Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [noun] [is] best [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , unlike Skinner , Piaget believed that development is best explained by describing the ways in which children understand such relations . |
| 2 | They are not caused by individual neurosis , but it is being asserted that religion is best understood as if it were a symptom of a neurosis of humanity as a whole . |
| 3 | In my own department , I should say that , although some members still believe that literature is best studied in isolation , looking simply at ‘ the words on the page ’ , most of us now like to contextualise it in some way , often historically , and are inclined to ask students to read some texts which are not ‘ literature ’ in the conventional sense . |
| 4 | People believe that behaviour is best left to natural , spontaneous expression . |
| 5 | We believe that Labour is best placed to develop that unity by bringing Catholics and Protestants together in the struggle against the Tories . |
| 6 | I have found that shying is best combated by taking as little notice as possible . |
| 7 | The writer who feels that suspense is best suited to his or her talents would do well before setting out , however , to get it clear in his or her own head that suspense is what is to be produced and that the book contemplated will adopt this form , or formula , in preference to any other . |