Example sentences of "[am/are] best left " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hedging plants are usually cut back to half their height after planting to encourage bushiness , but some conifers are best left unpruned until they reach the desired height . |
| 2 | Root crops for storage are best left in the ground for as long as possible , provided they are dug up before severe frosts set in . |
| 3 | Almost all companies have decided that these items are best left to specialist manufacturers . |
| 4 | Because of Berkeley 's criticisms of them , Locke 's views on language and abstract ideas , views which were implicit in the discussion of nominal essences , are best left for the next chapter . |
| 5 | Larger leaves like these are best left completely submerged in cold water for a good six hours before being used in arrangements . |
| 6 | The rewards from deserts are never going to compare with those from places with abundant water : and most of the world 's deserts are best left to the highly specialized animals and plants that are adapted to live in them . |
| 7 | If you knock at the door of the gamekeeper 's house and he comes to the door wearing an antler head-dress , a black satin robe with a pentangle on it , and is holding a headless bleeding chicken in one hand , then even if he gives you permission to camp , think about going to a B & B. Some country folk are best left to their own devices . |
| 8 | Now , I 'm all for the members of the Great British Public knowing a great deal more about the nostrums they consume , and having the information needed to help them share in deciding which are worth having and when , and which are best left to the birds . |
| 9 | Surplus component boards etc. are most useful if they contain expensive semiconductors , and are probably something that are best left to those who have a few years experience of electronics behind them . |
| 10 | Small quantities of marine water are inherently unstable , and are best left to very experienced marine fishkeepers , I would not attempt a 2′ tank as a first marine set-up . |
| 11 | Well , no , you can not breed Killifish as you would Zebra Danios or Angelfish and it 's true that some are best left to the specialist . |
| 12 | Most tantrums are best left to blow themselves out . |
| 13 | The right to die and the right to help someone to die are surely matters which are best left to discretion and commonsense . |
| 14 | Hedgerow briars are best left for walking sticks . |
| 15 | If you 've played some of the Speccy-ported Dizzy adventures , you may well have decided enough is un oeuf , and decided that eggs are best left in omelettes . |
| 16 | The stags ' antlers are cast each year and are best left where found as they are nibbled and eaten to recycle the chemicals and nutrients needed for growing the next set , which is probably more useful than lying in the loft at home or being turned into a table lamp . |
| 17 | The classic reds of Bordeaux are best left until at least a decade after the vintage date printed on the label . |
| 18 | Having examined the practice in different common law jurisdictions , their Lordships consider that the principles endorsed by the Jamaican Court of Appeal , particularly with regard to inconsistent previous statements , represent what will normally be an acceptable way of achieving fairness to the accused and they take the opportunity of saying that in a civilised community the most suitable ways of achieving such fairness ( which should not be immutable and require to be reconsidered from time to time ) are best left to , and devised by , the legislature , the executive and the judiciary which serve that community and are familiar with its problems . |
| 19 | Some points may be isolated , and are best left as such . |
| 20 | " Some people are best left alone , " said Gabriel , and he looked down to where the eldest and the middle brother were lying peacefully under their beautiful tree , with its green leaves , and its glossy fruit , and the white blossom falling like snow . |
| 21 | A 300dpi scanner can manage to scan in line artwork but , apart from using it as a guide , photographs are best left well alone . |
| 22 | It is arguable that such determinations are best left to the elected representatives . |
| 23 | ‘ And my mother , ’ he continued crisply as though she had not spoken , ‘ did not need reminding of things that are best left forgotten . ’ |
| 24 | Let's not worry too much about claims to exclusivity where truth is concerned — perhaps these are best left until the next world ! |
| 25 | If desired the agreement could contain separate provisions regarding partners attending continuing education courses in accordance with Law Society training regulations or even the taking of sabbaticals , but perhaps these matters are best left to ad hoc arrangements with individual partners . |
| 26 | Those which are well but just look lost … are best left where they are to take their chances |