Example sentences of "most [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This was regarded by most as a just reward for helping to raise over £50 million for the cause , but the more sinister downside was that a few less scrupulous characters realised that supporting charities could boost flagging careers and chart positions .
2 It would be true at most of a certain sort of naturalistic cognitive theory , for it is certainly not true of Moore 's cognitivism .
3 Leaving home , getting married , going on holiday , promotion at work , starting a family , all require certain familiar routines and rhythms to be given up in order to make the most of a new situation .
4 When you are satisfied that your child is happy and cared for then do n't hesitate to make the most of a good childminder .
5 They lived just over an hour away from the venue but decided to stay to make the most of a rare luxury .
6 Earlier , the unseeded Masur of Australia made the most of a second life at the Open by mowing down Sweden 's Magnus Larsson in straight sets .
7 Valuable help could be given in areas such as the choice of music , examples of different musical styles , introducing new music , the resources available , and making the most of a limited budget .
8 Right : A rectangular concrete pool designed by Buckingham to make the most of a walled garden .
9 Wishful thinking apart , it 's more likely that he 's making the most of a nice soft bed and reasonable food , ’ said Marcus , trying to find a creative way out of the check Pete had put him in .
10 Mr. G. W. Ace gave an interesting and informative talk on making the most of a small greenhouse .
11 It took me most of a whole day , sir . ’
12 Loss of my letter of introduction from Barry the Magus had meant that I had been unable to make the most of a brief , lacklustre meeting in Puerto Maldonaldo with its adviser Didier Lacaze , a slight , diffident Frenchman .
13 Money is liable to be the main topic of conversation or bone of contention this month , so make the most of a reassuring planetary set-up in early May to reach a settlement .
14 ( Sellafield is the most striking exception in the numbers of nuclear and construction workers working together on the same site over most of a 40 year period . )
15 Not content that the BBC broadcasts most of a 30-hour Test match live , Mr Hughes wants news bulletins and horse-racing postponed because of the possibility that something significant might occur , even though the action will be replayed many times once cricket coverage resumes .
16 The lunch was attended by 50 women chartered accountants who had responded to an article , Making the Most of a Vital Resource ( see ACCOUNTANCY , October 1992 , p 76 ) , in which Institute Council member Susan Gompels explained the aims of the CCAB 's Women in Accountancy Group .
17 Making the most of a vital resource The profession has decided to do something positive about women
18 Hedge your bets with a foreign currency fund : Martin Baker reports on the best ways for investors to make the most of a falling pound
19 He caused a sensation at Maisons-Laffitte in April when making the most of a falsely-run race and heavy ground to beat Zafonic a short head .
20 He caused a sensation at Maisons-Laffitte in April when making the most of a falsely-run race and heavy ground to beat Zafonic a short head .
21 A part of her mind worried about pegging out the washing to make the most of a lovely day .
22 Anticipate the hose-pipe bans and make the most of a sunny border , says Nigel Colborn , by filling it with the kind of plants that thrive on heat and dust
23 Inset top : Mike Cartwright from South Africa makes the most of a sunny stance .
24 Paula intended to make the most of every one of them .
25 TIME FOR A CUDDLE : Fergie and Bryan make the most of an intimate moment
26 Banc One leaves in place most of an acquired bank 's existing management , with a handful of parent-bank staff moving into some of the top jobs .
27 From the start , feminists had little difficulty uncovering the sexist assumptions lying at the roots of most of the established trees of knowledge .
28 This figure might well have been aimed at ‘ warbird ’ restorers but the FW 189 is possibly too ‘ off beam ’ for the tastes of most of the established operator/restorers .
29 What most of the foregoing amounts to is that in the organization that switches its people on , the individual is king .
30 In most of the foregoing discussion we have assumed that the deformations which we have related to stresses have been carried out at constant temperature .
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