Example sentences of "[art] good and [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The better and more diverse they were , then the greater the area of influence which could be ‘ captured ’ , and correspondingly the more important a site in the economic and urban hierarchy . |
2 | You are the best and most convincing appointment for London . |
3 | Nevertheless the ministry was probably the best and most complete of its kind in Europe . |
4 | This is the best and most evenly-balanced Uncle Vanya I 've ever seen . |
5 | Relating the story of the future Duke of Wellington in Self-Help , Samuel Smiles commented that the general had no intention of acting grandly or nobly , ‘ merely regarding the punctual payment of his debts as the best and most honourable mode of conducting his business . ’ |
6 | We are looking at the training arrangements and are anxious to ensure that our future forces receive the best and most relevant forms of training in the most efficient and cost-effective way . |
7 | We will ensure the Forces have the best and most modern equipment . |
8 | Churchward was determined to provide Swindon works with the best and most modern plant and machinery possible , the works having been founded in 1842 by Brunel and ( Sir ) Daniel Gooch [ q.v . ] . |
9 | However , at the time they were the best and most modern cutters we had sailed on and we were all very proud of the fact . |
10 | Soon Otis Ferguson was praising the star system for coming up with personalities like W. C. Fields , Jimmy Durante , Mae West , and now Jimmy Cagney , all of whom offered ‘ the sense of real people ’ and who were to his mind ‘ the best and most honest Americans ’ that he knew . |
11 | That aside , the real strength of this album is that like all the best and most honest Southern woman singers , Nanci Griffith is insisting that small-town 35 year old housewives ca n't get satisfaction either . |
12 | To my mind this is the best and most subtle of all English potted meat inventions . |
13 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best and most subtle way to prevent such attacks is to ensure that the British people know that they have a Government who are taking the steps necessary to keep firm control of immigration and particularly to prevent people from abusing our immigration rules by entering this country under the bogus concept of being political refugees ? |
14 | Within paid employment , male workers benefit from their ability to keep the best and most skilled jobs for themselves ; they are beneficiaries of occupational segregation by gender . |
15 | About the best and most durable of these , in the early days , was phenol-formaldehyde or ‘ Bakelite ’ . |
16 | ‘ But you want more outlets for KITS and you want them in the best and most expensive locations . ’ |
17 | Your doctor will be aware of the range of hospitals offering services , and will be able to recommend to you the hospital where you will receive the best and most appropriate care . |
18 | The ’ next steps ’ initiative is making use of the best and most appropriate management practices from all sectors , such as contracting out , recruitment of chief executives from the private sector , performance pay , publication of reports and accounts , customer surveys , trading funds , and financial flexibility to carry money between financial years . |
19 | To ensure the best and most appropriate access to that information , historians might be advised once again to pursue collaborative initiatives with scholars in other disciplines who will also rely as heavily upon such materials . |
20 | Here are some examples of articles that would help you , as a practical developer , do the best and most efficient job : |
21 | Neo-evolutionism rejects this unilinear dogma , and argues that there are many possible paths from the traditional to the modern , though there is a strong supposition that the capitalist road via pluralist democracy resulting in something like the contemporary United States and Western Europe , is the best and most efficient of the alternatives . |
22 | The best and most experienced accounting officers come out about all square and do not have to suffer the indignity of having to ask their ministers to present supplementary estimates to Parliament at the end of the financial year . |
23 | I find tea to be the best and most satisfying bush drink that can be taken … ’ |
24 | Dorothy Eden , one of the best and most successful writers of romantic suspense novels , used in her earlier days to start her whole book from a name she had chosen , or that had perhaps chosen her by striking a note from the wind-harp in her mind — Seraphine , Blandina , Hariot . |
25 | A communiqué issued at the end of the talks stressed that " the establishment of a regional security system with participation of the region 's states is the best and most successful method to provide security and stability to the region 's states and people " . |
26 | Black mustard is the one with the best and most pungent flavour , and has become naturalized in Britain and America , though it probably originated in the Middle East . |
27 | Madder grows naturally in well-drained , even stony sites , and in light woodland ; for the best and most extensive roots a deep soil is the most satisfactory . |
28 | The best and most extensive work here is at Canterbury Cathedral where the nave , south-west and central towers , cloisters , transepts and Lady Chapel are in Perpendicular style ( 466 and 467 ) . |
29 | We saw that Attica produced the best and most influential Geometric . |
30 | Once again , many thanks for your contribution to one of the best and most memorable holidays . |