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to the best of

  1. To the utmost extent of, especially of one's ability, knowledge, or power. For example, I'm sure he'll do it to the best of his ability, or To the best of my knowledge, they arrive tomorrow. [c. 1500]



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Richard Washington, who is a creative exec at KevOn Stage Studios, head of T V and film, and I built the systems and then we allow the people to work within the systems to the best of their personality.

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She was industrious, which is to say she did the work that fell to her without complaint, and to the best of her ability, too.

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That was my job, so I would do it to the best of my ability.

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To the best of his memory, that opening message was just a finger-smash of his keyboard’s top row: “QWERTYUIOP”

"I need a way of helping me function to the best of my abilities. Whether that's medication or whether that's support," she says.

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