Example sentences of "'s [adj -est] [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If its greatest danger lies in the Israeli threat to push yet more Palestinians across the river Jordan and in a consequent revolution , Jordan 's greatest asset lies in the support it receives from the West , anxious to bolster Jordan as a ‘ moderate ’ in the Arab world so long as the Middle East conflict persists . |
| 2 | A unique introduction to the work of one of this century 's greatest composers comes in the shape of ‘ Max ’ the music of Peter Maxwell Davies , while the LSO/Kapszyk include the discarded ‘ Blumine ’ movement in their account of Mahler 's First Symphony and the Serenata of London shed new light on Strauss 's Till Eulenspiegel , together with more conventional Dvořàk and Britten . |
| 3 | In Britain by contrast Althusser 's greatest impact occurred in the decade that followed : from the late sixties his work constituted something like a hegemonic ‘ theory in dominance ’ . |
| 4 | We 've teamed up with PWL records to give away 100 copies of Kylie Minogue 's Greatest Hits packed with the pretty Aussie singer 's best songs . |
| 5 | A poll of 173 of the world 's largest companies led to the conclusion that environmental expenditure would rise from 2.1 per cent of sales revenue to 3.3 per cent by the year 2000 . |
| 6 | Rentokil is the world 's largest company specialising in the installation and maintenance of interior landscaping and tropical plants in shopping centres , leisure complexes , hotels , public buildings , office blocks and reception areas in the U.K. , U.S.A. , Australia , New Zealand , Belgium and the Netherlands . |
| 7 | Proboscis monkeys are unique to Borneo , of which Sabah forms a part , and one of the state 's largest populations live on the banks of the Kinabatangan river . |
| 8 | According to the author , the princess 's lowest ebb came with the publication earlier this year of the so-called Dianagate tape — allegedly the recording of an intimate telephone conversation with her longtime friend James Gilbey . |
| 9 | According to the author , the Princess 's lowest ebb came with the publication earlier this year of the so-called Dianagate tape allegedly the recording of an intimate telephone conversation between the Princess and her long-time friend , James Gilbey . |
| 10 | ON Monday night in London four of Darlington 's brightest bands appear at the highly trendy Orange Club in West Kensington , hoping to impress a crowd of business executives . |
| 11 | But though the oldest evidence for maize in Mexico dates back 5,300 years , Dr Piperno 's earliest phytoliths fell to the ground ( or , rather , blew into a lake ) around 7,000 years ago . |
| 12 | Northern 's biggest setback came with the loss of midfield maestro Deryck Fox with pulled stomach muscles . |
| 13 | Or that the world 's oldest bride married at the age of 102 ? |
| 14 | THE wee boy 's best shoes clumped on the polished floor as his elder sister let go of his arms . |
| 15 | Such a mistake is down to inexperience , but I am still not convinced that Weir 's best position lies in the middle of the back row . |
| 16 | Portsmouth 's best chance fell to the talented Anderton , but the advancing Nixon and the covering Nolan averted the danger after he was put through by Beresford . |
| 17 | Portsmouth 's best chance came in the sixty fourth minute , a great breakaway down the left , the cross coming in , seventeen goal man Guy Whittingham getting his head to the ball , but it was n't going to be his eighteenth goal of the season , because Ken Vasey dived to his right , just got his finger tips to the ball and held on to it and the chance had gone . |
| 18 | Grimsby 's best opening came on the half-hour , when Paul Groves put Mendonca in behind keeper Ludo Miklosko . |
| 19 | Subjectively , patriotic Nigerians who have taken control of indigenized TNCs will see their own and Nigeria 's best interests served by the success of their enterprises . |
| 20 | United 's best chances came in the first half , but Barnsley gave as good as they got and went close once or twice . |
| 21 | JENNI Potter 's latest play written for the company Sex & Violence is set , as usual for this Liverpool writer , in the homosexual world . |