Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Spain , we took Hal Hambra from a loss to a profit and the award of the Albanta Prize by the Spanish government and this is an award given to the best new text book in , in the Spanish educational system each year . |
| 2 | Search literature refers to the best path as having the lowest cost . |
| 3 | I enclose some of your forms completed to the best of my ability from information given by parish councillors . |
| 4 | The major improvement to be found by including the GFF is the reduction in the number of words selected as the best . |
| 5 | Augustus John 's ‘ leonine personality ’ was well known , as was Wilson Steer 's total life devotion to his ‘ absorbing passion for painting , ’ 12 or Sickert 's arrogant self-belief — all artists Walker admired as the best and aligned herself with . |
| 6 | A relief to Léonie , not to have to observe him sitting knees crossed in the best armchair daintily sipping his apéritif , one hand going up to smooth his shining black hair . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | A few minutes later a car drew up , its brakes screeching in the best SS fashion . |
| 9 | LENNIE Lawrence has promised to be ruthless in his Middlesbrough team selection in a bid to live with the best in the Premier League next season . |
| 10 | Normally unaffected by any type of political show biz , the factory was deluged by the media as scores of photographers and journalists jostled for the best position . |
| 11 | It seems to me that , in this respect , we have a great deal to learn from the best American schools . |
| 12 | In effect the duty is merely an amalgam of fiduciary duties at common law requiring an agent to act in the best interests of his principal . |
| 13 | Everyone is different , and although obviously some birth complications can be foreseen , such as if the baby is in an unusual position , or if the mother is particularly small and slim , in general , every expectant mother goes into labour hoping for the best , hoping that she 'll be the one to have a quick and easy time . |
| 14 | Data relate to the best fit of SIC Groups to nationalized industries and public services of 1981 . |
| 15 | The Neville Brothers feature on the best track ‘ Let the hammer fall ’ . |
| 16 | Because of this Barro treats as the best prediction that could be made by rational agents of the value of . |
| 17 | The nights spent scraping away the silver backing among the best in my whole life , he wrote . |
| 18 | Each request for assessment will be ‘ screened ’ by an experienced member of staff and a decision made about the best type of assessment to be offered , by whom and when . |
| 19 | This is no longer true and tea-bags are now available containing teas from selected estates according to the best crop available at the time of packing . |
| 20 | His vow of homage was not merely a promise to be true to the emperor and to serve him against his enemies , but a promise to live in obedience to God and His law according to the best of each man 's strength and understanding . |
| 21 | The same source claims that the 51 women in question consisted of the best workers in that department " ( presumably this means the most senior ) . |
| 22 | CCW should continue to identify and protect the richest wildlife sites based on the best scientific analysis ; |
| 23 | But in fact the Mort Homme , with its sinister name acquired from some long-forgotten tragedy of another age , was to be the centre of the most bitter , see-saw fighting for the best part of the next three months . |
| 24 | They would also risk breach of their fiduciary duties to act in the best interests of the company rather than in their own . |
| 25 | Thus even if we accept that the duty of directors to act in the best interests of shareholders can be equated with a duty to maximize profits this does not provide us with any real assurance that the wishes of the shareholders are being executed by the directors or that we have a satisfactory way of controlling the discretion accorded to directors in the name of the Rule of Law . |
| 26 | At the more concrete level of legal rules , we find that many of the difficulties which the law has faced in defining the duties of directors to act in the best interests of the company stem from a conflict between the traditional contractual model of the company and the corporatist countervision . |
| 27 | Management accountable to owners can not be expected to enter into meaningful agreements , planning or otherwise , which limit their freedom under the law to act in the best interest of the owners . |
| 28 | A charter which encouraged the poorer countries to move towards the best practice in the richer nations would clearly affect competitiveness in the less well-off states . |
| 29 | They are just suggestions for day and half-day excursions to take in the best of the scenery , rather than the villages the tours pass through . |
| 30 | We go offshore power-boat racing with the best in Britain . |