highest development

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By "best" we do not imply a greater rightness in the ultimate condition, but only a highest development.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.

The 681 highest development of siegecraft before the use of gunpowder was probably attained in the early days of the Roman empire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

The root and trunk of the athletic spirit lies in the colleges, though its highest development is found in university teams.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John

The highest development of the flint-lock is found in the fowling-pieces of the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries, particularly those made by Joseph Manton, the celebrated English gunsmith and inventor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

There are some critics who claim that Karl Tausig represents the highest development of piano playing in this century of piano-playing heroes.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James