Best Sentence Examples
Betsy and Martha, now practically best friends, conspired together against the rest of us until they owned most of the board.
She is the best seamstress in Houston!
The best works of art are the expression of man's struggle to free himself from this condition, but the effect of our art is merely to make this low state comfortable and that higher state to be forgotten.
Yours is the second offer I've had this trip and I want to make sure I get the best deal.
I'll do the best I can.
And now, my friends, please to excuse My lisping and my stammers; I, for this once, have done my best, And so--I'll make my manners.
Cassie cleaned the supper dishes as best she could with sand, and stored them in one of the packs.
The truth is, I like your companionship - and I'd like my parents to meet one of my best friends.
She and I were best pals every summer up here.
No, I simply think there is a proper way to do things, and humans have a habit of doing what pleases them at the moment, not what is best for the future.
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Everybody was astonished, for that boy was the best scholar in the school, and he had never been known to break a rule.
It shows us at our best and at our cruelest.
But at least you had my best interest in mind.
He was the best loved of all our poets.
AdvertisementBut what is best of all," he went on, his excitement subsiding under the delightful interest of his own story, "is that the sergeant in charge of the cannon which was to give the signal to fire the mines and blow up the bridge, this sergeant, seeing that the French troops were running onto the bridge, was about to fire, but Lannes stayed his hand.
Jonatan is my best fwiend.
I want my best friend back, too.
He had tried his best to push them out of it.
I am doing my best.
AdvertisementOnly those who knew and loved him best can understand what his friendship meant to me.
Anyway, I was doing my best not to let things get out of control.
The count is suffering physically and mentally, and apparently you have done your best to increase his mental sufferings.
You're the best friend I've ever had and things around here could never be the same without you.
This was the same man who treated her so coldly earlier today, and she'd do best to keep that picture in her mind.
AdvertisementI decided that being truthful was the best approach.
They weren't exactly best of friends.
There was no reasoning with him, so she accepted a ride with her best friend, Connie.
He takes the best ones.
I thought that was the best way to carry her.
It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
We have ten thousand carts, but we need other things as well--we must manage as best we can!
The best thing to do was to calmly tell him she would rather not go.
All the best of me belongs to her--there is not a talent, or an aspiration or a joy in me that has not been awakened by her loving touch.
Howard was no doubt an exceedingly kind and worthy man in his way, and has his reward; but, comparatively speaking, what are a hundred Howards to us, if their philanthropy do not help us in our best estate, when we are most worthy to be helped?
I feel all my best faculties concentrated in it.
Perhaps I spoil her, but really that seems the best plan.
The best quarters in the village were assigned to cavalry-captain Denisov, the squadron commander, known throughout the whole cavalry division as Vaska Denisov.
But to judge what is best--conscription or the militia--we can leave to the supreme authority....
Barclay de Tolly tried to command the army in the best way, because he wished to fulfill his duty and earn fame as a great commander.
Ours must have got the best of it.
It was said that Mamonov's regiment would cost him eight hundred thousand rubles, and that Bezukhov had spent even more on his, but that the best thing about Bezukhov's action was that he himself was going to don a uniform and ride at the head of his regiment without charging anything for the show.
The Russian army, they say, in its retreat from Smolensk sought out for itself the best position for a general engagement and found such a position at Borodino.
The society gathered together at the governor's was the best in Voronezh.
It's best you don't say anything right now.
He was no gentleman, and she'd best keep that in mind.
There was little point in denying her attraction, but he'd best learn to keep his distance.
Much as she wanted the baby, she felt adoption was the best choice.
Granted, we have to plan how to best make it public but.
She's had some tough times, but we can hope for the best with this visit.
Deidre did her best to stabilize her breathing.
You're my best assassin, and you're the only one who can trespass in Hell and return.
Odd, coming from my best assassin.
You.ll find our chefs the best in the world, the host said, ignoring Katie to address her sister.
If that were the best Ne'Rin could say of the difficult woman … She should have settled by this point, adopted her role and been properly behaved.
He became famous as one of the bravest and best of the generals who fought to make our country free.
It was so hard to lose him, he was the best and kindest of friends, and I do not know what we shall do without him....
I cannot believe that our factory system is the best mode by which men may get clothing.
Natasha, on the other hand, having put on her best gown, was in the highest spirits.
The Russians did not seek out the best position but, on the contrary, during the retreat passed many positions better than Borodino.
But weekends are best.
Gerald said he was one of the best.
It must have worked, because his trainees were some of the best officers.
Too head strong to do what you know is best.
She would determine which case had the best chance of success.
Our self-imposed prohibition against pursuing our tips once given limited our learning which sources produced the best results.
If you want to speak to an agent, you best leave your number.
I wouldn't ask but I think it's in your best interest to do so.
Betsy didn't answer but she seemed at least partially placated by what was, at best, a half-truth.
I'm on my own with a child, trying to make ends meet, the best I can.
Don't ask for opinions; just do what you feel is best.
She seemed untroubled that her best friend tried to seduce her husband.
Best I pluck one from their pack and nicely convince that person to share their secret with Daddy!
The best I can figure, he never left California before his arrest so that's where I'm concentration.
Perhaps it was best; hadn't Betsy and I made a similar decision to stop our activities only hours earlier?
It's best if you and Howie return to Keene.
Let's try and make the best of what we have, for Howie's sake.
I don't mind at all because it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
I've trained you the best I could.
I trained you the best I could.
He understood it was in their best interest to protect humanity.
Dusty trusted her for a reason, and if Dusty trusted someone, Damian knew she was the best at what she did.
I'm going to do my best to kill him before he kills you.
