Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] be the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might think that majority rule is the fairest workable decision procedure in politics , but we know that the majority will sometimes , perhaps often , make unjust decisions about the rights of individuals . |
| 2 | Changes in research management and research funding are the likeliest causes of the changes in publication patterns . |
| 3 | Changes in research management and research funding are the likeliest causes of the changes in publication patterns . |
| 4 | Oh yeah these maintenance contracts are the lowest , I mean I took one out on my mum 's C D player because they 'd , they 'd had trouble with it , er multi play , turns out it was the stack one they had trouble with not that one , but it was only thirty quid for four years I mean |
| 5 | Radon exposure is the hottest issue among radiation scientists today — but it remains almost entirely unknown to the public . |
| 6 | The fifty-fifth fighting squadron is the oldest American unit in Europe . |
| 7 | MBA Easiplan is the fastest , easiest way to prepare your business plan . |
| 8 | These types of light fitting are the easiest to install , as you simply plug them into a 13amp socket — provided , that is , there is a convenient socket . |
| 9 | Britain 's kit car industry is the largest in the world , with manufacturers exporting to all corners of the globe . |
| 10 | Car crime is the fastest growing crime . |
| 11 | Beta Hydri is the nearest fairly prominent star to the South Pole , but it is still over 12 degrees away from the polar point . |
| 12 | ‘ Those wretched Martins , in Lower Pond Buildings are the worst . |
| 13 | Horse behaviour is the latest subject to be given the Desmond Morris treatment . |
| 14 | Pension term assurance is the cheapest . |
| 15 | As the DGM was to relate shortly after closure had been achieved : ‘ Investment capital was the greatest difficulty [ together with ] the revenue consequences . |
| 16 | Its pleasure beach is the largest in Europe and one of the country 's top attractions . |
| 17 | Hawick 's sheep auction mart is the oldest in the country , while Kelso is still the centre for the huge annual Kelso Ram Sales . |
| 18 | I used to think that an operational bomber aerodrome was the nearest thing to a front line , now that the blitz on London and other cities had eased off . |
| 19 | These republics had many of the Soviet Union 's most modern industries and its most successful farms , and living standards were the highest in the USSR . |
| 20 | As in the UK , researchers who need more for a specific project can also go to funding agencies which can be public , such as the German Research Society ( Deutsche Forschungs gemeinschaft or DFG ) , or private — the Volkswagen research fund is the biggest of these . |
| 21 | Those upland fields are the hardest land of all to till , not only because of the incline , but also because they 've recently been reclaimed from the forest and the soil is still heavy with roots and stones . |
| 22 | If you want to leave the pond more or less as it is , then a kid 's fishing net is the best way to remove the dead leaves without disturbing too much sediment . |
| 23 | Omega Centauri is the brightest of all the globular clusters . |
| 24 | Carriage driving is the closest thing to riding . |
| 25 | Neighbourhood satisfaction was the lowest of all North Side neighbourhoods . |
| 26 | Lambing pens are the latest attractions at the Cotswold Farm park . |
| 27 | Getting an Open University degree is the toughest way of doing it known to man |
| 28 | When I mentioned his name in Hawaii an informant who asked to remain anonymous said : ‘ Johnny Boy Gomes is the meanest , heaviest dude on the whole of the North Shore . ’ |
| 29 | Thames is the lowest with a hundred and fifty two , and South West is the highest at two hundred and sixty six . |
| 30 | The Classic 2 Waist Level is the latest addition to the range ; a slide-in cooker with the smooth lines of a build-in model . |