Example sentences of "[is] for the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you think it 's for the best , Daddy . ’ |
| 2 | We hope it 's for the best , ’ said Mr Gennady Gerasimov , the chief spokesman , in pithy words which encapsulate the bold leap towards the Common European Home that Mr Egon Krenz , with Moscow 's backing , has made . |
| 3 | ‘ perhaps it 's for the best . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh well , maybe it 's for the best . ’ |
| 5 | Naaah , it 's for the best … d' you wan na talk to these two ? |
| 6 | But as one passenger said : ‘ Perhaps it 's for the best . |
| 7 | But happen it 's for the best ; you had to know some time . |
| 8 | Well , I think it 's for the best , Kate . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it 's for the best , ’ she said . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's for the best . ’ |
| 11 | It 's for the best , trust me . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've set my face towards it , and it 's for the best . |
| 13 | Then with a sigh , ‘ Perhaps it 's for the best . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're right , it was n't , but something has changed and I 'm not at all sure it 's for the best . ’ |
| 15 | All is for the best in this best of all possible worlds , he mused , blowing a great cloud of smoke into the air above him . |
| 16 | He can smell nothing , which is for the best . |
| 17 | It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run . |
| 18 | ‘ I remember one line from the Iliad , ‘ One principle is for the best , to fight in defence of one 's country ’ . |
| 19 | Good heavens , I think your plan to retire is for the best ; let me know if I can help in any way . |
| 20 | He set forth an idealistic view of a society in which all privilege would be done away with , and in which wealth and power would be fairly shared , on the basis of competitive public examinations with General Essay papers on EITHER Natural Justice OR ‘ Everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds . ’ |
| 21 | One of the most distressing factors is the ‘ jollying up ’ attitude of staff and their expectations that the patients and their families will collude with the ritual pretence that everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds . |
| 22 | This is a decision by the Natural Environment Research Council and it is for the best scientific reasons . |
| 23 | All is for the best in the most impossible of worlds . ’ |
| 24 | If everything is for the best in Castlereagh , why are there so many out-of-court settlements in actions for damages brought by former detainees ? |
| 25 | The theme of the award — ‘ Local Government and the local press working together ’ is for the best advertising campaign which is of benefit to the community . |
| 26 | This is for the best . |
| 27 | This is for the best . |
| 28 | Among some of the more senior citizens in Soldiers Grove , a tiny town ( population 560 ) in western Wisconsin , the new market is for the oldest profession . |