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In its day, the ship was the ne plus ultra of steam navigation.
The concerto has been called "the ne plus ultra of his achievements".
We illustrate in the cut a camera for photography in which the ne plus ultra of simplicity may fairly be said to be attained.
You have reached the ne plus ultra of your ability.
That is a ne plus ultra to all advancement--there can be no more beyond.
The enjoyment of "society," therefore, must not be your ne plus ultra, else life will be a failure.
I have fixed three thousand pounds as my ne plus ultra.
It's considered the ne plus ultra of good breeding up there.
This last then was, no doubt, the ne plus ultra of the fête.
English engineers regard this bridge as the ne plus ultra of bridge-building.
