Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] best " in BNC.

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1 This means that , as part of an internal market , hospitals would trade with one another , with self-governing hospitals or with the private sector in order to provide their patients with the best treatment available .
2 Should you wish to change your holiday arrangements in any way we will endeavour to meet your wishes to the best of our ability .
3 it is your duty as a manager or supervisor to tell your subordinates all that they need to know to perform their work to the best of their ability
4 The students were being fed contradictory messages and did what they could to lead their lives in the best way possible , given deteriorating conditions and mounting ideological and political debates .
5 In business sales cases the conflicting public interests are that a man is not at liberty to deprive himself or the community of his labour and expertise unreasonably and yet he must have a freedom to sell his business for the best price ; which may be only obtainable if he precludes himself from entering into competition with the purchaser ( see James VC in Leather Cloth Co v Lorsont ( 1869 ) LR 9 Eq 354 ) .
6 This is a great opportunity for LASMO 's team to pit its wits against the best in Britain , have a really enjoyable evening and help a most worthy cause .
7 To see that all parties get justice , are dealt with fairly and get the chance to put their cases to the best of their abilities .
8 This Meeting consider this a great hardship , Lint being a staple article of the Island they therefore wish Shawfield may have the Goodness to order matters upon such a footing as to enable his Tenantry to put their manufacture to the best avail . "
9 Disciplined and naturally dignified , he was a most thoughtful and observant bowler , a little pacier than many left handers , but matching variation with accuracy in exemplary style , and always eager to pit his wits against the best .
10 What we needed desperately was more good information to put our resources to the best use .
11 For British artists it 's important that they should be able to match their work against the best international modern art .
12 The electronic mouse detector system introduced by Rentokil over a year ago has now received full patent protection [ no 2,179481 ] and several companies have installed the system in order to protect their businesses with the best possible ‘ early warning system ’ , yet without chemical rodenticides .
13 It was a it was a competition between the carters to get their horses into the best condition .
14 Those undertaking the drainage were quick to stake their claim to the best bits of land .
15 As Norton Taylor points out , ‘ administrations have always attempted to present their policies in the best possible light ; to avoid public relations pitfalls ; to coordinate information policy ; and to counter bad news they can do little about … ’ .
16 It should not have been a surprise that companies sought to use that range of permissible techniques to present their results in the best light .
17 The Profitboss rarely turns down an invitation to speak at a conference , seizing the opportunity to present his company in the best light , to fine-tune his own professional skills .
18 Hundreds of buyers turn up to take their pick of the best of the County breed .
19 It recommended fellow-prisoners to occupy their time to the best advantage , such as attending a talk on ‘ The Poetry of T. S. Eliot ’ , and there was a sketch of a man studiously reading a book with this title .
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