Example sentences of "[adv] be [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One local farmer commented that for McCartney to put an end to the hunt might not necessarily be in the best interests of the deer . |
| 2 | Far more pupils are taken on than can hope to succeed in practice , and if you have not been able to impress any barrister sufficiently with your qualities to be taken on , it may perhaps be for the best that you are forced to look to a different career at this juncture . |
| 3 | It will normally be in the best interests of a child of sufficient age and understanding to make an informed decision that the court should respect its integrity as a human being and not lightly override its decision on such a personal matter as medical treatment , all the more so if that treatment is invasive . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't say the man could not be of the highest value , if he did not ruin everything he touches with his implacable spleen . |
| 5 | Funerals are very special occasions in the Dales , when people who may not be on the friendliest of terms would forget their differences for a while and come and pay their respects . |
| 6 | A very strong impression , even now , is of a lack of diversity in the planning and delivery of activities in ways that may not be in the best interests of the children . |
| 7 | Although this leads to productive links with other agencies and services , it can not be in the best interests of the students . |
| 8 | Tizard argues that her study , together with others , suggests that attempts to restore a child to his [ or her ] natural family may not be in the best interests of the child . |
| 9 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 10 | In its reply the profession , while acknowledging its willingness to co-operate in the provision of relevant additional information , expressed concern that concentration on expenses and charges , while ignoring more important aspects of product and company selection such as the investment return , might not be in the best interests of consumers . |
| 11 | We believe to further reduce erm erm the level of migration led development in North Yorkshire er would not be in the best interest of the region as a whole and more importantly , would not be in accord with the general provisions o of the structure plan to accommodate a a significant level er of development . |
| 12 | 6.4 Non-competition It may not be in the best interests of the landlord or the tenant for there to be several units within a shopping centre being entitled to sell the same goods or services . |
| 13 | And then to withhold one 's vote as with almost a matter of habit and routine , that can not be in the best interests of the Conservative party . |
| 14 | I make no bones about believing that this should always be at the lowest possible level , making me an enthusiastic decentraliser and a sceptical centraliser — whether to Whitehall and Brussels , or Westminster and Strasbourg . |
| 15 | Malcolm McLaren too believed that groups and management should always be on the worst possible terms with the record company , to avoid co-option and defeat . |
| 16 | This is because the law accepts that it may not always be in the best interests of a patient to receive further invasive , or aggressive , treatment . |
| 17 | This may not always be in the best interests of the company but as , on the whole , the Press acts in this area with reasonable restraint , it generally is in the best interests of investors and the public . |
| 18 | The Remuneration Committee comprising all the Non-Executive Directors ( ‘ the Committee ’ ) has considered the question and concluded that it would now be in the best interests of the Company and its employees to bring forward proposals for such a scheme and an appropriate resolution is set out as Resolution 11 . |
| 19 | Evidently , if the design of text recognition systems is to be at all inspired , it may as well be by the best natural example available . |
| 20 | A major problem is that , even in very rural districts , much of the council 's stock will frequently be in the largest settlements , which in many cases have not been included under the rural designation . |
| 21 | As for soil types , hungry Norfolk sands or flinty Hampshire chalks must surely be among the droughtiest in the country . |