Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] [prep] even the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were indeed too enthusiastic , for the demands of several burgh councils could prove too much for the resources of even the best-endowed East India Company director . |
| 2 | This , sadly , is also only partially true as the resolution of even the very best screen available today is around 150 dots per inch while , as we will see , the current generation of page printers produce 300 , 400 or even 600 dots per inch . |
| 3 | The 5pc cut in new sales tax wiped hundreds of pounds off the price of even the cheapest models . |
| 4 | It was not the only banquet taking place in Kinsai , but it was clearly the one at which the nobility of the Khanate of even the lowest degree had thought it was incumbent upon them to be seen . |
| 5 | A reader is free to interpret the actions and the motivations of the characters of even the most traditional novel in a variety of ways . |
| 6 | The most important point is that relatively complicated life habits can be inferred from a careful consideration of the anatomy of even the simplest looking animal , particularly when there are related , similarly adapted animals for comparison . |
| 7 | Someone must have done some extensive informing , because MacLane picked Susan and me out of the crowd without even the pretence of looking around for the usual suspects . |
| 8 | Fortunately Eliot declared himself unequivocally , in an essay , ‘ Reflections on Vers Libre : ’ … the ghost of some simple metre should lurk behind the arras in even the ‘ freest ’ verse ; to advance menacingly as we doze , and withdraw as we arouse' . |
| 9 | Luckily , basic preventative measures and healthy lifestyles are within the reach of even the most impoverished Solomon Islander who , in the case of malaria , can greatly reduce chances of possible infection with a combination of fixing drainage , making or buying mosquito nets and learning more about how the disease works . |
| 10 | Animation Works Interactive ( AWI ) uses the number crunching and logic abilities of PCs to make animation an art that is within the reach of even the least artistic amongst us , almost a science , in fact . |
| 11 | If he asks for a review board he gets it because there is no provision in the regulations for even the Secretary of State to refuse such a request . |
| 12 | The production of an item such as the Sutton Hoo helmet was undoubtedly a great achievement , but there are cases where the complexity and skill involved in the manufacture of even the humbler items is surprising . |
| 13 | While ignoring the possible trauma caused by the actual fighting itself , it graphically explores ( through brilliant performances by Frederic March , Dana Andrews , Harold Russell , Myrna Loy and Virginia Mayo ) the fractures that war creates in the lives of even the victors . |
| 14 | It is all the fault of speculators who used the cars as a means of making mega-bucks , like buying paintings or antiques , rather than as personal playthings. 11 MC2966 meteoric rise in the price of even the most mundane of so-called classic motorcars , such as Morris Minors and Volkswagen Beetles , which have now come back down to earth with a thud . |
| 15 | Neil invited me into his office — the only room in the building with even the vaguest resemblance to modern architectural demands — and gave me some cheap wine and a Benson & Hedges . |
| 16 | As the case studies make clear , there was much variation in the circumstances of even the relatively narrowly-defined categories of cattle theft and homicide . |
| 17 | On the other hand , in the eyes of even the most loyal ministers and the foremost grand dukes and prelates , he was no holy man but a charlatan whose doctrine of ‘ redemption by sin ’ was but a thin veil for crude depravity . |
| 18 | Under the rule of the Incas this inertia expressed itself in the stagnation of commerce … in the lack of vitality and the absence of originality in the arts , in dogmatism in science , and in the rareness of even the simplest inventions . |
| 19 | As we go up the scale of complexity , many highly evolved and sophisticated molecules are involved in the constitution of even the simplest living cell . |
| 20 | There is little doubt , in the view of even the most conservative members of the medical establishment , that the cause of large bowel cancer is environmental and that the factors involved are related to economic development . |
| 21 | The collectorship , however , was not in the gift of even the most influential politician , for it was an elective office , but it was , nonetheless , intimately connected with parliamentary politics . |
| 22 | The local diocese has appealed to the water authority to do something about it ; but something as elemental as the ever-moving Severn is beyond the resources of even the richest and most powerful water authority . |
| 23 | MERE mention of the name Zeljko Raznjatovic , better known by his sobriquet , Arkan , is enough to send shivers down the spine of even the most battle-hardened Croatian fighter , writes Michael Montgomery in Belgrade . |
| 24 | Currently able to call upon cash and borrowings of £16bn , he is the most feared man in business on both sides of the Atlantic , sending shivers down the spine of even the biggest company . |
| 25 | At the age of 30 , he finds himself consigned to the sidelines without even the consolation of a drop down the soccer ladder . |
| 26 | At the age of 30 , he finds himself consigned to the sidelines without even the consolation of a drop down the soccer ladder . |
| 27 | It is perhaps unsurprising that the matter should have been challenged in the courts , given that it was an affront to the requirements of even the most basic conception of the rule of law . |
| 28 | THE past couple of years has seen an explosion in the number of computing books on the shelves of even the most humble book shop . |
| 29 | Safety requirements demand , among other things , the installation of multiple back-up systems for emergency cooling of the reactor , as well as constant checks by regulatory bodies on the standard of even the smallest weld . |
| 30 | Is it seriously suggested that the entire elderly population should be regularly screened , that a clear majority should be followed up monthly for six months , and that half should be treated for life on the basis of even the most optimistic interpretation of the trial data ? |