She forced herself to sew the arrow wound the best she could then ran from the room, vomiting in the bathroom.
Why don't you leave me your name, and if Mr. Bylun believes it in his best interest, he'll return your call.
Dusty's words floored him, and Damian couldn't help but feel hurt that his best friend hadn't told him of his suspicions sooner.
It's the best time to deal with her.
Damian regarded her coolly, unwilling to let someone so undeserving get the best of him.
Whatever he was going through, he was doing his best to block her.
He's the best in my sphere of command, though Han's shoes are hard to fill.
The best she could hope for was eternity on this table, alone, knowing what she'd done to humanity's defender.
Did it make her a bad person for wanting the best chance at life?
I'm assuming he kept you because you're the best surgeon there is.
I, uh, know now what I did wasn't the best route to take.
Ginger, coiffed and styled by the best, looked ready for a fashion photographer's lens while continually rolling her eyes with disdain toward her sister-in-law.
Yeah. There's things that happened a hundred years ago and are best left be.
I just decided it was a fait accompli and we might as well address the situation as best we can.
Best the Red Sox ever had.
The best anyone ever had.
In spite of being a mediocre athlete at best, Dean had thrived on sports.
Some hick town newspaper said I was the best actor in the cast, but I think he was trying to be funny.
Fred, with the help of his cadre of lady friends, was the one person who had the best shot of producing further information on the family and its history.
Before that—at the turn of the century—it was marginal at best.
We were the best of buddies, once she got hold of the photo.
The mother of the groom deserves to look her best.
There was nothing they could say or do about Martha's situation except to keep their telephone nearby and pray for the best.
When Dean told Fred about Fitzgerald's death Fred immediately, in his best I-told-you-so tone, assigned the guilt to Lydia Larkin.
Perhaps it's best we never do know the truth.
It may be the best arrangement.
If you're going to work for this woman, it's best we all know where we stand.
Tymkyn, the best tracker in the underworld, stood behind him, hands clasped and chest heaving.
I'll do my best.
She did her best to stay cool and detached, the way she would have if she were still a goddess.
Ever have like a secret you can't tell your best friend but you really, really want to?
Though rough around the edges, Rhyn was the best friend Gabriel had ever had.
Though terrible news, Gabriel couldn't help thinking it was the best thing he'd heard all week.
This was the best day of my life, Gabriel.
In jest, he stated that Jonathan was merely seeking the best fashion example he could find.
He always has our best interest in mind.
She had chosen him partly for his ability to assume control while keeping everyone's best interest in mind... and partly because he aroused a passion she never knew existed.
Maybe it would be best if Lori spoke to them about this only through an attorney.
You're welcome to come see her as long as we feel that it is in everyone's best interest.
He always seemed to know the best thing to do, and when.
Alex says it's best to let them alone, but Casper is used to being around me.
Well, I'm sure he knows best.
The afternoon was theirs to use as they wished, and he always knew the best way to use it.
He didn't want them to be spoiled with too many things, but he wanted the best quality.
It was best that he didn't see Alex like that, and they couldn't communicate anyway.
She leaned back, considering how best to approach it.
In which case, the best thing to do was let it drop.
My husband always looks out for my best interest.
Carmen and Alex knew they had the best deal of all.
The best things might not be free, but they didn't always come in neat little packages, either.
She believed only the best about people - and had no experience with people like that.
We're not getting married when I'm on my deathbed, and Dr. Wynn is the best there is! she snapped.
I didn't mean … you're really trying … um, and doing your best.
His gaze took in the new wall they'd installed after the last one was destroyed by his best friend, Rhyn.
The cafeteria where she led him looked medieval at best, a stone hall with lines of crude picnic tables and dark hearths.
Gabe turned towards Rhyn, in sore need of a pep talk as only his best friend could provide.
You're the best, she said.
He's the best man I know, aside from Rhyn.
He's my surgeon and the best there is.
I'm flawed, but I will do my best.
As with the underworld, he'd tried to act in a way he thought was best since meeting her.
Maybe Gabriel's option was best.
Gio's paying for the best neurologist in the world.
Having the world's best neurologist on call was one of the perks of the rich and famous, a world unfamiliar to her except that her sister had been gunning for it since her sixteenth birthday.
If they wanted her dead, she'd given them the best target imaginable.
And why does it smell like the best hamburger earth can make?
Those idiots last night said Ancients always pick the best blood monkeys.
What a horrible life he'd lived, if this was the best it'd ever been for him!
It's the best I can do.
Kris, he knew, was the best Immortal warrior ever known.
Once more, he caught himself thinking of Andre and missing his brother.s—and best friend.s—guidance.
You.re the best Immortal warrior there is.
Evelyn, her best friend and landlord, shifted beside her before waving a manicured hand at the clear night above them and asking, "Ever wonder what's out there?"
Kiera managed a hurt tone and rolled on her side to frown at her blurry best friend of fifteen years.
And the best part-- one of my best customers wants you to paint Cannery Row.
It took me some time to convince Mr. Hardy you were the best painter in the area for his Cannery Row project.
A'Ran nodded in agreement, knowing it was the best he could do.
She wanted her friend to be happy, and Romas thought this was the best way.
How did you tell your best friend that aliens were real and oh, by the way, I married one and am taking you with me to his planet, for your own good?
She was doing what she thought was best for her friend, and Kiera would hate that.
Not only had she been dragged to another planet by her best friend, but now she was about to be betrayed by a prisoner she tried to free.
It was a good, perfect little life, so much more than she ever expected, with the exception that her best friend in the universe-- Kiera-- might as well have been dead to her as far as Romas and his clan were concerned.
