Example sentences of "to [be] [vb pp] [prep] most [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over 80 artists from some 14 nations entered for the new BP Peter Pears Award , each presenting a 22-minute programme representing their talents in opera , oratorio , baroque and 20th-century works ; Britten was to be heard in most contestants ' 20th-century selections . |
| 2 | Although it is always dangerous to extrapolate from a sample , the findings of the evaluation give rise to cautious optimism that the basis of the new advanced courses system continues to be supported by most staff , even if there is understandable criticism of individual aspects of the implementation . |
| 3 | Distinct class variations could be observed , and from the mid-nineteenth century the existence of some form of class differentiation in family size had come to be accepted by most writers on the subject ; by the census of 1911 the difference in the fertility of certain groups was clearly marked . |
| 4 | In so far as it applies to Arabic , for instance , it suggests that an ego-centred pattern which is perfectly feasible and natural in English has to be replaced in most contexts by a process-centred pattern which is far more typical of Arabic . |
| 5 | ‘ High and Low ’ , MOMA 's ambitious attempt to fathom the relationship between high and low culture in modern art , was a costly AT&T-funded project that travelled from New York to Chicago and Los Angeles only to be savaged by most critics at each of its stops . |
| 6 | Stuffed specimens are , however , to be seen in most collections where its form and plumage may be studied … ’ |
| 7 | The colonnaded street , so characteristic of Asia Minor , is to be seen in most town layouts , in addition to the colonnaded stoas which surround the market place . |
| 8 | Mathematics seems to be viewed by most people as a body of established knowledge and procedures — facts and rules . |
| 9 | Of the previously described POU genes only oct-1 seems to be expressed in most tissues . |
| 10 | Obviously the most important quantity to be measured in most flows is the fluid velocity . |
| 11 | standard rates to be paid by most employees ; |
| 12 | Elaborate and costly sheep houses were to be found on most farms . |
| 13 | ‘ Macro ’ , a lens setting that enables the shooting of small subjects ( including colour transparencies ) at very close range , is also to be found on most camcorders . |
| 14 | Clearly the relatively sudden and far-reaching nature of these changes has disrupted the established pattern of social relationships to be found within most villages . |
| 15 | Group tramways in the early days to deal with the problem of the very dusty streets which were to be found in most towns then in summer . |
| 16 | Pluralists were to be found in most courts . |
| 17 | There is seldom any need to apply the formula as tables of both present values of future sums and present values of sums received per period are to be found in most books dealing with investment and financial decisions . |
| 18 | There is seldom any need to apply the formula as tables of both present values of future sums and present values of sums received per period are to be found in most books dealing with investment and financial decisions . |
| 19 | It is probably no accident that they were to be found in most classes of urban or other settlements and in military vici . |
| 20 | There is still good accommodation to be found in most college towns and cities and not all is of the type found in the following advertisement , which recently appeared in a London evening newspaper : |
| 21 | They are the most familiar of all our diving ducks and there are resident birds to be found in most parts of Scotland . |
| 22 | Daily grooming is to be recommended for most breeds , and it can be helpful to allow a puppy to become used to the sensation , even though its coat will probably need less attention than that of an adult dog . |
| 23 | Infections requiring prolonged courses ( more than seven days , or in our opinion five days , not one to two weeks as the authors suggest ) are uncommon , are unlikely to be encountered by most clinicians , and require expert supervision . |
| 24 | A deadly cocktail to be avoided by most organisms . |
| 25 | Some form of chant continues to be used in most communities at some time , not only because of historic associations , but also because of its fundamental simplicity . |