Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bleached bodies lie beached in the full heat , revealing sights that should never be disclosed to the closest lover let alone half of Teesside . |
| 2 | They should be designed to the highest mobility standards , making them easy and safe to move around in . |
| 3 | The chemicals giant announced its new company policy at a European petrochemicals conference in London , where it also pledged that all future plant will be built to the highest standards operating in any country in the world . |
| 4 | Richard was immediately content , as he only was when something could be ascertained to the nearest degree of accuracy . |
| 5 | On Dec. 26 , in an address to the nation , Ukrainian Premier Leonid Kuchma announced that direct payments would be made to the poorest members of society to protect them against the worst effects of the price rises . |
| 6 | The other 27 per cent would have to be connected to the nearest telephone line or ( in the future ) to a cable-television system . |
| 7 | He listened to the few men who had survived for more than a few weeks and talked of ‘ Blighty ’ and prayed only for a ‘ cushy wound ’ so they could be moved to the nearest hospital tent and , if they were among the lucky ones , eventually be sent home to England . |
| 8 | This is the Central Television Percy Thrower Trophy , very handsome trophy it is too and it 's going to be presented to the best gardener around here ; that 's after the break . |
| 9 | Otherwise , one 's eye will be drawn to the darkest flower or leaf in the picture , which will act as a distraction from the overall shape and impact of the picture . |
| 10 | In 1889 , all the members of the Nez Perce tribe were offered allotments of 160 acres on the Lapwai Reservation ; the surplus to be sold to the highest bidder . |
| 11 | Will they too be sold to the highest bidder , regardless of the interests of local people ? |
| 12 | It 's little more than a century ago that women were still being led to market to be sold to the highest bidder — in England . |
| 13 | THE secrets behind the world 's deadliest secret agent , James Bond , are to be sold to the highest bidder . |
| 14 | THE secrets behind the world 's deadliest secret agent , James Bond , are to be sold to the highest bidder . |
| 15 | It seems , however , that if the auction is in fact held , then anything advertised to be ‘ without reserve ’ must be sold to the highest bidder . |
| 16 | Sea Scouts Claire Lowis , Samantha Lambird , Christopher Pinnegar and Mark Gent are seen with the ball , which will be sold to the highest bidder . |
| 17 | In any surveying practice , labour is the key issue and since it is an expensive commodity it must be used to the highest level of productivity . |
| 18 | The local topography , soil types , relative areas of upland and lowland will all be important considerations , but ultimately the ability of a community to feed itself will be the deciding factor ; in a subsistence economy , at any period , land will be used to the best advantage . |
| 19 | In each case the argument was much the same : in crisis , it was the duty of politicians to come together so that the best men could be used to the greatest advantage , and so that shibboleths of party could be discarded . |
| 20 | Haslam paints the picture of a corporate impresario who recognises the various talents and skills of those around him and orchestrates events so that these talents may be used to the greatest benefit of the enterprise . |
| 21 | ‘ See , ’ the girl said proudly , ‘ these flowers made of gems , I created the pattern for them and designed the slippers in such a way that the amethysts would be shown to the best advantage . ’ |
| 22 | Although the government has always maintained that HATs will be restricted to the worst estates , it is by no means clear what criteria have been applied in the selection of these nine . |
| 23 | Marina , having escaped being murdered due to the intervention of pirates , is sold to a brothel , her virginity to be auctioned to the highest bidder . |
| 24 | A bottle of bubbly will be awarded to the best article written using one of the headlines adopted in this edition of Environment Issues . |
| 25 | The shop stewards also decided that all accident and emergency cases would be taken to the nearest accident and emergency department . |
| 26 | Fitness videos of this nature — either home-grown or imported — must be subjected to the strictest controls and scrutiny from a recognised medical-athletic body . |
| 27 | In flow processes , the supply of raw materials has to be planned to the highest standards in order to avoid complete plant shutdown owing to unforeseen shortages . |
| 28 | if it is accepted that biotechnology is here to stay , how can it be controlled to the best advantage ? |