Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | The submarine , which was eventually to provide the best means of delivering the torpedo , was still an infant ; only one or two curious submersible craft had been built and they had not yet affected naval thinking . |
| 2 | ‘ Many farmers think it saves money only to treat the best cows in the herd — those which have had clinical mastitis or those with a known high cell-count . |
| 3 | For years those fans have suffered the frustration of supporting the team through thick and thin only to see the best seats at big matches filled by the detested ‘ fur-coat brigade ’ . |
| 4 | To coincide with the change , the Haslemere company have reorganised into three divisions — environmental , maritime and engineering — all of which will work together to find the best environmental solution . |
| 5 | The food plant for both the small tortoiseshell and the peacock is the stinging nettle , so to stand the best chance of finding their caterpillars , start inspecting large clumps of nettles about the middle of May . |
| 6 | I am also visiting the various sites over coming weeks and look forward to hearing your views about how we can work together to secure the best outcome for AEA and its employees . |
| 7 | But he is confident enough to assert the best way to tackle the problem of low intelligence among deprived children may be through measures designed to improve their nutrition . |
| 8 | It is vital that our children have the best possible education to allow them not only to have the best possible standard of life and maximise their opportunities , but for the benefit of Britain , so that we can compete in the world in trade and industry . |
| 9 | ‘ Liverpool are lucky enough to have the best fans in the world and I know they 'll turn up the volume and strike fear into Spartak . |
| 10 | ‘ This trio only has long-term chances of survival if it uses all chances to work together to get the best results , ’ he said . |
| 11 | So-called direct tactics would n't be good enough to beat the best teams at international level . |
| 12 | It is necessary to follow the routines exactly to obtain the best results . |
| 13 | This was partly the result of an upbringing that had instilled in him the belief that it was wrong to say unkind things about people behind their backs ; indeed , a lack of verbal malice , and a determination to try always to see the best in people , is one of his qualities . |
| 14 | In short of having before your Lordship a very complicated er array of procedural options , er the , the view that has been taken by , my lead was the most appropriate er course was to come and argue the issue substantially and then in the light of what your Lordship rules thereafter to see the best way forward in terms of further procedural applications to your Lordship . |
| 15 | Those who know him have no doubt that the Senior Tour is still to see the best of him . |
| 16 | Whether the nurse gains clinical experience in the ward as an apprentice or as a student-observer , the main aim is still to provide the best nursing care possible for the patient . |
| 17 | She was also rather surprised by the way in which she took her own newly-acquainted charms , for she was almost as determined as Janice to make the best of herself , and she had more to make the best of . |
| 18 | The progress towards our erm , compliance with our ethical investment policy though , has been achieved while considering the need to secure the best returns possible on our investment , and we have done it through a series of progressive sales of investments at the appropriate times according to the market conditions , and so I 'm happy to say that we have been able to achieve both our responsibilities as trustees , our responsibility both to secure the best return on investment and , to consider wider policy implications of our investment policy . |
| 19 | In order to survive the jungle and live to tell the tale it is important not only to have good companions , but also to have the best available equipment . |
| 20 | ‘ A state of affairs Resenence Jeopardy used often to extract the best performances from his colleagues , ’ Lucien said drily . |
| 21 | Migrating birds display great sensitivity to the direction and force of air currents , changing altitude frequently to find the best conditions , and yet for many years their sensors have eluded detection . |
| 22 | view is that one hopes that my hopes are that of the direct report you er worked for erm is equal and competent and is erm in a sense courageous and brave and that they realize that sometimes to get the best results you have to do things which are perhaps challenging and orthodox |
| 23 | I worked hard to get the best job in the world . |
| 24 | To survive and succeed at college , you must learn ( 1 ) what to read ( 2 ) how to read , and ( 3 ) how to take useful notes and then to make the best use of them ( see Chapter 9 on taking notes from reading ) . |
| 25 | THE WRIGHT STUFF : Liverpool have yet to see the best of Mark Wright , says manager Graeme Souness |
| 26 | To avoid being thrown when sailing in waves , look ahead to choose the best course and allow the waves to flex over the waves . |
| 27 | Once in his jungle or slum he will learn by trying like anyone else to make the best of his circumstances . |