Betekenis van:
second best

Voorbeeldzinnen

1. Second thoughts are best.
2. I don't want to settle for second best.
3. If I discovered my best friend's boyfriend kissing someone else, I'd kill him that very second.
4. You must choose the second-best policy according to the circumstances.
5. The best bidder, The Share Centre, and the second best bidder Ofex were invited to an interview.
6. The relevant evidence reveals that other distribution means are second best.
7. It is intended that during 2007 that a second round of cost cutting will be undertaken, focusing on outsourcing and industry best practice.
8. Under certain circumstances, the approval authority may conclude that the worst case emission rate of the family can best be characterized by testing a second engine.
9. 1 No answer – 2 Not applicable (LANGBEST1 = – 1, – 2) LANGBEST2 SECOND BEST KNOWN LANGUAGE (EXCLUDING MOTHER TONGUE) LANGUSED ≠ 0, 1, – 1
10. Finally, they acknowledge that the measures proposed under the Budget Day measures constitute a ‘second best’ solution compared to the implementation of an additional pricing policy for the transport sector.
11. Consequently, if the PPP were fully implemented, further government intervention would not be necessary to ensure a market-efficient outcome. The PPP remains the main rule and State aid is in fact a second-best option.
12. The second targets SME associations which are normally best placed to know or identify the common technical problems of their members, to act on their behalf, and to promote the effective dissemination and take-up of the results.
13. Second, proceeds from the sale of vehicles, equipment, installations, materials, and scientific and technical apparatus which are being replaced or scrapped should be treated as assigned revenue, as an encouragement to authorising officers to obtain the best prices for their disposal.
14. If the above experts, to the best of their knowledge and as far as can be determined, establish that the relevant plants, plant products or other objects in the consignment comply with the relevant requirements and checks as set out in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 as well as with the provisions of the second and third subparagraph of paragraph 1, they shall report their findings, using the model form of ‘Report of phytosanitary inspection’ under Annex III to this Regulation.
15. The Action Plan of the Council and the Commission on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice [2], the Conclusions of the Tampere European Council of 15 and 16 October 1999, the Resolution of the European Parliament of 20 September 2000 on the European Union’s position at the World Conference Against Racism and the current situation in the Union [3] and the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the biannual update of the Scoreboard to review progress on the creation of an area of ‘freedom, security and justice’ in the European Union (second half of 2000) call for action in this field.