Example sentences of "is [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The views are still tremendous in the Lakes , but sitting down to be surrounded by two or three belligerent sheep whose main occupation in life is to steal my cheese and pickle sandwich is about the best way of spoiling a good day out . |
| 2 | A few practice swings with the trusty old battle axe later ( I swung Whiplash around by the ears ! ) and their verdict was soon forthcoming : MicroProse 's Project Stealth Fighter is about the best the C64 has to offer on the flight sim front . |
| 3 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that most sensible people in Britain recognise that expenditure on our nuclear deterrent is about the best and safest investment that we can make , especially in view of the alarming situation in Russia and the break-up of the former Soviet Union ? |
| 4 | There is no upper limit to the size of an army , but one thousand points is about the smallest size that will allow you to field a battle-worthy force . |
| 5 | There is no upper limit to the size of an army , but one thousand points is about the smallest size that will allow you to field a battleworthy force . |
| 6 | There is no upper limit to the size of an army , but one thousand points is about the smallest size that will allow you to field a battle-worthy force . |
| 7 | We looked at about 25 or 30 , but this is about the nicest we saw . |
| 8 | Honestly , getting up there in front of people with no effects and no tremolo is about the scariest , most challenging thing I 've done . |
| 9 | You are policing rivers is about the simplest way of explaining quality control . |
| 10 | Eysenck wrote in New Scientist ( vol 94 , p 803 ) , that ‘ the age of six … is about the youngest age at which IQ tests can be properly applied ’ . |
| 11 | If there was ever a classic is about the laziest bastard on this side of Christendom and he and he he would n't do anything that supports your business at all |
| 12 | Quoits is about the biggest one |
| 13 | All is for the best in this best of all possible worlds , he mused , blowing a great cloud of smoke into the air above him . |
| 14 | He can smell nothing , which is for the best . |
| 15 | It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run . |
| 16 | ‘ I remember one line from the Iliad , ‘ One principle is for the best , to fight in defence of one 's country ’ . |
| 17 | Good heavens , I think your plan to retire is for the best ; let me know if I can help in any way . |
| 18 | He set forth an idealistic view of a society in which all privilege would be done away with , and in which wealth and power would be fairly shared , on the basis of competitive public examinations with General Essay papers on EITHER Natural Justice OR ‘ Everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds . ’ |
| 19 | One of the most distressing factors is the ‘ jollying up ’ attitude of staff and their expectations that the patients and their families will collude with the ritual pretence that everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds . |
| 20 | This is a decision by the Natural Environment Research Council and it is for the best scientific reasons . |
| 21 | All is for the best in the most impossible of worlds . ’ |
| 22 | If everything is for the best in Castlereagh , why are there so many out-of-court settlements in actions for damages brought by former detainees ? |
| 23 | The theme of the award — ‘ Local Government and the local press working together ’ is for the best advertising campaign which is of benefit to the community . |
| 24 | This is for the best . |
| 25 | This is for the best . |
| 26 | Among some of the more senior citizens in Soldiers Grove , a tiny town ( population 560 ) in western Wisconsin , the new market is for the oldest profession . |
| 27 | The house is built of rock-faced sandstone which is of the deepest pink , peculiar to this area , and its roofs are of patterned slate . |
| 28 | It is unusual for two reasons : he used the powdered bone of the toad with drawing oils and substances instead of with jading substances as most horsemen in Suffolk did ; again , the description of the actual ritual of getting with all the attendant circumstances is of the deepest interest . |
| 29 | The fields are tiny , the air makes you sleepy , the sky is of the deepest blue . |
| 30 | However , the emotion that is of the greatest importance from our point of view , in its effect on the domestic horse , is that of anxiety . |