Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] the best [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Search literature refers to the best path as having the lowest cost . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Because of this Barro treats as the best prediction that could be made by rational agents of the value of . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The same source claims that the 51 women in question consisted of the best workers in that department " ( presumably this means the most senior ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Then get together with your team to agree on the best approach to communications , consultation and obtaining commitment in your area . |
| 9 | You will see groups of them clustered way out beyond the breaking surf waiting for the best waves . |
| 10 | A narcissistic concern with visual appearance accords with the best efforts of sales and marketing teams , and the design of any book is a vital factor . |
| 11 | As you are building a new pond , you have the opportunity to put in the best filtration system , without paying a fortune . |
| 12 | Although local bus video turned in the best WinTach Windows performance results , the Western Systems Paradise video accelerator produced some pretty good ones , too . |
| 13 | Many years ago I worked as a Time and Motion Study ( Work Study ) officer in industry , where the question was always : why ca n't all workers produce the output achieved by the best workers ? |
| 14 | However , the fact that the other local minima found by the algorithm were all less than 0.15% greater than this value indicates that the path length would not necessarily have a minimum coinciding with the best probe order in other data sets containing many repeats , a fact illustrated by chromosome III . |
| 15 | Contestants in fancy dress will be judged at 10.20 with a prize offered for the best outfit . |
| 16 | Constitutional development could be thrown back to before 1965 , with the Queen exercising the prerogative of choice based on the best advice available to her . |
| 17 | Profit stems from the best actions , not the best intentions . |
| 18 | Within social work the quest continued for the best way to organize a service that could be responsive to community need . |
| 19 | The persuasion rests on the assumptions that the forms of consultation practised and of participation prompted by the best employers are a measure of industrial democracy , but not enough : that the representation of employees on company boards is necessary to establish complete industrial democracy ; that total industrial democracy , in this prescription , will so far improve industrial efficiency as to benefit materially the general interest ; and that the implicit loss or diminution of the rights of ownership should not be allowed to preclude the realisation of that benefit . |
| 20 | Comorbidity emerged as the best predictor of 2-year survival . |
| 21 | ( Employees must maintain their houses in good condition , make every effort to sell at the best price and receive company authority before accepting an offer . ) |
| 22 | This means that directors are under a duty to act in the best interests of the shareholders . |
| 23 | Thus the law insists that a director who wishes to enter into a transaction where there is any possibility of a conflict between his own interest and his duty to act in the best interests of the company must disclose the transaction to the shareholders in general meeting and obtain their consent to it . |
| 24 | The doctor has a professional duty to act in the best interests of his patient and to advise accordingly . |
| 25 | The policy of the solicitors ' governing body is encapsulated in Rule 1 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 ( and of earlier editions ) : A solicitor shall not directly or indirectly obtain or attempt to obtain instructions for professional work or permit another person to do so on his behalf , or do anything in the course of practising as a solicitor , in any manner which compromises or impairs or is likely to compromise or impair any of the following : ( a ) the solicitor 's independence or integrity ; ( b ) a person 's freedom to instruct a solicitor of his choice ; ( c ) the solicitor 's duty to act in the best interests of the client ; ( d ) the good repute of the solicitor or of the solicitor 's profession ; ( e ) the solicitor 's proper standard of work ; ( f ) the solicitor 's duty to the Court . |
| 26 | Such a contract usually emphasises the director 's duty to act in the best interests of the company . |
| 27 | Accordingly , the board of the vendor company has a duty to act in the best interests of the company , its shareholders and its employees , and can not therefore reject a management buy-out without due consideration . |
| 28 | A suggested clause to be included in either the Articles or the subscription and shareholders ' agreement is : A director of the company who has been appointed to the board by a member or class of members pursuant to the Articles of Association to represent the interests of that member or class of members shall , notwithstanding any rule of law or equity to the contrary , not be considered in breach of his fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the company by reason only that in the performance of his duties and the exercise of his powers , he has regard to the interests and acts upon the wishes of that member or class of members when no honest and reasonable director could have formed the view that in so doing , the director was also promoting the interests of the company as a whole . |
| 29 | And the rosebush culled from the best North-West London nursery — he 'd planted it last Saturday — was only there for me when I ripped scarlet beads of blood from thin air . |
| 30 | Could n't such a course serve as the best sort of bridge between the two cultures ? |