Example sentences of "[prep] [be] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Operation Crusader , Auchinleck 's offensive to push Rommel back out of Cyrenaica , was to be the largest armoured operation undertaken by British forces at that time . |
| 2 | It will allow instant and easy access , on computer screens , to the financial reports and results of 4.5m companies in over 40 countries , and is believed to be the largest integrated online database of its kind . |
| 3 | Due to injury the brothers will be unavailable to participate in what is expected to be the largest inland dinghy championship in Ireland for several years — the Heineken GP14 Inland Championship at Lough Erne . |
| 4 | The order is likely to be the largest single low pressure C02 contract awarded for a UK site this year . |
| 5 | DEC is widely held to be the largest foreign computer company in the country , although IBM Corp 's turnover is unknown . |
| 6 | It is thought to be the largest British dairy farm to go green , and the conversion — for deeply held environmental reasons — is backed by sound economic logic . |
| 7 | ‘ Fun , in a perverse sort of way , ’ said Chris Kingscott of Reactor Services , describing their involvement in Power Challenge '93 , claimed to be the largest corporate event ever to be held in this country . |
| 8 | Dating from the seventeenth century , it is said to be the largest antique one-handed clock in existence . |
| 9 | I will not make use of the ransom theory in my retelling of the drama , but I shall cling on to the primitive belief , which I believe to be the correct biblical one , that God 's atonement in incarnation and cross was the crucial victory in the Great Battle not only over sin but also over the Devil and the powers of darkness . |
| 10 | When the above questions concerning the Bromley case have been answered there is still the further crucial question as to how far the authority can deviate from what the court believes to be the correct proportionate balance between the respective interests . |
| 11 | The political violence which became inextricably linked with the BUF proved to be the other great negative factor in its fortunes , despite some temporary gains amongst those who were frightened by working-class and Jewish militancy . |
| 12 | Tribal sculpture and the painting of Cézanne , both of which were used extensively by Picasso as sources for the Demoiselles , were to be the two major influences in the creation of Cubism ; in fact the constant inspiration which Picasso and Braque drew from the art of Cézanne and the stimulation which tribal sculpture provided for Picasso were the only important outside influences in the development of a style which was to be very self-contained . |
| 13 | In particular , both pay and promotion , often thought to be the two major motivational incentives for managers , are severely restricted in contracting organisations . |
| 14 | Lifetime employment and seniority wages which are said to be the two defining features of the Japanese labour market , are closely related . |
| 15 | David was encouraged to return to work the next day because this seemed to be the one positive aspect of his current situation . |
| 16 | Alice Foley found this to be the one disagreeable aspect of her work as a sickness visitor . |
| 17 | The enclosure movement gave us much of what is said to be the traditional English landscape . |
| 18 | But the amazing looks are only half of the story ; National made these instruments specifically to be the loudest acoustic guitars in existence — and they succeeded . |
| 19 | But now I think it 's such a terrible job that DJs deserve to be the highest paid people in the country . |
| 20 | Our level of consistent performance is known to be the highest achievable . |
| 21 | Among the delights my agent had not mentioned , the most interesting pictorial challenge turned out to be the newly-finished Chinese Garden — a meditator 's dream , in waterfalls , placid lakes with tranquil reflections , and exotic mandarin houses — on the outskirts of Darling Harbour , on the corner of Harbour Street and Pier Street . |
| 22 | The clergy had informed the people 's conscience on the basis of what they considered to be the essential religious interests of their flock . |
| 23 | The weight or level of materiality attached to the initial consultative draft was intended to be the minimum possible , contrary to the sentiments expressed in letter . |
| 24 | Most relief agencies reckon 400 grams of grain a day , plus supplements of protein , to be the minimum necessary for survival in Africa . |
| 25 | The State Committee for Statistics issued figures , quoted on Russian Television on March 18 , showing that only 7 per cent of the population received what was considered to be the minimum sufficient income . |
| 26 | Until recently the Antikythera mechanism was thought to be the sole surviving example of mathematical gearing in the Hellenistic tradition . |
| 27 | The last few years have also seen the re-emergence of political elements within Mozambique who favour these developments and as of 1990 , Frelimo ceased to be the sole political party . |
| 28 | They favoured a rival draft of the bill , put forward by the nationalist Matica Slovenska organization , which called for Slovak to be the sole official language . |
| 29 | ’ Rainforest ’ turns out to be the squawking tropical bird noise already playing in the Centre , so I settle for the crashing waves and seagull cries of ’ Ocean ’ . |
| 30 | When there is a contractual retiring age for all or nearly all employees in a particular job , that is presumed to be the normal retiring age . |