Example sentences of "not least the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Policy statements which emanate from government departments are often , in practice , the product of prior consultation and negotiation between the centre and one or more of the many associations — not least the professional bodies , which on occasions serve to ‘ unite ’ civil servants and local authority employees . |
| 2 | The wartime Hallé ensemble and intonation are not always of the purest quality , and despite excellent remastering , the mono sound of Baxi 's Third Symphony was never exactly ingratiating , although an amazing amount of detail does register — not least the gleaming anvil stroke in the first movement . |
| 3 | There is moreover archaeological evidence to suggest that Ilchester was more influential than most small towns , not least the developed central area and urban core defences . |
| 4 | The current product , however , suffers from some drawbacks , not least the poor legibility of its screen , and while it may have some powerful ‘ look it up ’ reference applications it will never succeed in circumstances where the reading of continuous text is important . |
| 5 | He had massive difficulties to overcome , concerned with funding , the medical profession , and not least the rough reception he got in wartime in what , in a letter written two weeks before he died , he called the ‘ human desert in the North of Scotland ’ . |
| 6 | As , as Councillor would have said , and I would remind members of Council that I believe that the Chief Officers of this Council still have pay related to their performance and I am sure that all members , not least the controlling group , will take will take note of that . |
| 7 | These two plays have some things in common , not least the destructive power of sexual passion . |
| 8 | Vermuyden had faced remarkable difficulties , not least the age-old problem of clients who want the profit at the end of the day , but who are not prepared to lay out sufficient capital to achieve it . |
| 9 | Announced in January 1982 , and finally put into effect two years later , the AT&T break-up startled the telecommunications world in general and not least the western European state monopoly telephone administrations . |
| 10 | These Proposals represent a significant change in the character of community nursing , not least the effective phasing out of specific specialist community job titles such as district nurse and health visitor . |
| 11 | This group was set up to bring together young Asian people who could organize around issues affecting them — not least the worrying trend of the National Front gaining increasing numbers of votes , and in some cases Asian votes . |
| 12 | Last but not least the two Gary 's in midfield have been brilliant — Mac looking assured and displaying his talents for all to see — he has really blossomed when Strach 's not been playing and Speedy has scored some important goals and displayed his prowess at getting forward . |
| 13 | Not least the new abilities by which we may see human existence anew — relativistically , that is , each person imprisoned in his own umwelt , his own conceptual universe . ’ |
| 14 | and last but not least the complete inability of presenting different alternatives . |
| 15 | The views of his Ministerial colleagues , not least the Prime Minister , will be of particular relevance whenever a subject overruns departmental boundaries and the Home Office is competing for Parliamentary time . |
| 16 | When you consider all the privileges of being a lodge owner — the exquisite luxury , the excellent facilities , nd not least the sheer exclusivity of the location the actual purchasing price may well come as a pleasant surprise . |
| 17 | The worst result of the earthquake was that its consequences gave an excuse to the town-planners , not least the great urban visionary himself , to undertake grandiose schemes of urban renewal . |
| 18 | It is not therefore surprising if there is sometimes an over-provision of microphones and electronic equipment and a prevalence of noise , not least the persistent beat of a drum kit . |
| 19 | We would be strongly opposed to the shipment of vast tonnages of aggregates into the South Wales region via Milford Haven for a number of reasons , not least the environmental damage , pollution and energy loss that would occur in transporting the material across the region to where it was required . |
| 20 | We would be strongly opposed to the shipment of vast tonnages of aggregates into the South Wales region via Milford Haven for a number of reasons , not least the environmental damage , pollution and energy loss that would occur in transporting the material across the region to where it was required . |
| 21 | It may be that a variety of non-Northumbrian factors also played a part here — not least the early Viking raids , the likely disruption of shipping routes and Anglo-Frankish trading disputes — but the cessation of minting during Aethelred 's second reign is in such striking contrast to what happened in southern England that essentially it remains a mystery . |
| 22 | But he 'll go on applying the skills learnt on those days in the Nottingham library to a wider cricketing canvas , and using that cast accumulated knowledge to enlighten others — not least the thousands of schoolchildren who visit Trent Bridge in parties each year : ‘ Last season we had several hundred children through on the day when Derek Randall needed one run to complete his 20,000 for the county — and I made certain they all knew about the landmark . |
| 23 | Not least the Royal de Vere Theatre Company perhaps ? |
| 24 | From ironing to dog-walking , June says skill-swopping binds a community together and gives everyone — not least the unemployed — a sense of purpose . |
| 25 | The assumption that modernization would help to liberate women from the semi-servitude of ‘ primitive ’ patriarchal societies was deeply embedded in the consciousness of charitable institutions and individuals in the West , not least the Christian missionaries who flocked to save souls , introduce underwear and establish proper moral codes in the empires of the colonial powers . |
| 26 | Those dramatic figures reflect several things , not least the steady and progressive reform that the Government have undertaken in industrial relations . |
| 27 | This solid , reliable book has a number of features to recommend it as a starting point in the discovery of Picasso , not least the interesting thematic chronological charts which cover topics such as ‘ Stages in the discovery and appropriation of primitivism ’ e.g. ‘ Autumn 1906 , Derain and Matisse return to Paris , each having acquired his first African mask ’ , and ‘ Stages of the revolution in papier colles ’ . |
| 28 | Though not working now , several of the working parts remain , not least the interesting water wheel which has an iron centre and rim but wooden spokes . |
| 29 | In all probability it was a combination of several factors , not least the suspected flaw in her stamina which made her vulnerable once that fierce early pace had been set by St Denis . |
| 30 | I also pay tribute to those who wrote to us , including the principals of the colleges , the regional authorities which were deeply involved and various organisations — not least the voluntary organisations , which were concerned about particular issues such as students with special needs . |