She's bested my best battle planners with her mind.
It's not my best.
That she, a starving artist who'd been dragged across the universe because her best friend felt sorry for her, was the key to saving an entire race of people was unimaginable.
She wondered if he felt hurt at his best friend's betrayal but didn't have the nerve to ask.
This might be some of your best work.
Kiera said nothing, trying to think the best of her friend while anger stirred.
I know I haven't been the best of friends, so if you don't want to talk to me anymore, I'll understand.
I'm content to give them fair value for their bucks and try my best to see that they enjoy themselves.
Besides, if you don't take a chance in life, all the best opportunities will pass you by.
And I think you best keep your thoughts to yourself.
I best make an inventory of this stuff before I turn it over to the ladies.
That will be best for everyone.
She was a no nonsense woman in her thirties, time-worn to a mid-forties look, at best a five-beer take-home from an otherwise empty closing-time bar.
Best I can determine, she married the reverend in the spring of '99. The letter before that time talks about the wedding.
Well, I think it's best you take that up with the museum.
Riding in a police car is the next best thing to a fire engine.
Claire's five dollar pieces are all worn—worth a couple of hundred at best.
I mean, we're buying her book like a best seller, chapter and verse.
He comforted her, as best he could, trying to learn what happened.
The past half-year was the best six months of his life.
The snow continued to fall as Dean pulled in front of Bird Song, angled his Jeep as best he could in the drifts, and climbed to the porch.
The way I see it, we best get ourselves involved in setting this Shipton business straight.
Corday looked at Fred, seemed to consider asking him to leave and then decided he'd best leave well enough alone.
While I'm not disagreeing with you that Edith looks like the best candidate, in my mind she's still the flavor of the month at the fruitcake sale.
It was a signature day in Ouray, better than the best of the area's finest painted or photographed images with the sky so blue, the pines so green and the snow so white, you couldn't paint truer colors with an art store's inventory.
The best she could hope for was a few hours in his arms.
Jackson called to his housemate and best friend.
It is probably best you two are getting on so well.
He wanted to scream at him; to demand an explanation, but understood how fruitless that would be and measured his best course to remain calm.
Jackson said, I think we should stay away from populated areas, the forest is our best chance to stay hidden.
This will warm your blood, best get used to the taste.
I like you best in casual clothes, you seem less arrogant.
He glared at him with his face barely an inch away and hissed, Let's get one thing straight, Skippy, Sarah is the best woman you and I will ever know.
I will answer your questions and give you the information you need to get through this, but if you dare say one more disparaging word about my best friend, this will not end well for you.
At this time of day, the best option would be to go to Stanton Street where the expensive boutiques were, and hope to find a lonely, rich wife getting back at her husband by spending his money.
Jackson busied himself as best he could during the week.
I think the best advice I can give, is try to understand that everything she does and says initially comes from fear and shock.
It's going to be the best ever!
Oh girl, isn't the vamp sex the best?
She is my best friend.
He doubted Samantha would have any information that would help, but felt they had nothing to lose and was eager to meet Elisabeth's best friend.
Do you want to tell my why your best friend calls you the Ice Queen?
The three stood looking at each other, speechless, until Jackson broke the silence in his best Hispanic accent, "Lucy… you got some splainin' to do."
This isn't exactly the best way to go about turning, but in the end, I suspect you will find it to be the right decision.
I know this is not how you planned your life with him, but I am certain, when all is said and done, you'll find this to be the best course for you both.
Jackson seized every opportunity to point out the upsides, and tried his best to lighten her mood.
Elisabeth conducted a lecture on day five, so Jackson did his best to entertain Sarah.
That was the best birthday ever.
I think your best chance of winning Miriam over is if I talk to her.
You're the best, thanks.
Connor assumed his best course would be to remove the IV from Elisabeth's arm, and saw this as his opportunity.
He did some of his best thinking in the saddle.
Not to mention the best looking man I've ever laid eyes on.
The best she could hope for was that he wouldn't spend much time in the dairy.
Somehow he'd managed to best her again.
He seemed to have an even nature, but maybe he was on his best behavior.
When I get married, I want it to be in the best way.
There were chores to do and she'd best get at them.
The best thing she could do was put his impulsive statement out of her mind.
The best thing she could do now was soak in some warm bath water, but there wasn't time.
What could be so terrible about Alex that his own sister would fear to discuss with her best friend?
We're best friends, now.
Besides, it would be best to see his face when they talked.
I wish you both the best of luck.
You're the best salesman we have.
It was best not to think about those things.
His best friend, Dan, tossed him a micro.
Brady glanced at his best friend, who shook his head.
We'll seal the vault the best we can.
Brady opened his mouth to address her before remembering the best he could manage was a croak.
You were one of the PMF's best sources.
I got you access to as much as I could, and I let you do what you do best.
Brady is one of the best and brightest soldiers the PMF has, as well as a personal friend.
You've been like a daughter to me, Lana, and I placed you in the best hands I could.
Just let me do what I do best.
His grandfather had an almost subservient relationship to Tim's, but Brady had left the shadows on many occasions to remind Tim of what really mattered when the politician's ego started to get the best of him.
I haven't exactly done the best job keeping her safe.
From their years together, he knew the cryptic response was the best he'd get.
The ocean's cold breeze swept over him, and his thoughts turned from his dead mate to his best friend, Gabriel, who had tried to kill him then disappeared.
It's what I do best.
I know you don't want me here, but I'm glad I came. I like you best of all, Rhyn. Maybe I should call you Dad. Or Pops or Father.
