Example sentences of "and [vb infin] the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr makes there was an under , enumeration of figures and that has been made clear in the reply the reply is quite clear about the basis on which the structure plan is being promulgated and the total projected total population in two thousand and six regards the historical data , that should be taken , as far as I 'm concerned , as matters of fact , will of course not be absolutely accurate and as far as projected data is concerned all that we can do any of us can do is to try and make the best estimates possible and I am satisfied that our officers will have done that . |
| 2 | ‘ If I had that kind of money I would try to go out and buy the best players available — I would pay the price needed as Kenny has done . |
| 3 | Not fool enough to stand aside and watch the best thing that 's ever happened to me wither away because I 'm too scared to let it put down roots . |
| 4 | ‘ The more expertise you have available the better , and I 'm just going to try and do the best job I can . |
| 5 | We will enable tenants to apply for Housing Action Trusts to take over and improve the worst estates . |
| 6 | We require also to recruit and motivate the best people and this in turn requires a good reputation , not only for the goods we make and the worthiness of our contribution to society , but also the way in which we do these things , the sort of people we employ and the contributions we make in the area , and whether we are good citizens or not . |
| 7 | Bunyan 's life and work were a fulfilment of Tyndale 's dream that his translation of the Bible would reach and transform the humblest ploughboy in the fields . |
| 8 | At each centre , staff will coordinate and select the best methods . |
| 9 | Johnson Matthey continues to set and maintain the highest quality standards which have been recognised by quality audits and awards by our customers worldwide . |
| 10 | ‘ Horizontal ’ competition , the network system , might in an ideal world have meant companies vying to buy and sell the best programmes from each other . |
| 11 | Their background makes it easy for them to appreciate and exploit the latest advances in active documents , and to see how document standards and document handling fit into the wider computing scene . |
| 12 | Here the individualistic , childhood-makes-man approach is relatively trivial and , paradoxically , can do little more than to complement and compound the worst aspects of the holistic fallacy by narrowly explaining adult character as a function of cultural conditioning and contemporary family circumstances . |
| 13 | In six of the survey 's eight categories it took one of the top three places ; it took top place ( see table 3 ) in its ability to attract and retain the ablest employees , its long-term investment value and its community and environmental responsibility . |
| 14 | Perhaps if there really was ( and is ) ‘ widespread discontent … about the quality of education ’ , the best remedy would be to enhance teaching as a profession so as to attract and retain the best recruits , by paying them proper salaries and by promoting those who teach well , in such a way that they stay in the classroom instead of becoming administrators . |
| 15 | It is generally true that if organisations try to set up such functions in-house , they are unlikely to keep and retain the best people ; thus there is always a gulf between the in-house employees and their performance and what can be obtained in the way of services by using external consultants to undertake the job . |
| 16 | CCW should continue to identify and protect the richest wildlife sites based on the best scientific analysis ; |
| 17 | in so far as Cooperation is fundamentally opposed to the existing economic basis of society , this meeting of Stratford Cooperators consider it desirable , in order to fully organise and obtain the best results from their political acts , that the advisory committee be instructed to enter into negotiations and act in conjunction with the Trades Council and Labour Representation Committees in the area covered by this Society 's operations . |
| 18 | Solly 's climb was to perplex and stretch the best climbers for decades . |
| 19 | I 'll go out and get the latest news . ’ |
| 20 | The next stop is to try and determine the best arrangement of the components on the board , and it often helps if at least the major parts ( large transformers , relays etc. ) are to hand so that the designer can visualise the arrangement of the components . |