Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] the most " in BNC.

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1 When I left and went to teach in war-torn London , I knew I had been right to make the most of those precious two years .
2 It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ .
3 All non-productive wood must be cut out , and the skill lies in deciding which of the many buds are wood buds and which are fruit buds , and then in deciding which of the wood buds are likely to produce the most fruit buds .
4 Loss of my letter of introduction from Barry the Magus had meant that I had been unable to make the most of a brief , lacklustre meeting in Puerto Maldonaldo with its adviser Didier Lacaze , a slight , diffident Frenchman .
5 He may overcome the illness altogether but , even if this is not the case , he will certainly be able to make the most of his life and develop that special peace of mind which comes to those who are aware that they are doing all that they can to control the direction of their evolvement .
6 So he 'll be anxious to make the most of this unexpected opportunity .
7 Thus the British were able to make the most of their supporting role in the superpower talks which led to the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 to try to prevent further nuclear proliferation in Europe .
8 He 'd been keen to make the most of being able to borrow his parents ' yacht , and do some sailing .
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