Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [prep] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A big man using a very light club is in almost the same situation as with the experiment of swinging the stick . |
| 2 | The Education Department is by far the largest within Lothian Regional Council . |
| 3 | SCO claims 31% of multi-user accounting systems costing under £50,000 installed in the UK run on its flavour of Unix , whilst London-based market research firm , Ovum Ltd — which says accounting is by far the largest application software sector in the UK — forecasts an annual growth rate of around 23% for the Unix-based accounting software market to 1995 . |
| 4 | ‘ The sun is in just the right place , and it will make a good picture . ’ |
| 5 | When this dialogue is opened again , the same folder or file selection is presented and the scroll bar is in exactly the same position . |
| 6 | For many reasons I feel that hypnosis is by far the best method of inducing past-life regression : |
| 7 | Muellerius is by far the commonest genus , and in many temperate areas such as Britain , the eastern states of the U.S.A. and the winter rainfall regions of Australia , almost all sheep carry the infection ; the extensive distribution and high prevalence are partly attributable to its wide range of intermediate hosts . |
| 8 | Total Recall is by far the best appearance Arnie has made on the Commodore , with large , well-defined sprites bouncing around colourful subgames . |
| 9 | Ascaridia is by far the largest nematode of poultry . |
| 10 | It 's been so cold that the freeze-thaw needed for the Appendix to form fully has n't taken place and the ice is in just the same condition as the previous week . |
| 11 | Farmers in the DRAs have a special responsibility in this regard , not only because the land is often subjected to greater hydrological and climatic stress but also because farming is by far the major economic and social factor in such areas . |
| 12 | At the lower octave the bassoon is by far the best , though the bottom notes of the clarinet might be used ( pitch permitting ) if a dark , cloudy , and rather menacing atmosphere were desired . |
| 13 | Due to the Transfer Regulations , the purchaser is in much the same and in no better a position than if he had bought the shares of the vendor company . |
| 14 | It is therefore quite wrong for Maurice Cowling , whose account of the crisis is by far the best , to write of ‘ The King 's decision to make Baldwin stay in office . ’ |
| 15 | The farmer 's prayer is to have good weather when his crop is at just the right stage to reap ; the ability to judge the state of a crop can come only with considerable experience . |
| 16 | Clearly , it is no use breaking the phosphate bond unless the ATP molecule is in just the right place ; otherwise the result would only be to heat things up . |
| 17 | This synthesizer is by far the best I have heard because it varies the intonation and does n't speak like a Dalek . |
| 18 | They have acknowledged that the West German economy is by far the strongest in Europe and that as members of the exchange rate mechanism their interest rates are already affected by the Bundesbank 's decisions . |
| 19 | ‘ As far as I 'm concerned the collection is in exactly the right building . |
| 20 | The potash mine is by far the biggest employer in the Whitby and Loftus areas and all local authorities have been considerate in their handling of problems caused by it being on the edge of a national park . |
| 21 | Salzburg is a fascinating city too , and the guided tour is by far the best way to get your initial bearings . |
| 22 | The hardened jumper-fiddler can do it the hard way , of course , but the software approach is by far the easiest — so you can plug it in and forget it , you wo n't need to whip it out and fiddle with it . |
| 23 | Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to tell us why over the last year the unemployment record of his Government is by far the worst of any in the European Commuity ? |
| 24 | The resolution is in substantially the same form as last year 's resolution , with the same limit of 5% of the issued ordinary share capital being imposed on the issue of new shares without first offering those securities to existing shareholders . |
| 25 | It was interesting to hear Ludovic Kennedy on the relevant evening 's Any Questions ? on Radio 4 stating that angling is by far the cruellest of these activities . |
| 26 | ‘ A. in Reverie is by far the best painting to come from Mr Swinton 's brush . |
| 27 | And I think that the alternative of the new settlement is by far the best solution , provided it is mixed with some peripheral development , one ca n't go into a position where there is all peripheral development or all new settlement , it has to be in perfect balance , because some needs can not of course be met by the new settlement . |
| 28 | Distemper is by far the worst . |
| 29 | In the UK , the Chancellor continues to discriminate against spirits despite the fact that spirits — of which Scotch Whisky is by far the largest category — are losing market share to lower taxed , imported wines . |
| 30 | This last category is by far the largest group of Americans who find suitable housing beyond their grasp . |