Example sentences of "best [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of all new administrations this century , it was probably the best prepared for office . |
| 2 | They are best used for cocktail savouries , but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce . |
| 3 | Liquid colours are best used for painting and tinting , and where colours need to be paler . |
| 4 | It was also during this period that we had the strangest set of photographs taken of us , by Peter Christopherson who worked for a design company , Hipgnosis — whose offices were at the back of our Denmark Street HQ — and who later joined Throbbing Gristle , a band best known for tabloid spreads on their occult practices . |
| 5 | The action , brought by Australia 's third largest bank , comes at the end of a year during which Mr Bond — best known for brewing Castlemaine XXXX lager and his 1985 triumph in the America 's Cup yacht challenge — has fought a desperate battle to keep his creditors at bay . |
| 6 | Best known for motor insurance , a field in which many — probably most — competitors are losing money , Direct Line has seen improved profits in each of the past four years . |
| 7 | Although best known for motor insurance , Direct Line writes two other classes of insurance : household and creditor . |
| 8 | Associate producer and star Denis Lawson — best known for Local Hero — said that filming of The Dead of Winter had been postponed and might even be switched from Mull to Denmark , even though the story is set on Mull . |
| 9 | FISONS , the ailing drugs group best known for asthma and hayfever products Intal and Opticrom , has sold its UK consumer health arm . |
| 10 | Although Mr Cross has been making music since the early 80s , he 's best known for Ride Like the Wind and the theme tune to Dudley Moore 's film Arthur . |
| 11 | Sucralose , developed over 20 years by T&L and its US partner Johnson & Johnson — the pharmaceuticals company best known for Band Aid and baby powder — is expected to be cleared for use by the US Food & Drug Administration this autumn . |
| 12 | ( xii ) An EM operating at low magnification , is best suited for karyotype study ( 250–3000x ) . |
| 13 | It 's rather heavy and bulky to carry at 10lb 14oz , so is best suited for lowland campsites and ‘ car boot ’ camping . |
| 14 | The LFA Directive differs from other CAP provisions in that its broad objective is to support an area of agriculture which may not be best suited for production . |
| 15 | However , by adept diplomacy , he was able to impose a form of pax Britannica on what had hitherto been a turbulent part of Africa and thereby maintain the conditions best suited for fostering trade . |
| 16 | Hedgerow briars are best left for walking sticks . |
| 17 | The root is best dug for use in the first autumn after permanent planting . |
| 18 | Our terms of reference used the title ‘ media studies ’ , which may be best reserved for specialist study . |
| 19 | There appear to be mountings for the transformer but once again I suspect that these are best ignored for safety reasons . |
| 20 | The more expensive virgin and nut oils are best kept for salad dressings and for adding to foods which require no further cooking . |