Testing his magic, he realized he could call forth a portal. He needed an ally, but it wasn't Kris. He had no intention of bringing Kris to meet Darkyn, not when he didn't know what Darkyn wanted. His thoughts went to Gabriel, the best friend he hoped he hadn't lost completely. Gabe wouldn't try to negotiate with Darkyn if things went bad.
Gabriel's furious curse made Toby jump. Toby looked his direction the best he could through the bars of his cell and saw the walls around the dark cell shake.
None of it mattered now, however. Kris had responsibilities, and he had to find a way to fulfill them the best he could.
I do my best, but I'm as flawed as any Immortal. I just hope our brothers see that I'm trying.
He feared the palace would go down with Death, what with the nonsense she was spouting about leaving. He took in his best friend's features, uncertain whether becoming Death was a good thing or not. Gabe looked the same, and hopefully, he wouldn't turn into the riddle-talking sociopath that preceded him.
C's were what I did best.
The motel was an independent, adequate at best, barely holding its own against the national chains.
Sherwood Forest, where Dean headed, was one of these communities, and the best of the bunch in his opinion.
They were simply "doing their best."
I play for Parkside, strictly double 'A' at best.
While Dean wanted the opportunity to speak with her in person after his Norfolk trip, he didn't feel in the best mood to do it after spending half the night and day coping with Vinnie Baratto and his sleazy friends.
Dean mustered his best smile.
Now, you can't just call up your best buddy and ask, can you?
In any event, they remained as they always had been, the very best of friends.
Wednesday morning dawned with air so crisp Dean was awake before the alarm, awake to a knock down gorgeous day, "one of the ten best" prattled a cheery voice on the kitchen table radio.
Maybe Scranton was the best spot to fill the bill.
Utilizing the best of his detective training, he deduced she was as deaf as a turnip.
Mr. Levy was one of my best tenants.
They bring all the stiffs in here 'cause we've got the best facilities on the Lower Chesapeake.
He nodded and murmured he'd try his best to be there.
While it was in part at least an indictment that Dean had allowed himself to be followed, it was still the best news he'd heard in weeks.
Fred consoled her in his best fashion in spite of having a snoot-full at the time—the mark of a real pro.
I hope they make you a stable boy in a pig farm in Iowa and you spend the rest of your life knee-deep in what pigs do best.
Ethel, less than attractive in the best of times, looked horrible.
Might it have been one of those situations where Fred mentioned something to Cora Abernathy who told it to her second cousin, once removed, whose brother-in-law's best friend was seeing the sister of Arthur's housekeeper?
Besides, he had the distinct impression he'd best keep his wits about him.
Fred seethed but reluctantly agreed it was best to call it a night—or rather, a morning.
Dean and his stepfather dined on western style beans, baked potatoes, sourdough bread and the best spareribs either had ever eaten.
As for being the best man...
Carmen has her own idea about who is the best man, and it isn't Bill.
What do you consider the model's best feature to be?
What physical feature does he like best about you?
The best advice I can give you is to try to relax.
It was best this way, though.
Carmen and I have talked it over and decided this is the best solution.
Personally, I like it best too, and I think it's the best bargain.
It was best not to think about it.
It was best to focus on the things within her grasp – like Alex.
In the mean time, she'd best keep her mind and eyes on something else.
Maybe it was best to wait for a while after they were married to show him the place.
Diet looked like the best choice.
If that was the problem, she'd best address it – as soon as possible.
He'd best keep that in mind.
She was by far the best cook he'd ever known.
Ninety-five percent of the time her decisions put his best interest to mind – even above her own.
And which part do you like the best?
Maybe it would be best if adults forgot it as well.
She wasn't in the best of moods either.
But Josh was only interested in what served Josh best.
He was trying to make the best of a situation most men would have considered grounds for divorce.
Maybe it was best she couldn't remember.
Maybe it was best to leave it at that.
We both settled for second best.
You got the best and you didn't seem to want it.
She said they both accepted second best.
You must know I want what's best for Talia.
She pulled out a rusted dagger and the best pair of boots she had.
Jenn did her best to act like everything on her end was the same.
The point where Watchers entered the world was not the best place to pass out.
His normal way of doing business was to plan the best he could then leap in.
The lives of the White God's mate, and her best friend's mate, were in her hands.
Is this all my father sends his best scout to do?
This is the first favor my best scout has ever asked of me.
Dierdirien sent his best warriors ahead.
Something was troubling him and he was trying to figure out the best way to approach it.
Alex was trying his best to teach her to be independent.
This was an area where he undoubtedly knew best.
It was probably best to ignore the remark, and she was able to do so without being rude when the doorbell rang.
That was best until the men gained a little confidence riding.
It seemed that they rarely saw him anymore and those boys weren't the best influence.
He's been through a lot and I haven't been the best influence.
She killed his best friend.
They moved to the next table and Carmen concentrated on the clips, contemplating how to bring up the subject and finally deciding there was no best way, so she simply asked.
She could probably help him best by conducting business without consulting him for every detail.
To her, Alex was the best looking man she had ever seen, but so far no one had agreed.
She'd best begin now so it wasn't such a shock later.
Maybe it was best to let him go and get this out of his system.
If all this had never happened, she might have gone on for years living the life she thought best for everyone.
It was best to wait until Felipa returned, but they didn't think so.
He had been challenged in nearly every way, but the idea that he might not be the best lover troubled him the most.
This probably isn't the best time to discuss our issues.
He was probably the best friend the girls had.
You would do best to take care of your own problem now.
It wasn't something she wanted to think about, but she'd best get used to it.
I've got the best looking man in the world by my side.
She had told him often enough that he was the best looking man she had ever seen.
