Example sentences of "is the [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where soft sedimentary rocks have eroded away , leaving harder boulders and ample crevices with loosely embedded rocks , is the best habitat for the myriads of fascinating creatures . |
| 2 | Gough is the best man for his job and both full backs , Dave McPherson and David Robertson , are pacy and good in the air . |
| 3 | No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too . |
| 4 | What I want is the best government for Rhodesia . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I think that is the best way for England to play . |
| 6 | There are also strong arguments , however , to suggest that a more pluralistic decision-making process is the best way for society and organisations to operate . |
| 7 | ‘ Durham County Council and Labour know that it is the best way for children to start their educational life . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Durham County Council and Labour know that it is the best way for children to start their educational life , ’ he said . |
| 9 | The training office is based on the idea that hands-on experience in running a realistic office under the guidance of a tutor/supervisor is the best preparation for productive work . |
| 10 | It is time — once again — to say that Iain Murray 's endpiece in your magazine is the best tonic for jaded admen , marketing gurus , stray nuns , roller-skating PR hooligans and other assorted readers of your organ that could possibly be devised . |
| 11 | In 1978 , he told five youths who tied up a 14-year-old boy as a target for their catapults : ‘ What is the best sentence for you really would be to have you tied to a tree and everybody throw stones at you . |
| 12 | The CNAA , in the words of one commentator in 1971 , was far from perfect , ‘ but it is the best procedure for devising innovative courses we have found so far ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ As for the County Council 's wish for the WHR freehold , we believe the course suggested by the High Court for the Ffestiniog Trust to seek the Amending Order is the best safeguard for the future of the WHR , and we have made it clear to the Council that we would respect their wishes concerning footpaths , cycle tracks and so on . ’ |
| 14 | The size and volume of the contracts secured is the best safeguard for the future of the coal industry . |
| 15 | Integration is the best hope for both . |
| 16 | He says Labour 's commitment to manufacturing industry is the best hope for the future . |
| 17 | Poetry is the best medium for this sort of thing , he says . |
| 18 | The tragedy of the industry was that they had won the battle only by turning their back on the price mechanism : a procedure for resource allocation which , arguably , is the best medium for the decentralisation of decision making to firms in the modern economy . |
| 19 | Erm , but I do believe who is the best person for the job . |
| 20 | My top objective is to get on board because I believe she is the best person for the job . |
| 21 | In response to the general assumption that the Netherlands is the best location for a holding company , Luxembourg has recently introduced a very similar regime . |
| 22 | ‘ We know that the French way of eating and drinking wine is the best passport for good health . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ But under the Moon is the best home for us now . |
| 24 | Hierarchy is the best structure for getting work done in big organizations . |
| 25 | So , what is the best treatment for the patient with a solitary cerebral metastasis — biopsy and radiotherapy , or surgical excision and radiotherapy ? |
| 26 | Caroline 's comment : Faith is right to think that breast or formula milk is the best choice for Jake until he 's a year old although cow 's milk can be given from six months . |
| 27 | It is the best choice for tourers and cross-country enthusiasts because of the kicking heel-raise which can be accentuated to help with climbing on skins and increase elan when gliding across flat sections . |
| 28 | In six patients , however , HBV-DNA disappeared from the serum but quickly reappeared after discontinuation of therapy , indicating that persistent absence of HBeAg is the best indicator for termination of the viral replicating phase . |
| 29 | In short , instrumentalism ( the use of organisation to personal ends or the ends of close kin ) is the best tactic for self-advancement . |
| 30 | ‘ I mean , she must realise this is the best chance for me . |