Example sentences of "should [be] the [adj -est] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | If the nodes are numbered in order of creation , and a node has just been declared inactive ( for any reason ) , the next one to be developed should be the highest numbered active ( = most recently created ) node . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Blood heat should be the highest temperature for a smooth glossy result , although it takes more time to melt . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 … |
| 8 | To proceed systematically , both require that there should be the greatest possible understanding of what the man is required to do . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The main criterion is that the methods selected should be the best available for achieving the selected objectives for a known group of students . |
| 11 | If opposites attract , Couples and Faldo should be the best of pals . |
| 12 | Such a data structure should be the best compromise with regard to processing time and memory requirements . |
| 13 | Such a data structure should be the best compromise with regard to processing time and memory requirements . |
| 14 | Technically , the Canon 's output should be the best of the printers tested , because its resolution is 360dpi , rather than the standard 300dpi . |
| 15 | In the 600cc class which should be the best of the day , Jim Moodie is fastest on 115.90 but if McCallen gets it together he can win this race for the third year in a row . |
| 16 | Yes , I , I 'd give you two , one is my favourite of all shrub roses which is Fantan la tour which has what one can only describe as loosened sort of shaggy shell pink flowers with the most exquisite perfume , it 's a , it 's an untidy flower like the old shrub roses really should be the best of them erm and a very pale shell pink , a wonderful variety , not particularly repeat flowering , relatively short flowering season but so wonderful when it is in flower and the other one , er she says she does n't like red , now is n't really red , it 's a very very deep reddish purple and it 's a variety called Tuscany Superb and I grow Tuscany Superb in my garden alongside er some fennel , a foliage fennel plant and the feathery fennel together with , almost the aniseed aroma of the fennel together with these deep deep purple flowers of Tuscany Superb is absolutely wonderful , it 's actually on the edge of my herb garden . |
| 17 | Our pensions and benefits should be the best in Europe , not nearly the worst . |
| 18 | No computer sim could simulate all those tantrums and four-letter words , but short of a disaster , International Tennis should be the snappiest C64 tennis game ever ! |
| 19 | There should be only 20 such tournaments in a Ryder Cup year and they should be the biggest and best . ’ |
| 20 | This should be the latest fully tested version , but it need not necessarily be the latest version . |
| 21 | The third implication , that the rocks furthest from the ridge should be the oldest , was less easy to test . |
| 22 | It should be the easiest thing to keep a branch alive . |
| 23 | Professional salesmen should be the easiest people to get rid of . |
| 24 | It should be the easiest of alibis to check . |
| 25 | In theory , the driver ( for the advanced player ) should be the easiest club in the bag to use . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . " " |