The phrase "far from best" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to say that something is not as good as it should be or could be. For example, "This essay was far from best, so I will have to revise it before submitting it".
Bill Dudley, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, captured the mood in a recent speech, bluntly titled "A bit better, but very far from best".
His screen persona was that of the tough Gallic charmer, a combination of Charles Boyer, Maurice Chevalier and Gabin: this was his role in his most famous, if far from best, English-speaking film, Let's Make Love (1960), playing opposite Marilyn Monroe.
"Widowers' Houses," Shaw's first (and far from best) play, follows a young innocent, Dr. Harry Trench James Wallertt), who discovers to his surprise that the father of his wife-to-be, Blanche Sartorius Rachael Holmess), earned his fortune as an exploitative landlord.
That's far from best in class oversight, particularly given that workers are being automatically enrolled to invest in such plans.
DISAGREES WITH WRITER Says Hand-to-Mouth Methods Are Far From Best When Ordering Style Merchandise.
True, a few books and articles on my history have been written, but and here I'm being generous -- they are far from best-sellers.
In addition to NPACT measurements being generally higher than CSN measurements in all cities, there were nonsystematic differences indicated by some measurements being far from best-fit lines between the two networks.
Their replacements, though competent, are far from the best of the best.
And like A Thousand Acres, still her best-known novel (though far from her best), Ten Days in the Hills wears its literary pedigree on its sleeve.
That would be challenging at the best of times and these are far from the best of times.
The magazine reports that despite consistently ranking near the top of "best airline" lists, Virgin America is "far from the best in the business at making money".
