Example sentences of "[verb] what [is] best [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the last few days I have listened , with fingers crossed , to Conservative politicians saying , yes … of course … they are always happy to reconsider any policy because they want what is best for the country and all members of our community . |
| 2 | That is not to say that there has been universal agreement , but there has been an attempt to discover what is best for the consumer . |
| 3 | yet we must also consider what 's best for the people . |
| 4 | ‘ But I think I have done what is best for the side and I hope Ashley can score sufficient runs to get back again . ’ |
| 5 | Most courts are likely to heed the advice given by the Court of Appeal in M v Westminster City Council [ 1985 ] FLR 325 and hear all the evidence before deciding what is best for the child . |
| 6 | The Children 's Act emphasises we have to do what is best for the child , and that has tended to mean more children are taken into care or placed in foster care , ’ he added . |
| 7 | Sanderson stuck to his guns : ‘ I am trying to do what 's best for the meeting . |
| 8 | But , but this is where you , where we 've got to strike the appropriate balance between doing what is best for the customer and what is best for us . |
| 9 | He is certain that John is absolutely committed to the Watercress Line and aims only at achieving what is best for the railway . |
| 10 | But they do n't have a crystal ball , all they have is their judgement and they do what 's best in the circumstances . |
| 11 | Since the white paper on broadcasting was published in November 1988 , the debate has raged over whether the proposals will mean real choice for the public , or simply undermine what is best about the present system . |
| 12 | With customer losses included , the results would better reflect what is best for the nation . |
| 13 | This implies influencing user behaviour to suit what is best for the system . |
| 14 | The " good " parent , for the parent , knows what is best for the child and is able both to bring this about and help the child to see it as good . |