Example sentences of "most [adj] source of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of the penal law against workers , especially when it involves imprisonment , or the possibility of imprisonment , is one of the most persistent sources of conflict between labour and management , and between labour and governments . |
| 2 | Mirrors , being the most readily available and most literal source of self-perception — a faculty which is always weak in anorexics — also play an important role in the symbology or symbolism of the disease . |
| 3 | The most extensive source of information about the nature and characteristics of informal carers is the OPCS survey ( Green 1988 ) . |
| 4 | In Mondano , turn left again by Signora Fantoni 's alimentari ( best mozzarella cheese in the district ) and immediately double back to the right down a single-track road which will bring you out behind the Castello Crocetto ( most reliable source of Chianti ) . |
| 5 | That service played an important part in the economy of China , providing the government with its most reliable source of revenue and underwriting the large foreign loans upon which it was dependent . |
| 6 | Anderson does not deny that kin probably continued to be the main and the most reliable source of aid for migrants into the expanding towns , as they had been in the rural communities ( mostly in Lancashire and Ireland ) from which the migrants came . |
| 7 | Wholemeal bread has finally shed its health food image and become one of the most popular sources of fibre . |
| 8 | The Masterpiece , a collection of folklore about the body and its functions , was probably the single most popular source of information on sex relations and childbirth , and the continuing publication of this work was possibly the last remnant of a much stronger popular demand and usage that began to grow in the nineteenth century with increasing literate audiences demanding knowledge . |
| 9 | However remote shire halls may be , however bureaucratic town halls are , the local education authority is a school 's most accessible source of support . |
| 10 | The nature of the project and the type of finance required will determine the most appropriate source of finance . |
| 11 | Even when the problem has been identified as having a legal perspective it is by no means certain that the client will conclude that a solicitor is the most appropriate source of advice . |
| 12 | To own land was to possess , not only a symbol of status , but also the most prized source of wealth and power . |
| 13 | Although other sources could not be ruled out , the department said that the most likely sources of contamination are open-cut and underground lead mines located on the city 's outskirts . |
| 14 | The most likely source of water was on the higher ground to the south . |
| 15 | Raw foodstuffs are the most likely source of food poisoning and foods which encourage bacterial growth are meats and poultry ( raw and cooked ) , foods with a meat base ( e.g. soups ) , eggs , milk and milk products ( e.g. cream ) A national scare about salmonella in eggs/hens during December 1988 cost the UK government millions of pounds in compensation to farmers , and the increasing incidence of food contamination has given rise to concern about gaps in the UK food hygiene laws . |
| 16 | All that would be needed to perfect the system would be to eliminate the final and most tiresome source of error — the electors . |
| 17 | THE British government 's move to ban lead from petrol , announced on Monday , masks its continued inaction on possibly the most widespread source of lead pollution . |
| 18 | Our audiences are clear that we are the most trusted source of information and news in Britain . |
| 19 | Vital at this stage are the mortgage arrangements and our Mortgage Department is there to advise you or your purchaser on the most effective sources of finance . |
| 20 | One of the most useful sources of documentary evidence is that afforded by maps and plans , particularly if they are of large estates and augmented by written records . |
| 21 | The most useful sources of information are the oldest local inhabitants who are usually aware of the circumstances regarding flooding in their area . |
| 22 | People rated television the most useful source of information about party leaders and political issues , and the most helpful source for making up their minds how to vote . |
| 23 | Anger which is denied , not allowed into consciousness , or else repressed to just below the level of consciousness , spilling over rarely , is one of the most powerful sources of stress the human body has to cope with . |
| 24 | The most helpful sources of support are more likely to be the parents of other children who have experienced the same trauma . |
| 25 | While 44% of owner-directors described their bank managers as ‘ distinctly unhelpful ’ over the past 12 months , 42% said their accountant was best at understanding the business 's needs and a third thought they were the most helpful source of advice . |
| 26 | A recent survey on the incidence of agricultural odour nuisance has indicated that land spreading operations are the most frequent source of complaint , followed by animal housing and slurry/manure storage facilities . |
| 27 | Some of the most important sources of friction between the marketing department and other departments are as indicated below . |
| 28 | For example , Almond cites the bureaucracy as ‘ one of the most important sources of legislation ’ and as dominant in rule-making in non-Western societies ( Almond and Coleman 1960 , p. 17 ) . |
| 29 | This is one of the most important sources of water quality problems . |
| 30 | The belief that sport was character forming was adopted from the public schools and achievement in sport became one of the most important sources of status in elementary school life … |