Example sentences of "best [vb pp] of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hewlett-Packard currently looks by far the best placed of the biggest manufacturers to come out as the winner in the 1990s — but then three or four years ago , that was being said about DEC . |
| 2 | In the light of later events , it is possible to doubt Scott 's altruism in taking the initiative in this case ; clearly after the change of government with Manners ' well-known enthusiasm for the Middle Ages , the chances were that a Gothic design would be acceptable , and Scott was the best placed of the Gothic competitors , although of course he was completely unaware of the ultimately crucial placings awarded to him by the assessors . |
| 3 | The rise in the quality of French tennis over the last 20 years , culminating in the emergence of players such as Yannick Noah , Henri Leconte and now Guy Forget , coupled with the transformation of the French Open at Roland Garros into what the majority of players regard as the best organised of the four Grand Slams ( even though Wimbledon remains favourite as to the one they most want to win ) are due very largely to the leadership he has shown . |
| 4 | It is a real mountain town , though for all its remoteness one of the oldest and best patronized of the Pyrenean spas , once , as I have said , managed by the monks of Saint-Savin . |
| 5 | Because of its traditions and expertise , the WEA was best equipped of the voluntary bodies to play this part . |
| 6 | Best known of the new sources were the revenues of the Church . |
| 7 | Danish Blue is one of the best known of the blue cheeses , but it is very sharp and unrefined . |
| 8 | Best known of the eastern glens , with a deserved reputation for the variety and beauty of its landscapes , is Glen Affric , a long straight cutting through the mountains that provides a connecting link between east and west for travellers on foot . |
| 9 | One of the best known of the departing faces , the State Department 's Margaret Tutweiller , is more fortunate , with a new life already lined up . |
| 10 | Best known of the rich kids on the list published in American magazine People Weekly are our own Princes William , 10 and Harry eight . |
| 11 | Pecorino , Feta and Manchego are the best known of the remaining ewes ' milk cheeses . |
| 12 | Heroin and cocaine These are the best known of the hard drugs . |
| 13 | The best known of the cup-marked stones in Islay is outside the chapel at Kilchiaran ; it has a couple of dozen cups , two of which pierce through the slab . |
| 14 | How much more appealing , intriguing , and clear of hopeful mysticism , is the Burtons ' account of the doings of honey bees , the best known of the social insects and a sub-species frequently favoured for human comparison : |
| 15 | The authority of the Earl of Derby in the North-west , celebrated in the soubriquet " King of Lancashire " , was only the best known of the independent fiefs where the writ of the party leader did not run . |
| 16 | The best known of the earlier endeavours is probably Project Sappho , which was carried out by the Science Policy Review Unit ( SPRU ) based at the University of Sussex . |
| 17 | Cottage , cream and curd cheeses are probably the best known of the fresh cheeses of Britain . |
| 18 | Again , Middleham is the best documented of the three lordships , with lists of fees extant for both Neville earls as well as Gloucester himself . |
| 19 | Again , Middleham is the best documented of the three lordships , with lists of fees extant for both Neville earls as well as Gloucester himself . |