Example sentences of "is best [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former enshrines the major cavity properties : E1 is the incident field amplitude ( normally zero in a laser ) ; t is the time for light to propagate from the cell output around to the input , equal to ( " : - — L ) /c ; 8 is the cavity mistuning , whose physical significance is best examined for the empty cavity , in steady state , whence and thus The cavity field thus has resonances spaced at intervals of in 8 , which are very sharp if R is close to unity ( high-finesse resonator ) . |
| 2 | The root is best dug for use in the first autumn after permanent planting . |
| 3 | Chillida , from San Sebastian , Spain , is best know for his monumental works in natural materials , such as wood , iron and marble , but he also produces collages and engravings . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , the contrast is best made for introductory purposes by thinking about the middle of the range , where individuals take the stage in a social capacity , as , for instance , Prime Minister or Secretary of State . |
| 5 | As it is an expensive and time-consuming treatment , it is best kept for smaller areas , such as the upper lip . |
| 6 | Paper is best reserved for drying particularly hand drying . |
| 7 | Similarly , in an extended theme , there will usually be one supreme climax , and once again the highest note is best reserved for that point . |
| 8 | In general , frequent harmonic change is best reserved for points of culmination and intensity , or for music of an agitated nature . |
| 9 | Then on 28th May , 1858 , the influential Architectural Society of the Archdeaconry of Northampton sent a plea to Manners saying ‘ that Gothic is best adopted for the Offices ’ . |
| 10 | Again , lively and vivid language is best employed for this end . |
| 11 | 2.25:GOLD CUP hero Cool Ground was beaten a long way behind Tipping Tim at Wetherby three weeks ago , and is best watched for the time being . |
| 12 | Thus , it could turn out that a difference is best accounted for not by the first social variable that you quantify ( for example , social class ) , but by a second or third one ( for example , sex of speaker ) . |
| 13 | The yellow may nymph is best adapted for rough boulders , while the marsh brown nymph fits against smooth stones , upon which its gill-like plates press down , thereby creating a vacuum . |
| 14 | He knew this would be ‘ a great mortification ’ to Scott , but ‘ the personal feeling of an architect ought not to enter into competition with what is best adapted for the public service and what is most compatible with the ornament of the town ’ . |
| 15 | But the collection here is best left for another day , as it merits a special visit . |
| 16 | Foreman , winner of three world heavyweight title fights in the early Seventies , is best remembered for his part in the one he lost : ‘ The rumble in the jungle ’ in Kinshasa , Zaire , when Ali knocked him out . |
| 17 | Foreman , winner of three world heavyweight title fights in the early Seventies , is best remembered for his part in the one he lost : ‘ The rumble in the jungle ’ in Kinshasa , Zaire , when Ali knocked him out . |
| 18 | Buchi Emecheta is best remembered for her first book , In the Ditch , an autobiographical account of life in 1960s London for a young Nigerian woman with five children . |
| 19 | Yet , ask the average mastermind of today what Priestley is best remembered for , the reply is usually ‘ He discovered oxygen ’ . |
| 20 | The war was in fact fought largely in the Mediterranean and is best remembered for the execution of Admiral Byng , in March 1757 , for his failure to protect British-held Minorca . |
| 21 | The session of 1536 is best remembered for the dissolution of the smaller monasteries , the union of England and Wales , the establishment of the Court of Augmentations , and the seizure of franchises by the Crown . |
| 22 | Much of this has a bearing on today 's concerns , and one must constantly remind oneself that the book was written in 1954 by an author who is best remembered for his writings on cybernetics . |
| 23 | The partnership was not a success , and is best remembered for McLaren 's ploy of persuading the group to perform onstage with a hammer and sickle banner , offending even their deeply buried atavistic feelings of patriotism . |
| 24 | Six is best remembered for the self-registering thermometer which he invented , the first to record maximum and minimum temperatures on a single instrument . |
| 25 | He was more active as a member of the first Jacobean Parliament , often called upon in his official capacity to supply precedents , but he is best remembered for his diary of the Parliament , which has been described as ‘ indispensable ’ . |
| 26 | Though no great singer , ‘ Zozimus ’ is best remembered for his song ‘ The Finding of Moses ’ ( cf. the Bible , Exodus chapter 2 ) , known in such versions as Songs of Dublin ( ed . |
| 27 | ‘ But he is best remembered for his Porcine Circus . ’ |
| 28 | In Britain he is best known for the remarkable Byker Wall housing scheme in Newcastle-upon-Tyne . |
| 29 | It is best known for its mouth-watering digestive biscuits , but some staggering statistics graphically illustrate the incredible production rate at United Biscuits . |
| 30 | The latest of SAVE 's publications is Bright Future : The Re-Use of Industrial Buildings , written with the architect Francis Machin , who is best known for his futuristic conservatories , but whose conversions include the transformation of my own barn into a library and office . |