Example sentences of "to the worst " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year ACET provided urgently needed medical supplies to the worst affected areas . |
| 2 | Above all , does not the cross show that this is how God always acts in and towards the world , eternally vulnerable to the worst of pain and suffering which it manifests ? |
| 3 | They do n't know the language so their choice of jobs is limited to the worst and least skilled ; they do n't know their rights so they can be intimidated , they do n't have much information about other , better off workers so they can be paid poverty-line wages . |
| 4 | But if the worst really came to the worst in Japan , the resulting mess could not simply be welcomed as come-uppance . |
| 5 | If the worst came to the worst he could cook it himself . |
| 6 | If the worst comes to the worst in the war , he 'll leave us all in the mess and put a bullet through his head . |
| 7 | If the worst comes to the worst in the war , he 'll leave us all in the mess and put a bullet through his head ! |
| 8 | If it comes to the worst , she does a very good Marmite sandwich . |
| 9 | SHOULD the worst come to the worst , John and Norma Major will at least be able to make a dignified departure from Downing Street . |
| 10 | Thus the soignee appearance of Cresson and other French women politicians blazes a torch and tells others that , while everyone is mortal and while women may have many cards stacked against them , it is possible to face up to the worst as well as the best . |
| 11 | She must have faced up to the worst outcome , in the process . |
| 12 | If the worst comes to the worst , we 'll have to go into hard training . ’ |
| 13 | By 1979 energy consumption was almost back to the 1973 level but this trend was abruptly curtailed by the second oil shock which contributed to the worst recession in the UK since the Second World War . |
| 14 | She was only forty-six at the time , but sheer hardship and constant exposure to the worst elements the high Pennines could mete out had drained her youth away . |
| 15 | Similarly , remind yourself that even if the worst comes to the worst and you need to go in the middle of the interview it is no big deal although it feels like a disaster to you . |
| 16 | But he was not too worried ; he had had enough of worry for one morning ; if it came to the worst he would just report it stolen . |
| 17 | I had thought that , if the worst came to the worst , I could always follow the hillside and make my way down to the bottom . |
| 18 | If the worst comes to the worst , and I 'm unable to continue , he 'll have to have someone standing by to fill in for me . |
| 19 | His willingness to prostitute himself to the worst instincts of the electorate makes Neil Kinnock look like a beacon of moral and political rectitude . |
| 20 | ‘ If the worst comes to the worst we shall have to take the train to Manchester . |
| 21 | ‘ We all feared this might happen and now it has come to the worst , ’ said one church-goer arriving for the service . |
| 22 | The Arsenal manager , facing up to the worst sequence of League defeats at Highbury for 16 years , is refusing to become a hostage to the reputations of what he calls ‘ name players ’ . |
| 23 | I had not felt that trade unionism had yet reached the accountancy profession , but it appears that Mr Marshall 's requests are akin to the worst excesses of the trade union movement . |
| 24 | Think carefully about each option so that , if the worst comes to the worst , you will be prepared . |
| 25 | If the worst came to the worst , she could fire it with both hands . |
| 26 | If the worst comes to the worst , says the suicide , I can always kill myself . |
| 27 | I do n't know what he 's doin' , but if the worst comes to the worst , scream for all you 're worth . |
| 28 | ‘ I just want to be there but , if the worst comes to the worst , the squad is strong enough to win . ’ |
| 29 | IT 'S been a bad week for a bunch of well-connected folk who probably thought they were immune to the worst ravages of the recession . |
| 30 | But if the worst comes to the worst for Princess Di , money wo n't be a problem . |