Example sentences of "[adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arguably the blinder kinds of sexual radicalism , wherein sexuality is made the prime political mover , have tended to be mainly heterosexual , and in the case of Wilhelm Reich , overtly homophobic . |
| 2 | Arguably the modern play with a limited cast is more effective in drawing in professional agents and casting directors since there are fewer ‘ bit ’ parts for students to get lost in . |
| 3 | Consider , insists Wade , the office of Secretary of State with the smallest budget of the Cabinet Departments yet arguably the greatest status in the system ( Wade 1979 , p. 354 ) . |
| 4 | Martina Navratilova is arguably the greatest woman tennis player of all time . |
| 5 | And one who has arguably the toughest brief of all the carvers at the palace . |
| 6 | Arguably the necessary detachment was more likely to be found in people who had not had the kind of upbringing so thoroughly enjoyed by Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 7 | Although the total amount of resources devoted to the needs of the rural population is arguably the prime factor affecting standards of living , statutory planning has played an important role in influencing the distribution of resources and employment within the countryside ; including the availability of shops , houses and services . |
| 8 | Flesh , starring the hunky Joe Dalessandro , was shot over two weekends at a cost of $4000 , and is arguably the better film . |
| 9 | A relisting , of course , involves a resumption of the original appeal and arguably the substantive hearing must take place before the original panel of judges . |
| 10 | The two men , arguably the fastest finishers in the world , unleashed their 40mph sprints in the last 400 metres of the 131-mile race , leaving the rest of the field to watch . |
| 11 | But the extended sets of variations usually on popular songs , but sometimes on dance-tunes or the notes of the hexachord , generally increasing in complication and technical difficulty toward the end , which are arguably the chief glory of virginal music , have been plausibly derived from the diferencias of Cabezon ( see pp. 236–7 ) . |
| 12 | Berge and the entire Mitterrand government were made to look complete fools when , a few weeks later , he was appointed to succeed Sir Georg Solti as head of the Chicago Symphony — arguably the great powerhouse of American orchestras . |
| 13 | The knowledge that the barrier between the patient and surgeon has remained intact throughout the procedure is arguably the best reassurance for surgeons and theatre nurses regarding protection . |
| 14 | And McGurk , the smallest man on the field at 5′ 7″ , scored the winning point with just three minutes left of arguably the best championship game of the year . |
| 15 | The third qualifying round altered the seeding in such a way that arguably the best sides in the tournament , Namibia and Zimbabwe , found themselves playing each other in the quarter-finals . |
| 16 | He is particularly good with young players and will have to weigh up that security against taking arguably the best job in English cricket . ’ |
| 17 | JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL , still arguably the best player in the world without a major title to his name , today radiated confidence about European prospects in the US Open at Baltusrol . |
| 18 | It was at TMcL that he first met his one and only ‘ accountancy ’ hero , James Dowling , the then senior partner — ‘ one of the finest men I have ever met and arguably the best accountant Scotland has ever seen ’ . |
| 19 | Disembarking at certain points from a leisurely cruise , your guide , Bernie Dunn , arguably the best guide in Amsterdam will take you through Amsterdam 's most enchanting neighbourhoods by foot . |
| 20 | Some fine and competitive rallying in which was arguably the best match of the three days , saw her come very close to Audra Keller , a 19 year old form Tennessee who was playing in her third consecutive Maureen Connolly Cup event . |
| 21 | ALL IN THE FAMILY William Randolph Hearst Jr had arguably the best seat at the twentieth century . |
| 22 | Many walkers cross its famous ‘ Bad Step ’ just above the waters of Loch Scavaig , but few scramble up its slabs and buttresses to take in the view of Coruisk and its magnificent amphitheatre of black , jagged peaks — arguably the finest viewpoint of Skye . |
| 23 | The sermons in which it is presented are arguably the finest contribution to moral philosophy in English . |
| 24 | Finally , remember you have what is arguably the finest army in the Known World under your command . |
| 25 | CAME 'S BEAUTY stems from being built in the palest of pale Portland stone , arguably the finest building stone in Britain , quarried over the down a few miles towards the sea . |
| 26 | We would do well to look at the life of the one who is arguably the first church planter ; the apostle Peter . |
| 27 | Arguably the increased demand to buy in the discount market would push up the price and depress the yield . |
| 28 | Yet resolutions of the lower House do not make law , and arguably the royal supremacy established over the Church by Act of Parliament during the Reformation had vested the monarch with the power to suspend penal statutes . |
| 29 | It finished the year with the launch of the Twingo , arguably the biggest breakthrough in small car design since the Mini . |
| 30 | If you would like to continue working , arguably the easiest solution if your employer is agreeable is for you to remain where you are and to defer your pension . |