Example sentences of "[prep] what is [adj] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , three powerful forces — habit , convenience , and ignorance or diffidence about alternatives — propel most people into this decision , rather than any conscious evaluation of what is best for them . |
| 2 | Mrs. Proudie , on the other hand , definitely has a mind of her own — and though she supports her husband she does it in her own particular way and follows her own idea of what is best for him . |
| 3 | ‘ Fairness ’ said Roger , ‘ does n't come into it , it 's a question of what is best for you ’ . |
| 4 | To be for animal welfare , as distinct from merely being against animal cruelty , is to believe that we have a duty to improve the quality of animal life , by ensuring — so far as this is possible — that other animals are the beneficiaries of what is good for them , not merely that we should avoid being cruel to them . |
| 5 | On the other hand , the better the change-manager understands each main party 's schema , each party 's perception of what is risky for it and each party 's ability to exercise power to disrupt , the better will he or she be able to develop an appropriate change strategy and recognize where the strategy may be at risk as events unfold . |
| 6 | I I I just wondered with the so-called if staff members independent advice , erm , on what is best for them to do with superannuation pension scheme . |
| 7 | Since I have no such talent , I am going to concentrate on what is easiest for me . |
| 8 | Relatives , of course , do not always agree with the individual about what is best for him or her and they may not agree with professionals trying to help the person either . |
| 9 | And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter . |
| 10 | He may even live the kind of life he does not really like simply because he feels that because everyone else is so much wiser than he is they must know best about what is right for him . |
| 11 | In too many instances a player 's schedule is determined just as much by the need to honour commercial contracts or by their agents , as by what is best for him or her . |