Example sentences of "[prep] be the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since this shop has the reputation of being the best for designer clothes , its customers tend to pay more than at other branches — but still only a fraction of the retail price . |
| 2 | For these are hyper-competitive athletes , all ex-pro American footballers or wrestlers , and not afraid to punish themselves in the cause of being The Best . |
| 3 | I have most of them already and besides I enjoy the reputation of being the best teacher . |
| 4 | Nicky had ( and for all I know still has ) the reputation of being the best criminal defence lawyer at the Scottish bar and had on several occasions persuaded juries to acquit those whom he had every reason to believe were guilty . |
| 5 | ‘ I gave it to them straight : competing with the best ai n't good enough when you 're capable of being the best . ’ |
| 6 | Known for its blue-blooded , polished , privileged , yuppie snobbery , the carefully-cultivated image of being the best has been generally convincing . |
| 7 | These slopes have the reputation of being the best you can find in the Pyrenees . |
| 8 | This latter award reminds me of a key feature of being the best and that is teamwork . |
| 9 | Presentations on Guinness Brewing 's strategic aim of being the best British brewer are being organised on all sites during the first two weeks of July . |
| 10 | OUR fifth great Daily Mirror allotments competition looks like being the best ever , according to judges . |
| 11 | It 's far from being the best photo , but illustrates what I mean . |
| 12 | The people who make the biggest contribution to profit are those who take a pride in being the best . |
| 13 | And there 's money in being the best . |
| 14 | The Germans this time proved to be the better shots , but were very impressed with the new British SA-80 rife and its optic sight . |
| 15 | The latter would appear to be the better view , since those who are ‘ likely to deal ’ would be the general public . |
| 16 | Hence , the child may grow up trying to be the better parent — replacing in itself the " bad " parental elements and exercising its goodness in this respect by Occupying the " good " parental position for others . |
| 17 | In an environment where the data can be coming from ATs , PCs or portables the DaynaFile is obviously going to be the better solution and it has the added benefit of being portable between systems which is not true for the Apple unit . |
| 18 | Where the demised property is of a common type both in character and size , determination by expert is likely to be the better method . |
| 19 | His British menu of Welsh Cheddar soufflé , English gammon platter , and baked fruit in puff pastry with caramel sauce was judged to be the best overall of the six menus prepared by finalists in London last month . |
| 20 | And it 's supposed to be the best in the World . |
| 21 | To be No. 1 you have to be the best ; fast pace on court , quick thinker , footwork spot on , lob the ball , serve well . |
| 22 | ‘ I want to be the best ’ she explains proudly , ‘ it does n't matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 23 | The US Masters champion said : ‘ To be the best in the world you 've got to play around the world , but I do n't expect to see Americans playing over here . |
| 24 | DAVID FEHERTY played what he considered to be the best golf of his life in the BMW tournament in Munich yesterday , thanks largely to a tip from a friend . |
| 25 | This is the Japanese giant 's exhaustively researched and meticulously executed ‘ best shot ’ at luxury saloon design — a car which seeks to be the best , and very nearly succeeds . |
| 26 | It was not enough to be the best in the world at your chosen sport , as Joe Davis found to his cost . |
| 27 | A parcel from London recently landed on my desk with what turns out to be the best analysis of it , Soviet History in the Gorbachev Revolution by Professor R W Davies of Birmingham University 's Centre for Russian and East European Studies ( Macmillan , hardback £29.50 , paperback £7.99 ) . |
| 28 | The old fogies tend to be the best . |
| 29 | At the wicket he is a Roman general , unquestioning of his own ability to defeat the barbarians ; yet because the pride and haughtiness are justified by having repeatedly proved himself to be the best , one can not resent them , especially since he usually leaves them on the field of combat . |
| 30 | It 's a new technology , but it does n't have to be the best technology … ‘ |