the er , the neighbourhood offices international conducive er er er or er er ah i i in areas they want to talk to , so I I , I personally would would like to see this continuing er for perhaps a it is n't the best value for money i i i it certainly far better for for for can come to their neighbour office Speak |
| 13 | Because after all critics will say if representative democracy is n't the best practical realization of democracy but simply a sham , after all remember Russo 's comments on England , the people of England think they 're free but they 're mistaken , they 're free once every five years when they elect their rulers . |
| 14 | ‘ He waves about so that they 're not quite straight , but he is n't the greatest moving horse in the world ’ . |
| 15 | ODT 2.0 offers an enhanced graphical interface incorporating version 1.1 of OSF 's Motif GUI — although that is n't the latest release of the window manager — and the new release of IXI Ltd 's X.desktop . |
| 16 | ‘ Cowardice is n't the worst vice . ’ |
| 17 | But this is n't the worst of Saddam , I mean , this is er , a human tragedy for all the families involved and it concerns individual lives , and for that we 're always very upset . |
| 18 | But but it it is n't the longest enquiry in this part of the world in in living memory . |
| 19 | Rangers have a top performer in Richard Gough , though he is n't the biggest of central defenders . |
| 20 | In which case , since Copenhagen is n't the biggest capital in Europe , the chances are that if we look in the right places we 'll find them sooner or later ! ’ |
| 21 | it is n't the biggest deterrent in the world backed by . |
| 22 | And giving a home to an artist is n't the easiest thing . |
| 23 | And this is n't the easiest of schools to teach in . |
| 24 | The presentation of the Statement of Commitment to any group of people is n't the easiest of tasks to perform , but the gentle and personal way you handled it in the sections for which you had a responsibility was very well done , as we knew it would be . |
| 25 | Which it is n't the easiest thing , when you 've just moved into a place , is it ? |
| 26 | The layout of the Alpha 2.0 is n't the simplest to get to grips with without some help — especially if you 're used to such simple machines as the Alesis Quadraverb — and the fact that the manual seems to require a PhD in logistics to understand just makes it all the more frustrating . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm sure it was n't ; Garry is n't the brightest of men ; he 'd deceive himself into thinking I would n't try to trace him , and if it were n't for my sister I would n't bother ; the discrepancies in the accounts would be compensated for by his permanent absence from the firm . ’ |
| 28 | Wilko is n't the hottest with player relations sometimes . |
| 29 | ‘ I tell you there is n't the slightest risk ! ’ |
| 30 | At £1,329 , the Dell is n't the cheapest 33MHz 486 machine money can buy , but if you 're looking for reassurance in the light of the recent spate of bad news ; it 's one for your shortlist . |