Example sentences of "be the worst [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Grease 2 must be the worst film ever made but they love it ! ’
2 They had so few experienced seamen on board that an English prisoner was released from his chains to take the helm of one vessel during what was said to be the worst storm for 20 years .
3 The report also drew attention to the fact that no information was collated specifically upon graduate unemployment until 1932 — so this could be the worst recession ever , in terms of graduate opportunities .
4 But the , I ring up local government offices , and that 's the way they would speak to me , and immediately I say to myself , ‘ Christ , that would be the worst person to be interviewed on local radio . ’
5 Would this be the worst case scenario or the best case scenario ?
6 Search times are of O ( log2 n ) on average , and will be the worst case for all unsuccessful searches ( Knuth , 1973 ) .
7 This must be the worst system of rationing .
8 ‘ It has to be the worst year of my career given the expectations I had when it started .
9 ‘ Considering that we have been looking at 30,000 job losses a year recently , this could be the worst year ever .
10 We had been told by travellers that the stretch of desert from Adrar to Reggane would be the worst part of my journey .
11 This proved to be the worst part of the piece — ; dense , incomprehensible , and of no value .
12 That must be the worst way of dealing with legislation .
13 Telling my Pop was going to be the worst bit .
14 By the evening of Jan. 26 between 5,000,000 and 10,000,000 barrels of oil were estimated to have poured into the Gulf , in what was thought to be the worst oil spillage in history [ for March 1989 Exxon Valdez spill see pp. 36541 ; 36606 ] .
15 Now that would be the worst scenario .
16 Before I could n't understand , and I almost felt it was a bad reflection on us , and that we must be the worst institution that Italy has .
17 On reflection , it would seem that garrison and police duties amongst the civil population would be the worst role possible for NSWP armies in time of war .
18 ‘ This would be the worst solution possible , ’ he said .
19 Being kind to them would be the worst sort of sentimentality , or , as Ritchie delightfully puts it , ‘ a mere hypocritical formula to gratify pug-loving sentimentalists , who prate about a nature they will not take the trouble to understand ’ ( 1976 : 183 ) .
20 Calcutta must be the worst place to live .
21 In the North , South Tyneside continues to be the worst unemployment blackspot with 10,399 out of work , equivalent to 18.4pc of the workforce .
22 It can be the worst layout imaginable , but he 'll go into it 100 percent .
23 Fear has to be the worst feeling of all .
24 Evenings represent maximum temptation for most slimmers , although around four o'clock in the afternoon , when the children come home from school , can be the worst time for many mothers who may be waiting until mid evening to dine with their husbands .
25 It 's not the first time Faringdon 's been flooded , but in living memory this may be the worst deluge
26 Understand that this could be the worst news you could give him and make sure he gets as much of your time as you can give .
27 Shakespear 's Sister took to the stage to what must be the worst intro tape I 've ever heard .
28 Does he share their view that they work hard for their money , that they pay quite enough tax and national insurance and that they do not want to see what would be the worst disaster for such businesses in future — an increase in income tax and national insurance , as proposed by the Labour party ?
29 Even if I could make an impression it 'd be the worst thing I could do .
30 The vital role of the parents is to do all they can to ensure that the loss or diminution of love and friendship , will be the worst thing that can happen to their children if they transgress the legal and moral codes that control the society in which they will be living .
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