Example sentences of "which be at [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I repeat that the Home Secretary will rely on Bills like this , which are at best irrelevant and at worst unreasonable . |
| 2 | Against such a background of hopelessness , compounded by living circumstances which were at best dreary and unstimulating for patients and staff alike , and at worst a contravention of basic human rights and dignity , individuals had no opportunity to develop any other picture of themselves . |
| 3 | " Values " which were at first aesthetic have become didactic . " |
| 4 | When the objectives of the analysis are clearer , a selective transcription will be more useful than a detailed one , which is at that later stage of the research likely to contain much unwanted information . |
| 5 | This is a particular threat given the present NHS management ethos , which is at best distant and disinterested and at worst disregards workforce morale . |
| 6 | He accused successive Education Secretaries of serving the UK poorly , listening only partially , and having ‘ an apparent determination to push through so-called reforms with a consultation process which is at best minimal and at worst cynical . ’ |
| 7 | It showed a radiopaque object , which was at first difficult to identify . |
| 8 | The iron pricker which was at first common was replaced by brass or copper . |
| 9 | Wheeler did not care to be connected in any way with anything which was at all unconventional . |
| 10 | The earlier one , on the Eurodisc label , was disappointing mainly on account of the choral singing of the Leipzig Radio Chorus which was at best lustreless and at worst inadequate . |