Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] at the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christmas in the music business brings a retrospective look at the best and worst moments of the preceding year . |
| 2 | Having teenagers is a humbling experience at the best of times — and having teenagers taking exams is the greatest leveller of all . |
| 3 | He did n't like foreign films at the best of times : you could n't understand what they were saying . |
| 4 | Psycho-history is a derelict enterprise at the best of times , and who can be sure about the mental health of any of the great heroes of the past ? |
| 5 | ‘ Babies are n't her favourite subject at the best of times . |
| 6 | ‘ One does n't go blundering into unsound structures without a light source at the best of times . |
| 7 | Does the Minister also accept that , in considering agriculture , it is crucial to bear in mind the responsibility of all involved in the food chain , from production to consumption , to ensure that at all times consumers get good , healthy , pure products at the best possible price ? |
| 8 | This was brought home to me recently when I went into mine ( a rash and dangerous move at the best of times ) to fetch the hosepipe . |
| 9 | Building societies are legally obliged to sell repossessed properties at the best possible price . |
| 10 | Given the rambling terms of reference , and the clash of opinion between its members as to how they should be interpreted , the Commission would have faced a bumpy ride at the best of times . |
| 11 | Naturally , we do n't expect you to fling real arrows at the best C64 mag on the market , no no no ! |
| 12 | Do n't forget , she was returning to a village in the north , hardly the most progressive or liberal-minded place at the best of times , and this particular village was especially proud of its moral record . |
| 13 | Gathering up the relicts is a hard business at the best of times , and Jackie had to know how the task , carried through with Helen 's usual bravery , would have affected her . |
| 14 | Listening is a difficult and complex skill at the best of times . |
| 15 | Going underground is a tricky business at the best of times . |
| 16 | I know we as a nation are not renowned for our ability to serve but the general level of indifference , apathy and downright rudeness I encountered made even me , a cynical bastard at the best of times , wince . |
| 17 | Since 1950 the pro-European parties had declined in strength in the legislature , and even without the EDC dilemma , governmental survival at the best of times was problematic . |
| 18 | It was merely a shell with glittering branches at the best addresses in London . |
| 19 | But reason told her it was a precarious business at the best of times . |
| 20 | Dougal believed that cars were unpredictable creatures at the best of times . |
| 21 | ‘ No very bold villain at the best of times , I should judge , and greatly in awe of the Gospel verdict today . |
| 22 | It is a hazardous task at the best of times to categorise the views of parliamentarians , let alone in respect to such a complex subject as the future relationship between Britain and Europe . |
| 23 | Roses are heavy feeders at the best of times , and pruning for more and better bloom drives a plant even harder . |
| 24 | He was an emotional man at the best of times and a proud one , and the one often cancelled out the other . |
| 25 | MRS THATCHER has cunningly provoked the Labour party and the media into pushing her into holding a general election at the best time for the Conservative party . |
| 26 | Jumping out of an aircraft is a nervy business at the best of times , so the first jump of a new season can be a jittery time , especially when you 're the elite RAF Falcons . |
| 27 | Trent 's an obnoxious , contrary bugger at the best of times , as the lyrical concerns show — in between the obligatory expletives , they range from hate through the sub-Nietzschian ideas of cultural slavery and , well , back to hate again . |
| 28 | Arthur Jaffe was not a benevolent man at the best of times . |
| 29 | Those who find walking the pavements a hairy-scary experience at the best of times will be interested to hear that Durham constabulary now advocates cycling there , too . |
| 30 | The sub-standard systems Earth Central had seen fit to install in the Base made some weird noises at the best of times , but this … . |