Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The submarine , which was eventually to provide the best means of delivering the torpedo , was still an infant ; only one or two curious submersible craft had been built and they had not yet affected naval thinking . |
| 2 | ‘ Many farmers think it saves money only to treat the best cows in the herd — those which have had clinical mastitis or those with a known high cell-count . |
| 3 | For years those fans have suffered the frustration of supporting the team through thick and thin only to see the best seats at big matches filled by the detested ‘ fur-coat brigade ’ . |
| 4 | To coincide with the change , the Haslemere company have reorganised into three divisions — environmental , maritime and engineering — all of which will work together to find the best environmental solution . |
| 5 | The food plant for both the small tortoiseshell and the peacock is the stinging nettle , so to stand the best chance of finding their caterpillars , start inspecting large clumps of nettles about the middle of May . |
| 6 | I am also visiting the various sites over coming weeks and look forward to hearing your views about how we can work together to secure the best outcome for AEA and its employees . |
| 7 | She bent down to retrieve the best china from the floor , whilst Ray picked up teaspoons with one hand and dabbed at the goat 's milk with the other holding his handkerchief . |
| 8 | They are nevertheless honest enough to praise the good points of the car but are unable to concede that these points add up to a first-class package . |
| 9 | But he is confident enough to assert the best way to tackle the problem of low intelligence among deprived children may be through measures designed to improve their nutrition . |
| 10 | It is vital that our children have the best possible education to allow them not only to have the best possible standard of life and maximise their opportunities , but for the benefit of Britain , so that we can compete in the world in trade and industry . |
| 11 | ‘ Liverpool are lucky enough to have the best fans in the world and I know they 'll turn up the volume and strike fear into Spartak . |
| 12 | And yet we want to be able to exploit new opportunities and new technologies as they come along to get the best out of our systems for our businesses . |
| 13 | ‘ This trio only has long-term chances of survival if it uses all chances to work together to get the best results , ’ he said . |
| 14 | During the war he sold his interest in his galleries and went off to war ; following this six-year closure he reopened the Hans Road gallery but decided not to reopen the American galleries ; it was hard enough to get the good material for one shop . |
| 15 | So-called direct tactics would n't be good enough to beat the best teams at international level . |
| 16 | Despite obvious Iranian links with our captors , Britain appeared determined only to exploit the better relationship with Iran for British companies seeking contracts there , rather than using it to secure our release . |
| 17 | It is necessary to follow the routines exactly to obtain the best results . |
| 18 | Extremely soft water may not contain sufficient calcium to maintain growth of the skeleton while excessively hard water is thought not to favour the best quality of coloration and finnage . |
| 19 | She had behaved quite out of character just to get the better of him . |
| 20 | It is very difficult not to want the best for your child . |
| 21 | This was partly the result of an upbringing that had instilled in him the belief that it was wrong to say unkind things about people behind their backs ; indeed , a lack of verbal malice , and a determination to try always to see the best in people , is one of his qualities . |
| 22 | In short of having before your Lordship a very complicated er array of procedural options , er the , the view that has been taken by , my lead was the most appropriate er course was to come and argue the issue substantially and then in the light of what your Lordship rules thereafter to see the best way forward in terms of further procedural applications to your Lordship . |
| 23 | Those who know him have no doubt that the Senior Tour is still to see the best of him . |
| 24 | Whether the nurse gains clinical experience in the ward as an apprentice or as a student-observer , the main aim is still to provide the best nursing care possible for the patient . |
| 25 | Recent organizational changes are , for the more experienced officers , evidence of serious misunderstanding at headquarters about real pollution control work : ‘ If you spend too much time in an office you ca n't do your public relations — you ca n't respond promptly to protect the good name of [ the authority ] . |
| 26 | She was also rather surprised by the way in which she took her own newly-acquainted charms , for she was almost as determined as Janice to make the best of herself , and she had more to make the best of . |
| 27 | The progress towards our erm , compliance with our ethical investment policy though , has been achieved while considering the need to secure the best returns possible on our investment , and we have done it through a series of progressive sales of investments at the appropriate times according to the market conditions , and so I 'm happy to say that we have been able to achieve both our responsibilities as trustees , our responsibility both to secure the best return on investment and , to consider wider policy implications of our investment policy . |
| 28 | At the same time he said he had had to select his shots wisely to get the better of Chesnokov . |
| 29 | In order to survive the jungle and live to tell the tale it is important not only to have good companions , but also to have the best available equipment . |
| 30 | The evening gala dinner was held at Yew Lodge , and after Club Secretary Stewart Wilson read out some dubious ‘ alternative ’ golf rules , all settled back to enjoy the good food , and good company , washed down with many a long winded golfing yarn . |