Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , the innovation opportunities that changes in the numbers of people and their age distribution , education , occupations , and geographic location make possible are among the most rewarding and least risky of entrepreneurial pursuits . |
| 2 | In fact , gardens that are long and narrow are among the more simple to design because they can be broken down very easily into separate garden areas or ‘ rooms ’ , each of them having a different function or theme . |
| 3 | The wealthy nations of the world generate most of the tourists — the Japanese , Germans , Americans , Scandinavians and British are among the most widely travelled . |
| 4 | After this , Pound 's relations with England and the English were for the most part an aspect of his relations with that one of his erstwhile protégés who had become , surprisingly , a pillar of the English establishment — Eliot , editor of the Criterion . |
| 5 | Of 24,200 workers thrown on the dole last month , more than half were from the once prosperous region . |
| 6 | Their only movement is that of growth , though this is of the most intricate detail and form , a reflection of each individual species ' subtle pattern matrix . |
| 7 | I do not think , Sir Leonard , that you will need to distribute your I B M questionnaires to calculate the satisfaction level of this session this morning , I think the c rapt attention , the erm , interest and the cl clarity with which you have answered our questions , the ideas I think , which we shall take from your address , some , I might say , to ad to try out on other companies , perhaps , whose record is not as good , I think all of this is of the most enormous value , and as I said at the beginning , I feel very pleased myself , that I live in in a part of the country where we have an I B M presence , and and er , we we value that relationship . |
| 8 | This is at the comparatively small cost of three hours therapy time per individual if there are two therapists running a group ( one and a half hours of therapy time per individual if there is one therapist ) . |
| 9 | This is for the really keen seamstresses , as it calls for some tricky work assembling five risers or ribs within the top and bottom panels , and two combined riser/keels at either side . |
| 10 | With primitive methods and knowledge this is about the best that one can do . |
| 11 | This is amongst the most potent magic weapons ever crafted by the Dwarfs of old , in the days when their power was at its height . |
| 12 | ‘ But first , I must have your assurance that this is in the most absolute confidence . ’ |
| 13 | well I think this is in the very early stages er of the association when things were |
| 14 | That 's a couple of well actually what it is the there was a hundred ninety and er then we had er she says but I want the hundred off you in February which was This was at the just bef just after Christmas . |
| 15 | Since Plato ( dreamed that he ) saw Socrates most days , and this was among the most vivid and consistent of all his experiences ( dreams ? ) , and since Socrates said things which he , Plato , had not thought of before and which sometimes surprised him , Plato found it most consistent and convenient to ’ believe ’ that Socrates really did exist . |
| 16 | The following were among the more prominent : Hrvatski Demokratski Blok ( HDB — Croat Democratic Bloc ) ; Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica ( HDZ — Croatian Democratic Union , Slavko Degoricija pres . ) ; |
| 17 | The introduction and enforcement of strict drink-driving laws and speed limits backed up by forceful television advertisements produced a large reduction in deaths from road traffic accidents , the death rate in relation to the number of vehicles in 1991 being among the lowest in the world . |
| 18 | However , these are for the most part of very low quality and certainly can not meet the needs of the poorest sectors . |
| 19 | In the pellets or scats of many of the predators the teeth are either not broken at all or have only suffered minor damage , and these are for the most part the same species for which little damage to the jaws is evident . |
| 20 | These are for the most part state-owned or Government-controlled in all EEC countries other than the United Kingdom . |
| 21 | These are among the most important aspects of keeping butterflies or angels , any shortcomings will stress the fish . |
| 22 | These are among the most exquisite objects that the microscope-borne explorer will ever encounter . |
| 23 | First , legislation allowed paid release only for certain stipulated categories ; these were for the most part workplace stewards and health and safety representatives . |
| 24 | Chapters 17 and 18 are about the very large firms that exist when economies of scale are very important . |
| 25 | As many were at the Very Severe upper end of difficulty , he developed quite a reputation for fearlessness . |
| 26 | A survey of aid agencies has targeted the city , as one of many throughout Britain where the number of under twenties sleeping rough is on the up . |
| 27 | Figure 6.3 is about the best that can be done with the lunar data at present . |
| 28 | helped me see how all was for the best |
| 29 | Just those and erm small and that it 's difficult to find , those are like the very small ones , they have a picture on there . |
| 30 | Article 37 is among the less hotly debated parts of the Treaty on European Union , but it is vitally important in terms of what it represents . |