adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
authority
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No, says psychologist Lenore Walker, one of the foremost authorities in wife abuse research.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
first and foremost
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First and foremost, they are looking for ways to save money.
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Mayor Agnos is a conservative Christian, but he considers himself first and foremost an American.
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What children need first and foremost from their parents is a sense of security.
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And Mr Hemsley is first and foremost a producer-not a commodity trader.
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Friends say that this was the demand she put first and foremost on the list of what she wanted to achieve.
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However my worry is not first and foremost a medical one but a spiritual one.
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I really think that first and foremost this one's down to the board.
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It has been established that such items as these were employed first and foremost as musical instalments.
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It is a film first and foremost about loss.
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My other travelling companion, John Lawrence, would describe himself first and foremost as a writer.
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This meant, first and foremost, following Bacon in the making of natural histories.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Economic concerns are foremost on many voters' minds.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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First and foremost in importance to the structure were the bishops.
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The displays cover the growth and development of one of Britain's foremost medieval strongholds under its succession of powerful castellans.
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The National Childbirth Trust, formed in 1956, is Britain's foremost charity concerned with education for parenthood.
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Unlike these cities, Dublin is thought of first and foremost for its literary heritage, rather than for its art.