Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Byrne ( 1986 , p. 127 ) asks , ‘ does the lack of women councillors explain the apparent inadequacy of nursery provision , while there is an arguably ample supply of municipal golfing facilities ? ’ |
| 2 | It is also worth pointing out that the ELR can field one of the most representative ranges of ex-Western motive power , as the steam fleet can be supplemented by ex-BR ( WR ) diesel-hydraulics , |
| 3 | Among that most representative breed of ministers , Moderators , it is even closer to the mark , and without consulting the records I can think of the Very Reverends MacLeod , Fraser , Craig ( Archie ) , Craig ( Robert ) and Reid , as examples . |
| 4 | Perhaps the most resonant phrases in the whole debate came from the pro-rights organiser who suggested that future centuries would come to regard our attitude to animals with the same horrified disbelief we now feel for the periods which practised slavery . |
| 5 | The most controversial attack in the air war occurred in the early hours of Feb. 13 when US aircraft destroyed an air raid shelter in the Amiriya district of western Baghdad . |
| 6 | The miners ' strike will give us an opportunity to discuss the militarization of the police , one of the most noticeable as well as one of the most controversial trends of recent years . |
| 7 | The most controversial elements of the new law were its provisions defining recognizable and legitimate political parties and groups for electoral purposes . |
| 8 | The most controversial sections of the Education Reform Act are those which allow secondary schools and primary schools with 300 or more pupils to opt out of local authority control . |
| 9 | But the most controversial feature of the broadcast was the inclusion of the telephone number of Labour 's headquarters . |
| 10 | But the most controversial part of the bill relates to unofficial strikes , a legacy of the one-day summer stoppages on the London Underground . |
| 11 | So far so good — but this still left me with what was to prove the most controversial part of the whole social security review . |
| 12 | High on his reinvention list is his energy tax , the most controversial part of his budget , which is currently under scrutiny on Capitol Hill . |
| 13 | The most controversial part of the budget was a group of measures to tax land . |
| 14 | This is the most controversial part of the assessment arrangements . |
| 15 | That means joint commissioning , you have an example later on in your agenda in relation to learning disability services , I think it 's items nine , nine and eleven , erm , er , perhaps the most controversial part of the proposals that I 've , I 've put before the authorities , is that you do n't expect the structures for joint care planning to carry the full weight of joint commissioning when you 're talking about main budgets . |
| 16 | The Appeal Court 's rejection of an order banning an abusing father from the family home has turned out to be the most controversial decision under the Children Act since its introduction . |
| 17 | The most controversial case of this is Gilligan 's humanist call for the integration of ‘ feminine ’ and ‘ masculine ’ perspectives in psychological theory , which is often read as implying the essential rather than the social femaleness of the different voice , and , more broadly , the need for a separate or separatist , gynocentric psychology . |
| 18 | MADONNA is set to issue a new single , album and book , featuring some of her most controversial work to date . |
| 19 | Perhaps the most controversial question concerning English intonation is what its function is ; pedagogically speaking , this is a very important question , since one would not wish to devote time to teaching something without knowing what its value was likely to be . |
| 20 | One of the most controversial areas of intervention by these new-style Labour councils was Equal Opportunities . |
| 21 | One of the most controversial areas of GLC activity ( and this was picked up by the Tories in a party political broadcast as early as 1984 ) , was the Gay Teenage Group which had been set up by gay young men in 1976 . |
| 22 | Such freedom is one of the most controversial areas in the scheme . |
| 23 | Philippe Perrin , an artist whose activity also embraces writing , music and film-making , is one of the most controversial figures on the contemporary French scene . |
| 24 | The introduction of grant-maintained schools was perhaps the most controversial proposal in the Education Reforms Act 1988 , and one which was justified primarily on the grounds that it would extend parental choice in education . |
| 25 | This statement and the Declaration as a whole has been claimed on good authority as ‘ the most controversial document of the whole Council ’ ( J. Courtney Murray : Abbott , p. 673 ) . |
| 26 | On the other hand , Ivan Lendl supports such a change , stating ‘ It 's the most controversial call in the game . |
| 27 | Its new home , at the other end of what El Pais called the ‘ the most controversial kilometre in the history of contemporary art ’ , was Spain 's new Reina Sofia modern art centre . |
| 28 | I loathe the metal crate in which ‘ Guernica ’ travelled along ‘ the most controversial kilometre in the history of contemporary art ’ , to settle in its new mansion , where it will serve as a pernicious example to future generations . |
| 29 | The most controversial change of auditors of the past two years took place at Prudential Corporation . |
| 30 | The case became a public examination of one of the most controversial episodes at the end of the Second World War when under the Yalta agreement the British were obliged to hand over to their authorities all East European prisoners . |