I think it would be best if you would go stay with your uncle – at least for a while.
She was about the best equestrian he had ever seen.
Still, it would be best to travel her back-trail to find out for sure.
If he wanted her to have faith in him, he'd best show a little in her.
Right now he'd best focus on the job ahead and forget about things like that.
This marriage is the best thing that could happen to either of us.
No, it would be best to fly out and then lease a car for a month.
Best to stay away from him.
Birds flitted from tree to tree, chirping at each other and battling over the best roosting sights.
Sure, it's the best swimming hole around here.
This is a makeshift meal at best.
The best thing to do was go into town tonight and call him - and this time leave no question in his mind.
Better make the best of it.
Maybe it's best this way.
She was trying to determine the best way to attack and debating the validity of her boss's assertion that the human-made weapons she carried were useless against Xander.
Jessi hugged her the best she could, relieved, and stepped back.
She did her best to appear upbeat and went to Ashley's side again.
You're wasting the best years of your life for them.
As if they'd had the best night of their lives.
I think this is for the best.
You are the next best thing.
Jessi did her best to compose herself as she returned to the food court.
He didn't know if he could save Ashley, but he was the best choice Jessi had.
By the tension between the two, their alliance was brittle at best.
She did her best to protect those she cared about and ended up here.
The best known of these is that of Dryoscephalae, which must then, as slow, have been the direct route from Athens to Thebes.
Over two hundred editions followed, of which perhaps the best is the one published in Paris in 1644.
The best account of the life of Davila is that by Apostolo Zeno, prefixed to an edition of the history printed at Venice in 2 vols.
Belonging to a noble family, he was educated under the best masters, and particularly excelled in poetry and polite literature.
In a preface to a later edition she tells us how the novel came to be written, and, though it anticipates events, this revelation of herself may best be given here.
Listen to a story and weep. There was a good artist called Watelet, the best aquafortis engraver of his day.
Perhaps the best data for a comparison are those afforded by the varying brightness of stars at different altitudes.
It is by many esteemed as the best of all the edible fungi found in Great Britain.
The best is perhaps.
As a statesman, Rossi was a man of signal ability and intrepid character, but it is as an economist that his name will be best remembered.
His novels, for the most part published first in London, reflect his wild adventurous life, the best known being The Son of the Wolf (1900); The Call of the Wild (1903); Moon Face (1906); Martin Eden (1909); South Sea Tales (1912), and his last, The Little Lady of the Big House (1916).
For power and range of imagination, for freshness and vividness of conception, for truth and originality of presentation, few Roman poets can compare with him when he is at his best.
The city is served by the Chesapeake & Ohio, and the Southern railways, and is best known as the seat of the University of Virginia, which was founded by Thomas Jefferson.
The best testimony for the behaviour of Orleans during this summer is the testimony of an English lady, Mrs Grace Dalrymple Elliott, who shared his heart with the comtesse de Buffon, and from which it is absolutely certain that at the time of the riot of the 12th of July he was on a fishing excursion, and was rudely treated by the king on the next day when going to offer him his services.
The best proof of his not being ambitious of such a doubtful piece of preferment is that he made no attempt to get himself made king, regent or lieutenant-general of the kingdom at the time of the flight to Varennes in June 1791.
Very little is known about the town, which is the trade centre of a considerable district, including Kataghan, where the best horses in Afghanistan are bred.
Their arid country was the best safeguard of their cherished liberty; for the bottle-shaped cisterns for rain-water which they excavated in the rocky or argillaceous soil were carefully concealed from invaders.
Of all these temples the oldest is probably that of Heracles, while the best preserved are those of Hera and Concordia, which are very similar in dimensions; the latter, indeed, a Some writers place Kamikos, the city of the mythical Sican Kokalos, on the site of Acragas or its acropolis; but it appears to have lain to the north-west, possiblyat Caltabellotta,lom.
Both temples belong to the best period of the Doric style and are among the finest in existence.
Williamstown village is best known as the seat of Williams College, chartered in 1793 as a successor to a "free school" in Williamstown (chartered in 1785 and endowed by a bequest of Colonel Ephraim Williams).
The majority perhaps of the nuraghi of Sardinia present this simple type; but a very large number, and, among them, those best preserved, have considerable additions.
The construction varies with the site, obviously with a view to the best use of the ground from a strategic point of view.
On the 8th of March he announced to parliament that the declaration had been cancelled, though he did his best to induce Charles to remain firm.
Upon the king's illness in May he held frequent meetings of Monmouth's friends at his house to consider how best to act for the security of the Protestant religion.
During the negotiations which preceded the Peloponnesian War he did his best to prevent, or at least xo postpone, the inevitable struggle, but was overruled by the war party.
Though the emperor Julian improved its defences, the town was destroyed by the Huns under Attila, in the 5th century, but Justinian did his best to restore it.
As a proof of the seriousness with which he regarded the literary vocation, it may be mentioned that he used to write out his poems in printed characters, believing that that process best enabled him to understand his own peculiarities and faults, and probably unconscious that Coleridge had recommended some such method of criticism when he said he thought "print settles it."
Artisans came from a great distance to view and honour the image of the popular writer whose best efforts had been dedicated to the cause and the sufferings of the workers of the world; and literary men of all opinions gathered round the grave of one of their brethren whose writings were at once the delight of every boy and the instruction of every man who read them.
By this time he had ceased to devote himself to pure mathematics, and in company with his friends Mersenne and Mydorge was deeply interested in the theory of the refraction of light, and in the practical work of grinding glasses of the best shape suitable for optical instruments.
