Example sentences of "[adv] the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , on his wife 's death , he had built the Taj Mahal , arguably the most perfect building in all Islam . |
| 2 | And made him one of the leading authorities on the fourteenth century , which was arguably the most terrible century that had ever been , at least until the present one . |
| 3 | Andy Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish guitar-makers around , and the new Bluebird is arguably the most stylish guitar he makes . |
| 4 | South Armagh , once known as bandit country , is notorious for the operations of arguably the most effective and committed members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army . |
| 5 | Arguably the most satisfying of all winter puddings for anyone with a trencherman appetite is Sussex Pond Pudding . |
| 6 | He also became arguably the most famous exponent of the instrument , along with Eric Haydock of The Hollies . |
| 7 | He was the new president of FISA , arguably the most influential and powerful position in global sport . |
| 8 | On Jan. 8 he had attempted to bolster his support amongst other LDP factions by persuading Shin Kanemaru , 77 , the leader of the largest faction and arguably the most influential figure within the LDP , to become vice-president of the party and to take on the responsibility of co-ordinating its internal affairs . |
| 9 | A spate of concerts and special church services in 1923 set out to bring Byrd more securely back into the public gaze , but arguably the most influential and enduring achievements of the tercentenary were four recordings of Byrd 's vocal music sung by the English Singers and issued in the HMV label . |
| 10 | Finally , evidence from what was arguably the most traumatic period for capitalism , the post-1929 Depression in the United States , does not lend support to the real-balance hypothesis : ‘ For the 1929–32 period as a whole there was an increase in real balances of 42 per cent , and a decrease in real income of 40 per cent ’ ( Patinkin , 1951 ) . |
| 11 | This is arguably the most splendid of all the constellations . |
| 12 | And yet , in spite of owning arguably the most recognisable profile in the world of fashion , Lagerfeld 's private life is led in self-imposed and deliberate seclusion , with rules of entry as strict as those applying to the court of Louis XIV at Versailles . |
| 13 | Mr Jan Urban , a leading activist of Forum , arguably the most potent political force in the country , indicated that a Communist prime minister was acceptable to the opposition but that the Forum would now demand a new non-Communist president to replace Mr Husak . |
| 14 | Although arguably the most constructive approach , this is usually the one which creates the greatest controversy . |
| 15 | Arguably the most majestic covering was black Utrecht velvet ( Col. 15 ) ; Nelson 's 1806 coffin , furnished by Messrs France of London , with its gilt bronze fittings on padded velvet , was particularly sumptuous ( Col. 16 ) , but one would expect this of the crown undertaker 's work . |
| 16 | He then moved to the London Borough of Hackney which is arguably the most deprived inner London borough and has a high proportion of ethnic minority residents . |
| 17 | This point has been made strongly about the Home Help Service , arguably the most crucial support for old people in the community , by Goldberg and Connelly ( 1982 ) , and more recently by the Audit Commission ( 1985 ) . |
| 18 | But there is no guarantee that the quality of the worship and music in that parish will provide adequate formation in what is arguably the most crucial area of the ministry of the clergy . |
| 19 | Arguably the most turbulent priest in the Anglo-Saxon experience , Wilfrid spent a great deal of his mature life entering into and returning from exiles imposed by English kings with whom he had quarrelled . |
| 20 | This directive is arguably the most complex to emanate from the European legislature . |
| 21 | Already , he is arguably the most powerful elected black politician in American history ( he was chairman of the 1988 presidential campaign of his unelected peer , Jesse Jackson ) . |
| 22 | Adobe Illustrator 4 is arguably the most powerful package of the bunch , but it 's also software-from-hell to learn . |
| 23 | He was arguably the most powerful man in England after the king and his influence over Edward IV , whether employed on his own behalf or that of others , is beyond question . |
| 24 | Ishiko was the Kha-Khan 's major domo , a N'pani who was arguably the most powerful slave in the Khanate . |
| 25 | He was arguably the most powerful man in England after the king and his influence over Edward IV , whether employed on his own behalf or that of others , is beyond question . |
| 26 | The same even goes for the JP233 , arguably the most useful offensive weapon of the war so far . |
| 27 | Oriental rugs can be classified according to a number of criteria — design , colours , materials , price , etc — but arguably the most useful , and certainly the most widely employed , methods of classification are by country of origin , weaving group and general weaving category . |
| 28 | The later Victorian undertakers were arguably the most backward-looking tradesmen of their day . |
| 29 | The Irish pair have arguably the most difficult group in the 12 team international event , run by the Peniel Academy Parent Teacher Association , facing Belgium and Switzerland . |
| 30 | Faced with arguably the most reactionary piece of legislation this century , with its major implications for basic civil liberties and education , not to mention lesbians and gay men , Labour reduced it to being for or against the ‘ promotion ’ of homosexuality . |