Example sentences of "perhaps [art] most [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the most emotive case of the Supreme Court 's term involves a young Missouri woman kept alive for six years in what doctors call a ‘ persistent vegetative state ’ . |
| 2 | PERHAPS the most extraordinary thing about parenting is the speed with which you bond with the nondescript bundle presented to you in the delivery room . |
| 3 | Perhaps the most extraordinary moment in the story is when the Butterfly appears and ali the butterflies in the world , in a great swarm , are absorbed back into his essence . |
| 4 | Perhaps the most extraordinary examples of animal camouflage are those in which the animals concerned have evolved into mimics of specific details in their backgrounds . |
| 5 | The day before the Sale Arthur Crawford arrived with his plants for the Sale , suddenly as if by magic , turning a whole section of the pews into a beautiful living garden — perhaps the most appropriate way of all to support this particular cause ? |
| 6 | MPs were reluctant to pass legislation that would result in government officials inspecting homes and there was also the widespread belief that the home was perhaps the most appropriate place for women to work . |
| 7 | Perhaps the most appropriate mechanism for safeguarding both the patient 's and the doctor 's interests is for the hospital to document the circumstances fully in the notes , and to have the patient 's competence assessed in cases of doubt by a qualified person not otherwise concerned in the case . |
| 8 | Perhaps the most satisfying kind of learning combines this sort of statistical observation with later analysis . |
| 9 | is perhaps the most personal selection of Raymond Williams 's work , including his picture of Cambridge University from the viewpoint of a Welsh , working-class student before the war ; his vivid cameo of F R Leavis ; reflections on his contemporaries , and on writers who were important to him — among them Solzhenitsyn , Lukacs and Brecht ; and his sharp judgements on subjects as varied as Monty Python , the Falklands War and classical Latin . |
| 10 | Brenda , her eyes suddenly alighting on a round milk stain on the table cloth , herself thought that breakfast was n't perhaps the most suitable time for a display of her recently acquired information about the investigation of rape . |
| 11 | But perhaps the most immediate cause of the frustration of Churchill 's hopes was a Soviet note of 24 July 1954 which was interpreted as presaging a new Soviet offensive against the EDC . |
| 12 | Perhaps the most overweening statement of nationalism in station architecture , however , is Milan Station , begun in 1920 and opened in 1930 . |
| 13 | Knowing that the village is close at hand , that the inn and the villagers will be awake for hours yet of summer light to welcome me , I linger , enjoying that expectancy of pleasure that is perhaps the most pleasurable part of a journey home . |
| 14 | As you can imagine there were a lot of champagne bottles opened that night , but perhaps the most pleasurable glass of all came the next morning from the bottle in Peter Wycherley 's office at the headquarters of Dunlop Slazenger who are my main sponsors . |
| 15 | But perhaps the most impressive sight of all — if only because most brains , when faced with the sheer galactic enormity of A'Tuin , refuse to believe it — is the endless Rimfall , where the seas of the disc boil ceaselessly over the Edge into space . |
| 16 | The route from Bombay 's Victoria Terminus perhaps the most impressive station in the world , and noted for its decorative friezes which are dedicated to the railways of North-East England , including Stephenson and the embryonic Stockton and Darlington Railway crosses 100 bridge spans in the first 24 miles , of which 22 were fabricated by DWEC ( 1878–1905 ) . |
| 17 | Perhaps the most impressive beast of all , is the Current Trends Lion with a heavy duty bicycle chain for its mane . |
| 18 | Perhaps the most impressive demonstration of crofting opinion was given by the people of Uig when Lord Leverhulme announced that , because of government policy on land settlement , he was giving up his schemes in Lewis and concentrating his attention on Harris . |
| 19 | Perhaps the most impressive thing about the hotel is its price . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most distinguishing features of psychological approaches to the study of human development are the assumption of underlying continuities between behaviours at different points in the lifespan , and the attempt to understand how interactions between the individual and the environment at one point in time make possible more elaborate interactions at some later point in time . |
| 21 | He also succeeded in winning pledges from the rulers of Valencia , then perhaps the most prized city of Spain . |
| 22 | Perhaps the most helpful classification for the language teacher is that of the American anthropologist Ray Birdwhistell who divides non-verbal signals into three types : |
| 23 | In view of the circumstances of his team 's downfall , perhaps the most ironic touch about the final was that Chapman had said in the Sunday Express a week before the game : ‘ I know nothing of the art of clairvoyance , but I should feel happier if someone would foretell me the vital incident which is almost sure to decide the match . |
| 24 | Perhaps the most familiar type of compound is the one which combines two nouns , and normally has the stress on the first element , as in : |
| 25 | Perhaps the most familiar example of back projection , and one in which minor imperfections are less noticeable , is the view behind , or beside or in front of , the driver and passengers in a car , or , more infrequently , bus or train . |
| 26 | Perhaps the most classic climb on the cliff is Garrotter , VS 4b , 4b . |
| 27 | The purpose — what education and business variously set out to do — is perhaps the most useful point at which to start . |
| 28 | Perhaps the most useful body of literature and experience to look at is that which addresses approaches to counselling . |
| 29 | The Weberian concept of bureaucracy is perhaps the most explicit statement about the purposive and rational nature of organization , and has been the starting point for many major contributions to organization theory . |
| 30 | Perhaps the most potent advantage for adult education is that it sees itself catering for developing learning needs over the whole adult age range . |