Example sentences of "be [adj] at [art] good of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slow , badly coordinated vector graphics are awful at the best of times , but when they 're trying to convey the scintillating action of such a classic film their inadequacy is more poignant . |
| 2 | A panel full of increment/decrement wheels and pads can be confusing at the best of times , but in the heat of the moment the effect on a performance can prove more than negative — it can be destructive . |
| 3 | Negotiating the Magic Roundabout in Swindon can be hair-raising at the best of times … for a Reliant Robin driver , it 's like dicing with death . |
| 4 | Negotiating the Magic Roundabout in Swindon can be hair-raising at the best of times … for a Reliant Robin driver , it 's like dicing with death . |
| 5 | Since he was inclined to be dyspeptic at the best of times , no one was greatly surprised , unless perhaps at the severity of this attack . |
| 6 | He was in no state to break such news to a woman like Mrs Browning whose sensibilities were tender at the best of times . |
| 7 | Finding a lone man amid open ocean is doubtful at the best of times , and we had just been through the densest fog bank either one of us had ever experienced . |
| 8 | Change is uncomfortable at the best of times and the patient is discomforted . |
| 9 | This is hazardous at the best of times , using a crane and the natural motion of the sea to lock and unlock the mexeflote cells . |
| 10 | It is difficult at the best of times to persuade consumers to try a new product , but when it is more expensive than rump steak the problem is exacerbated , particularly when one of the undeniable attractions of vegetarianism is that it is such a cheap alternative to eating meat . |
| 11 | It is difficult at the best of times , however , to distinguish the sexes , and only of academic interest once stung . |
| 12 | It was horrible at the best of times , but on Saturdays it was worse . |