Example sentences of "just about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | That was just about the only redeeming feature of that winter because it formed a kind of bridge which made walking up to the road a lot easier . |
| 32 | With its two twin towers of baroque grey stone , it was just about the only building in Moon Beach that was n't either white or pale-blue . |
| 33 | ‘ The red 335 is just about the only one I use onstage these days , ’ says Guy . |
| 34 | If one is to recognize that there are applied linguists and language teachers in the world identifiable by the difference of role they play ( even though these roles may exist in different degrees of convergence ) then the division of responsibility which corresponds with appraisal and application seems to be just about the only one to make . |
| 35 | No wonder Britain is a country heading for Third World status and just about the only people who are doing well in it are the Bailiffs . |
| 36 | Which makes new Gold for Cooking just about the only way you can cut down on fat without cutting out most of your favourite dishes . |
| 37 | The distinctive deep chin cowling , a feature of the PR.XI , along with the enlarged oil tank beneath has been retained in this faithful rebuild and just about the only non-authentic concession made in the rebuild has been the fitting of a standard armour plated framed windscreen instead of the one piece wrap-around frameless example , the latter giving the pilot a somewhat distorted view from the cockpit . |
| 38 | I 'd love to read something about Beefheart again — for me he is still just about the only person who has been described as a genius in your august organ who might just be one . |
| 39 | And a pigeon is just about the only wildlife you get in the city . ’ |
| 40 | In the last quarter of the 20th century , the USSR may be just about the only country in the world where health standards are actually falling . |
| 41 | More recently , he has been singled out as just about the only member of the cabinet blessed with the combined talents of toughness , intellect , experience and unsullied reputation . |
| 42 | And though both were gone by the close — Stewart to just about the only ball to misbehave badly all match — the balance of power remained unaltered , a fact emphasised by Lamb and nightwatchman Russell on the second morning . |
| 43 | Now , however , the book has attracted attention for another reason : it is just about the only book on art to have appeared in Russia in recent times . |
| 44 | Introduced by the government for the first time in the Local Government Bill , the county consists of only two districts and is dominated by Cardiff which at the time contained ‘ just about the only pocket of Conservative Party strength in south Wales ’ ( Wond 1976 : 127 ) . |
| 45 | It is just about the only fact which is unquestionably true . |
| 46 | This is just about the only country in the world with an organised industry . |
| 47 | It gives them just about the only real charisma in the seedy well paid , well heeled , loser pen . |
| 48 | That was just about the only way a girl could get any equal action time , if her boyfriend was behind bars . ’ |
| 49 | as colleagues who are involved will know is just about the only industry in the building materials sector that has n't made some kind of pay offer in this current round it 's very much bringing up the rear and we 're determined to use what industrial strength we have to change the employer 's stance otherwise we 're very concerned that the national negotiation missionary , this will be his death knell since we 'll have to resort to local pay bargaining , so the short answer is E C C er , will be balloted as far as the G M B is concerned union and , er , T & G are balloting in for industrial action to try to change the employers ' position . |
| 50 | It gives them just about the only real charisma in the seedy well paid , well heeled , loser pen . |
| 51 | Just about the only humble occupation which derived from having the ability to read and write was that of teaching it to working-class children , and at that level school teaching was often the resort of widows , cripples and those generally unable to find better-paid work . |
| 52 | Despite that , the Dairy Crest sell-off is just about the only part of the MMB proposals to have been met with enthusiasm by the rest of the industry . |
| 53 | I think the other feature of the system is — and I think people generally do n't realize what a remarkable it is — we 're just about the only country in the world that has this system , and we are remarkably successful in involving ordinary members of the community in the administration of justice , both in our lay magistrates system and in our jury system . |
| 54 | As the new Defence Under-secretary , Robert Cranbourne occupies just about the lowliest position in John Major 's cabinet , Yet he is also somebody the Prime Minister and his colleagues can not afford to ignore . |
| 55 | Provided the approach path was correct beforehand , the adverse yaw as the aileron is applied swings the nose off to just about the right point to keep the glider on the correct path . |
| 56 | There are just about the right number of ladies to infuriate the right-thinking and to make effective use of primary colours as highlight and contrast ; Kate Hoey in lime , Gillian Shephard in vivid egg custard , Alice Mahon in a fetching cerise , Glenda Jackson in a decent , sombre , high-necked red , Margaret Beckett , that oldtime leftist , even had a floor-cross royal blue . |
| 57 | So it 's just about the right time |
| 58 | His departure for Australia came at just about the right time . |
| 59 | ‘ That sounds just about the right approach to me , ’ he agreed . |
| 60 | So you just retired in retired just about the right time . |