Example sentences of "[adj] for the most [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I did what I thought was right for the most precious thing in the world to me .
2 When the Dada brochure , Cabaret Voltaire , was published in June 1916 it was ‘ a catch-all for the most diverse directions in art which at that time seemed to us to constitute ‘ Dada ’ . ’
3 Once again , it may be doubted whether this is sufficiently high for the most serious cases .
4 In early sixteenth-century London it was customary for the most pious lay people to rush from church to church in order to be present at as many elevations of the host as possible in a single day .
5 And the recent World Bank and IMF meetings did not sound encouraging for the most indebted nations who are constantly forced to make cuts where it hurts most : health , education and food subsidies .
6 The West Indian islands contain less than a dozen active volcanoes , all of them congregated in a small arc at the east of the chain , but one of these , Mt Pelee , was responsible for the most lethal eruption of this century .
7 The design has been created by Kenneth Carroll , who has had extensive experience in the worlds both of books and of newspapers — his clients have included Penguin ( where he designed the King Penguin and reference lists ) , Collins/Fontana , Heinemann and Pan , and he was also responsible for the most recent redesign of the Observer in 1989 and , when a partner of Carroll , Dempsey & Thirkell , co-designed the Independent .
8 Yet it was a change in the shape of the EEC itself which was most directly responsible for the most recent shift in Labours attitude .
9 As Treasurer he had been responsible for the most sweeping economic reforms ever undertaken in Australia , including floating the dollar and deregulating the financial system .
10 It was John Ellman of Glynde , however , who was responsible for the most significant advance in local farming .
11 Site value rating would tax ‘ the market rental of each site on the assumption that it was available for the most profitable permissible development ’ ( Layfield 1976 : 170 ) .
12 In the latter case Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. referred to the ‘ wholly mistaken notion that it is somehow demeaning for the most senior judges to have their decisions examined and passed upon by those who are judicially their juniors . ’
13 This correction is usually negligible for the most marriageable age groups .
14 It is rare for the most prestigious award for architecture in the world to be given to a non architect but the decision to award the 1992 Royal Gold Medal to the structural engineer , Peter Rice , was widely acclaimed .
15 Prussia 's decision was de facto decisive for the most difficult political negotiations .
16 At the point when a person has no more pressing desires and needs and he is contented and feels fulfilled , then he is ready for the most wonderful experiences and the real joy of life .
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