Its object is a practical one, to determine by scientific considerations the shape of lens best adapted to improve the capabilities of the telescope, which had been invented not long before.
At Naples there grew up a Cartesian school, of which the best known members are Michel Angelo Fardella (1650-1708) and Cardinal Gerdil (1718-1802), both of whom, however, attached themselves to the characteristic views of Malebranche.
Until Trajan formed the port of Centumcellae (Civitavecchia) Ostia was the best harbour along the low sandy coast of central Italy between Monte Argentario and Monte Circeo.
In 1551 the tsar submitted to a synod of prelates a hundred questions as to the best mode of remedying existing evils, for which reason the decrees of this synod are generally called stoglav or centuria.
After this, Ivan was obliged to help himself as best he could.
He was the best educated and the hardest worked man of his age.
They failed, however, in both attempts; and in the latter, owing to the darkness, and to the occurrence of a violent storm which suddenly swelled the torrents in the ravines, their force was thrown into inextricable confusion, and they were compelled to abandon their camp and make the best of their escape from the country.
Seaside turf is the best.
Of these canals the best known, and probably the greatest, was the Nahrawan, which, leaving the Tigris, on its eastern side, above Samarra, over loo m.
Much the best practical source of helium is thorianite, a mineral imported from Ceylon for the manufacture of thoria.
Basically, it would be categorizing all places by the way that the 11th edition categorized them, which seems like the best way to do it, and possibly the only tenable, self-consistent way to do it.
It is true that our best authority, Arrian, fails to substantiate the traditional view satisfactorily; on the other hand those who maintain it urge that Arrian's interests were mainly military, and that the other authorities, if inferior in trustworthiness, are completer in range of vision.
The best modern work on the subject is by the comtesse Catherine de Flavigny, entitled Sainte Brigitte de Suede, sa vie, ses revelations et son oeuvre (Paris, 1892), which contains an exhaustive bibliogr,aphy.
Of the Sarcopsyllidae the best known species is the "jigger" or "chigoe" (Dermatophilus penetrans), indigenous in tropical South America and introduced into West Africa during the second half of last century.
They played a brilliant part in the War of Independence (1821-1829), and to-day supply the Greek army with its best soldiers.
The best method of prescribing podophyllin is in pill form.
He collected curiosities and works of art; he assembled Greek men of letters round him; he gave prizes to the greatest poets and the best eaters.
Thence, when the opportunity came under Cyrus, some 50,000 Jews, the spiritual heirs of the best elements of the old Israel, returned to found the new community.
The best form of open fireplace is the ventilating stove, in which fresh air is passed around the back and sides of the stove before being admitted through convenient openings into the room.
The best form of stove is that with which perfect combustion is most nearly attained, and to which a pan of water is affixed to supply a desirable humidity to the air, the gas having the effect of drying the atmosphere.
The oldest and best known is the " two pipe " system, others being the " one pipe " or " simple circuit," and the " drop " or " overhead."
The pipes are best supported on rollers which allow of movement without straining the joints.
He did not, however, as has been supposed, spend the best years of his manhood abroad, for he was certainly at home in 1571, when the preliminaries of his marriage were arranged at Merchiston; and in 1572 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Stirling of Keir.
Theologian, tutor, university reformer, a great master of a college, Jowett's best claim to the remembrance of succeeding generations was his greatness as a moral teacher.
He was content that ecclesiastical supremacy should be with the civil power, and he believed that the work of the Reformation would in that way be best preserved and furthered.
The Lord's Supper, as generally observed throughout the various Presbyterian churches, is a close 1 Principal Rous's version is the best known and most widely used.
It was deemed best, however, to cease litigation and to leave matters as they were.
After further travels on the continent he returned to London, where he posed as the founder of a new system of freemasonry, and was well received in the best society, being adored by the ladies.
The best account of the life, adventures and character of Giuseppe Balsamo is contained in Carlyle's Miscellanies.
Ferdinand, Philip's son, who succeeded under Dutillot's regency in 1765, saw his states occupied by the revolutionary forces of France in 1796, and had to purchase his lifeinterest with 6,000,000 lire and 25 of the best paintings in Parma.
Among them secular studies had been neglected, and Mendelssohn saw that he could best remedy the defect by attacking it on the religious side.
Perhaps the best natural harbour of the republic is that of Bahia Blanca, a large bay of good depth, sheltered by islands, and 534 m.
Dr Burmeister was afterwards placed in charge of the provincial museum of Buenos Aires, and devoted himself to the acquisition of a collection of fossil remains, now in the La Plata museum, which ranks among the best of the world.
He was a straightforward and honourable man, who tried his best to do his duty in a position that had been forced upon him, and was in no sense of the word his own seeking.
Among a variety of premiums awarded by the state are those for the best cultivated estates and for irrigation works, and to the owners of the best stallions and brood-mares.
He was a good scholar and mixed with the best literary society, being an intimate friend of Alexander Pope.
The facts were left to the jury to decide as best they might, and no principle was.
The Morelianos are noted for their love of music, and musical competitions are held each year, the best band being sent to the city of Mexico to compete with similar organizations from other states.
His father, John Bouguer, one of the best hydrographers of his time, was regius, professor of hydrography at Croisic in lower Brittany, and author of a treatise on navigation.
In 1727 he gained the prize given by the Academie des Sciences for his paper "On the best manner of forming and distributing the masts of ships"; and two other prizes, one for his dissertation "On the best method of observing the altitude of stars at sea," the other for his paper "On the best method of observing the variation of the compass at sea."
The best edition of these two works is that edited by C. Monzani (Florence, 1855).
