Example sentences of "most closely [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rate of accumulation in those branches most closely tied to investment ( machinery , metals , construction ) reached 25–35 per cent per year , implying a doubling of the capital stock every three years or less . |
| 2 | The orang-utan is the primate most closely related to man ; its lively facial expressions show remarkable similarities to those of humans . |
| 3 | Miners apart , artisans have been shown by Dr Field to have been the group most closely associated with Methodism . |
| 4 | A companion analysis of findings from samples of eligible women in Colombia also revealed prolapse to be the gynaecological malady most closely associated with parity . |
| 5 | Two of the people most closely associated with Party Politics throughout his life , former owner David Stoddart and regular rider Andrew Adams , had to watch with mixed emotions as the race unfolded . |
| 6 | In addition to the volunteers and paid members of the Civil engineering Group who will be attending , it is hoped that contemporary senior members of staff most closely associated with Project Blaenau will also be present : |
| 7 | Trust House Forte is probably the group most closely centred upon leisure and holiday based activities , being mainly a hotel and catering operation . |
| 8 | An omen that more conservative counsels might yet prevail was given within weeks of the promulgation of the Emancipation Statute when the Tsar dismissed the officials most closely identified with reform , headed by Lanskoy and his deputy ‘ Nicholas Miliutin . |