Example sentences of "[det] [noun] be the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often that money is the best investment a company can make . |
| 2 | Yes I do n't agree with the poor safety record , in in in my view and I think it 's supported by fact that rail is the safest way to travel anywhere any time . |
| 3 | The optimum dose individual for each case is the smallest amount needed for a gentle but certain remedial effect . |
| 4 | Assistant bar manager Sarah , 21 , said : ‘ I was always taught that honesty is the best policy . ’ |
| 5 | Generally , I would agree that honesty is the best policy , but there are times in a marriage when it is better to keep things to yourself and this is one of them . |
| 6 | Generally , I would agree that honesty is the best policy , but there are times in a marriage when it is better to keep things to yourself and this is one of them . |
| 7 | Well that 's , that , that football was the best thing of course . |
| 8 | I 'm sure you feel as I do that openness is the best policy in these affairs . |
| 9 | an education of this kind is the greatest benefit which could be conferred upon any citizen of a great state , and … the common right to it , the common discipline and enjoyment of it , the common possession of the tastes and association connected with it , would form a new element of national unity , linking together the mental life of all classes by experiences which have hitherto been the privilege of a limited section . |
| 10 | The reader 's conception of the text in this case is the worst possible communicative situation . |
| 11 | At 3.1 kilometers , this dive is the longest underwater traverse of two cave systems in the world . |
| 12 | Despite that difficulty this route is the easiest in the Lake District , with excellent viewpoints and scenery around Whitfield . ’ |
| 13 | Action group chairman Gareth Owen said : ‘ This route is the worst option for Caergeiliog and will seriously and unnecessarily effect the quality of life in the village . ’ |
| 14 | I shall press on however , for this pamphlet is the best exposition of which I know of what I believe to be a widely held position . |
| 15 | Although in theory under the personal command of the new Regent , in fact Will Douglas led , grumbling at having to carry so many lofty ones along when what was needed for this attempt was the toughest of mosstroopers . |
| 16 | Especially this light is the worst . |
| 17 | Finally he declared : All I can say as an honest person is that this boy is the greatest man now living in the world . |
| 18 | It was at this point , while we were stumbling about , not really knowing what to say with so many other people present , that Eric suggested we should borrow a driver and jeep from the ASC — this boy was the biggest borrower of jeeps I had ever met — and set off for Fontanellato , where we could all be reunited : my parents , the Merlis , the Superiora and the suore at the hospital , and as many of the other people who had helped him as possible , including Dr Sambataro , of whom there had been no news since he joined the partisans . |
| 19 | This range is the mightiest geological formation on our planet . |
| 20 | This passage is the purest Euro-soup . |
| 21 | I 'm talking about saving human life governments over the last twenty years , troops over the last twenty years , policemen over the last twenty years , laws over the last twenty years , and politicians , including myself , have all failed in all the efforts that we 've made including condemnation of violence , everything , but I am now saying that this dialogue is the best hope I 've seen or , surely I 'm entitled to say to the Prime Minister , alright given that I have said that why do n't you put me to the test ? |
| 22 | This percentage is the largest of any other constituency in England . |
| 23 | According to our present knowledge , this machine was the nearest the artificers of antiquity came to inventing a truly mechanical clock . |
| 24 | The start of this winter is the worst here since 1942 . |
| 25 | If enough tokens occur , this type is the easiest one to deal with , and usually exhibits very sharp patterns of social divergence according to age and sex of speaker in studies such as ours . |
| 26 | This gallery is the farthest North found in the Survey . |
| 27 | ‘ In that case I can tell you that in my humble opinion this place is the meanest , tightest little arsehole in the entire fucking country . |
| 28 | For most , the first few days were the worst . |
| 29 | And for most , the first few days were the worst ! |
| 30 | This evening is the best time for visiting . |