Thenard and is best obtained by heating a mixture of the trioxide and fluorspar with concentrated sulphuric acid.
Boron bromide BBr 3 can be formed by direct union of the two elements, but is best obtained by the method used for the preparation of the chloride.
The best editions of his correspondence are those by Sandor Szilagyi, both published at Buda (1866 and 1879).
The best life of him is that by the Bohemian historian Anton Gindely, Acta et documents historiam GabrielisBethleni illustrantia (Budapest, 1890).
Of this our true individual life, our present life is a glimpse, a fragment, a hint, and in its best moments a visible beginning.
We expect immortality not merely because we desire it; but because the desire itself arises from all that is best and truest and worthiest in ourselves.
Human griefs seem little worth assuaging; human happiness too paltry (at the best) to be worth increasing.
The very fine torso of Athena in the Ecole des Beaux Arts at Paris, which has unfortunately lost its head, may perhaps best serve to help our imagination in reconstructing a Pheidian original.
Of the streets, the best and widest is a long street which is still called the Street of the Knights.
Cambrian rocks occur in each of these districts, and they are best developed in the South Australian high= lands, where they include a long belt of contemporary glacial deposits.
The best Silurian sequence is in New South Wales.
The Permian deposits are best developed in New South Wales and Tasmania, where their characters show the continuation of the Carboniferous conditions.
The Mesozoic begins with a Triassic land period in the mainland of Australia; while the islands of the Australasian festoon contain the Triassic marine limestones, which fringe the whole of the Pacific. The Triassic beds are best known in New South Wales, where round Sydney they include a series of sandstones and shales.
The best of the New South Wales diamonds are harder and much whiter than the South African diamonds, and are classified as on a par with the best Brazilian gems, but no large specimens have yet been found.
Yet the Australian is capable of strong affections, and the blind (of whom there have always been a great number) are cared for, and are often the best fed in a tribe.
An article in the Spectator of the 17th of February 1883, by Lord Justice Bowen, gives perhaps the best idea of Smith's extraordinary personal qualities and influence.
There is, however, considerable carving on the interior walls, the best specimens being on the tablets, affixed to the walls with plaster.
The Temple of Inscriptions, one of the largest and best preserved, is distinguished chiefly for its tablets, which contain only hieroglyphics.
Beyond these were found the Frisians, a people of German origin, who gave their name to the territory between the Rhine and the Ems. Of the other tribes the best known are the Caninefates, Chauci, Usipetes, Sicambri, Eburones, Menapii, Morini and Aduatici.
The best view of the cathedral can be obtained from its gallery.
Then the best was made of it, and for some years the sultan preserved towards Bulgaria an attitude skilfully calculated so as to avoid running counter either to Russian or to German wishes.
The formation during recent years of such lectureships as the "Lyman Beecher" course at Yale University has resulted in increased attention being given to homiletics, and the published volumes of this series are the best contribution to the subject.
Good hard-wood timber is found in plenty, the best being the merabau, penak, rasok and chengal.
The town is one of the best hunting centres in the county, being within reach of several meets.
The lakes, ponds and streams afford some of the best trout fishing in the country, and many of them also abound in pickerel, pike, perch, black bass and land-locked salmon.
The best soils are in the west section, where limestone clays or shell marls are common.
The horses of Vermont have been famous in the development of American racing stocks; the Morgan stock is best known, and other famous Vermont strains are Messenger and Black Hawk.
Vermont marble is the best and most plentiful in the United States.
The oak requires shelter in the early stages of growth; in England the Scotch pine is thought best for this purpose, though Norway spruce answers as well on suitable ground, and larch and other trees are sometimes substituted.
Where artificial copsewood is the object, hazel, hornbeam and other bushes may be planted between the oaks; but, when large timber is required, the trees are best without undergrowth.
The wood is hard, heavy and of fine grain, quite equal to the best British oak for indoor use, but of very variable durability where exposed to weather.
The comparatively rapid growth of the tree is its great recommendation to the planter; it is best raised from acorns sown on the spot, as they are very bitter and little liable to the attacks of vermin; the tree sends down a long tap-root, which should be curtailed by cutting or early transplanting, if the young trees are to be removed.
The wood is variable in quality and, though hard in texture, is less durable than the best oak of British growth; the heart-wood is of a light reddish brown varying to an olive tint; a Canadian specimen weighs 524 lb the cubic foot.
The live oak is one of the most valuable timber trees of the genus, the wood being extremely durable, both exposed to air and under water; heavy and closegrained, it is perhaps the best of the American oaks for shipbuilding, and is invaluable for water-wheels and mill-work.
For the preparation of yttrium compounds the best raw material is gadolinite, which, according to Kiinig, consists of 22.61% of silica, 34.64.
He declared, when answering a complaint that a certain captain in his regiment was a better preacher than fighter, that he who prayed best would fight best, and that he knew nothing could" give the like courage and confidence as the knowledge of God in Christ will."The superiority of these men - more intelligent than the common soldiers, better disciplined, better trained, better armed, excellent horsemen and fighting for a great cause - not only over the other parliamentary troops but over the royalists, was soon observed in battle.
If every man should fight for the best form of government the state would come to desolation.
Although the idol of his victorious army, and in a position enabling him to exercise autocratic power, he laboured unostentatiously for more than a year and a half as a member of the parliament, whose authority he supported to the best of his ability.
In church it is best that he should confine himself to prophesying, for that brings to others "edification and comfort and consolation."
His extant commentaries (those on Canticles, on the Prophets, on the book of Psalms and on the Pauline epistles - the last the most valuable) are among the best performances of the fathers of the church.
