Example sentences of "be [verb] at [pos pn] good " in BNC.

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1 If employees are to work at their best they must :
2 The courtesies to be shown are seen at their best when Aurora dances with her Prince in the last act of The Sleeping Beauty .
3 Our data also suggest that the team model of professional/paraprofessional staff deployment has high potential for maximizing the contribution of available personnel to the helping process and , if paraprofessional social service workers are to function at their best level , not only do they require appropriate training but professional workers also need to be trained to work with them .
4 All food needs to be stored and prepared carefully if it is to be enjoyed at its best .
5 All in all , an excellent day of tennis of both quality and quantity , enabling the multi-sport Bourne Club to be seen at its best .
6 Like all exhibition venues , it is a question of creating the right atmosphere for your work to be seen at its best advantage .
7 He was standing quite still now , arms folded across his chest , the dark eyes beneath the dark brows fixed on the approaching motor boat , but Ronni found herself reflecting that that hard muscular body , dressed now in white trousers and a faded blue T-shirt , would only be seen at its best in motion .
8 A maze of paths with unique wooden seats and bridges enables the weathered and moss-covered rocks to be seen at their best .
9 She argues that young children 's cognitive and linguistic abilities can be seen at their best in situations involving intentions , motives , or purposes — situations which make human sense .
10 Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best .
11 Bateman 's fine turn of speed and immaculate crosses were seen at their best in Palace 's drive to promotion from the newly-formed Football League Division Three .
12 Like those ghastly American mausoleums where the embalmed corpse is presented at its best , dressed and smiling , prior to burial .
13 The focus of the next sections is on those areas where the Ellis-Beto doctrine is seen at its best , and when it dominated TDC policy for twenty-five years .
14 With Easy Boot , you can have up to fifteen highly optimised configurations that ensure your PC is working at its best in any given situation , and a lot less hassle .
15 Eastern Creek was n't scorching hot and yet Kenny Roberts revealed the Dunlops had been working at their best in the blazing heat of qualifying .
16 Standard tunes are her forte , and she was heard at her best in Cole Porter 's I Concentrate On You , given just a hint of a Latin groove , and a delicate , emotional My Foolish Heart , in which her subtle singing was perfectly matched by pianist Brian Kellock 's lovely solo .
17 Quicksilver , darting and with wonderful balance and control , Vince was seen at his best at Selhurst Park in Palace 's progress to the 2nd Division Championship in 1978–79 .
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