Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Public disorder incidents are frequently transitory and fleeting events ; the constable has to make quick decisions as to what course of action to adopt for the best . |
| 2 | The persuasion rests on the assumptions that the forms of consultation practised and of participation prompted by the best employers are a measure of industrial democracy , but not enough : that the representation of employees on company boards is necessary to establish complete industrial democracy ; that total industrial democracy , in this prescription , will so far improve industrial efficiency as to benefit materially the general interest ; and that the implicit loss or diminution of the rights of ownership should not be allowed to preclude the realisation of that benefit . |
| 3 | Constitutional development could be thrown back to before 1965 , with the Queen exercising the prerogative of choice based on the best advice available to her . |
| 4 | Hydrophane has kindly donated FOUR sets of polo wraps for the best ones . |
| 5 | When talking about grief a frequent comment is , ‘ We never used to have this sort of fuss made in the good old days : we just had to get on with it ! ’ |