It was well known during the middle ages, and was largely used by William, archbishop of Tyre, for the first six books of his Belli sacri historic. In modern times its historical value has been seriously impugned, but the verdict of the best scholarship seems to be that in general it forms a true record of the events of the first crusade, although containing some legendary matter.
In 1796 he published, in answer to Thomas Paine, an Apology for the Bible, perhaps the best known of his numerous writings.
It is sometimes suggested that the 'cello part is best omitted and these works played as violin sonatas.
There is hardly one of Wagner's orchestral innovations which is not inseparably connected with his adaptation of music to the re q uirements of drama; and modern conductors, in treating Wagner's orchestration, as the normal standard by which all previous and contemporary music must be judged, are doing their best to found a tradition which in another fifty years will be exploded as thoroughly as the tradition of symphonic additional accompaniments is now exploded in the performances of Bach and Handel.
Where, however, there are a number of cranes all belonging to the same installation, and these are placed so as to be conveniently worked from a central power station, and where the work is rapid, heavy and continuous, as is the case at large ports, docks and railway or other warehouses, experience has shown that it is best to produce the power in a generating station and distribute it to the cranes.
For many years the best workshop travellers were those driven by quick running ropes; these performed admirable service, but they have given place to the more modern electric traveller.
This is the best harbour, the ancient Portus Argous.
It was then proposed to arrange a detector so that it was affected by the algebraic sum of the two oscillations, and by swivelling round the double receiving antennae to locate the direction of the sending station by finding out when the detector gave the best signal.
The best example of this is furnished by the expansion and modernisation of the subject-matter of Table I.
This answered sufficiently well to prove the feasibility of the plan, and subsequent experiments were directed to the discovery of the best form and arrangement of the parts.
While considering that a really efficient Post Office service would afford the best means for securing such competition, it recommended that general, immediate and effective competition should at once be undertaken either by the Post Office or by local authorities.
The effect of the unsettled policy of the Post Office until 1905 and of the difficulties created by the local authorities was that the National Telephone Company was never able to do its best to develop the enterprise on the most efficient lines.
It would be an anachronism to think of Francis as a philanthropist or a "social worker" or a revivalist preacher, though he fulfilled the best functions of all these.
Leo; on the other hand, Thomas of Celano's two Lives are free from the "tendencies" ascribed to them by Sabatier, and that of 1248 was written with the collaboration of Leo and the other companions; thus the best sources of information are those portions of the Speculum that can with certainty be carried back to Br.
Of the above the first is the best general sketch and is rich in notes; the second somewhat chauvinistic but excellently written; the third the best work for scholars; the seventh; eighth and eleventh are valuable as being by contemporaries.
Ancient geographers appear to have generally regarded the remarkable headland which descends from the Maritime Alps to the sea between Nice and Monaco as the limit of Italy in that direction, and in a purely geographical point of view it is probably the best point that could be selected.
Towards the north-east, the point where the Julian Alps approach close to the seashore (just at the sources of the little stream known in ancient times as the Timavus) would seem to constitute the best natural limit.
The best known and the most extensive of these lagoons is that in which Venice is situated, which extends from Torcello in the north to Chioggia and Brondolo in the south, a distance of above 40 m.; but they were formerly much more extensive, and afforded a continuous means of internal navigation, by what were called "the Seven Seas" (Septem Maria), from Ravenna to Altinum, a few miles north of Torcello.
The P0 valley and the valleys of Emilia and the Romagna are best adapted for rice, but the area is diminishing on account of the competition of foreign rice and of the impoverishment of the soil by too intense cultivation.
The quality, too, owing to bad weather at the time of vintage, was not good; Italian wine, indeed, never is sufficiently good to compete with the best wines of other countries, especially France (thotigh there is more opening for Italian wines of the Bordeaux and,Burgundy type); nor will many kinds of it stand keeping, partly owing to their natural qualities and partly to the insufficient care devoted to their preparation.
The Tuscan oils from Lucca, Calci and Buti are considered the best in the world; those of Ban, Umbria and western Liguria rank next.
Tile steam mills give the best results.
The Emilian region is one where regular rotations are best observeda common shift being grain, maize, clover, beans and vetches, &c., grain, which has the disadvantage of the grain crops succeeding, each other.
The fishing is largely carried on by boats from Tone del Greco, in the Gulf of Naples, where the best coral beds are now exhausted.
Thus in Italy the universal service system, though probably the best organization both for the army and the nation, works with a maximum of friction.
The nobles from this time forward retired into the country and the mountains, fortified themselves in strong places outside the cities, and gave their best attention to fostering the rural population.
She never held her head so high again after this victory, which sent her best and bravest citizens to die in the Ligurian dungeons.
This body tends to stitution become a little state within the state, and, by conof the free trolling the victorious majority, disposes of the cities, government as it thinks best.
On all sides it was felt that the Italian alliance must be tightened; and one of the last, best acts of Nicholas V.s pontificate was the appeal in 1453 to the five great powers in federation.
This is perhaps the best that can be said of a king who incarnated the stolid absolutism of the period.
Martinengo Cesarescos Liberation of Italy (London, 1895) is to be strongly recommended, and is indeed, for accuracy, fairness and synthesis, as well as for charm of style, one of the very best books on the subject in any language; Bolton Kings History of Italian Unity (2 vols., London, 1899) is bulkier and less satisfactory, but contains a useful bibliography.
Most of the responsibility lay with the Vatican, which had arranged the procession in the way best calculated to irritate Italian feeling, but little excuse can be offered for the failure of the Italian authorities to maintain public order.
Meanwhile Baratieri received reinforcements from Italy, but remained undecided as to the best plan of campaign.