For the best part of a week, each man got treatment that would not have disgraced a film star.

ECONOMIST: The Nobel-prize ceremonies

Despite a grim prognosis, he battled gamely for the best part of a week before a decision was taken that he should not be allowed to recover from an anaesthetic on humane grounds.

BBC: Goodbye Millennium

For many of the Mets, canceling bowling night would mean canceling perhaps the best part of a typical, often dull, spring training week.

WSJ: Mets: A Bowling Team That Dabbles in Baseball

In 1988 Jacob and his top management spent the better part of a week touring stores like Circuit City and Best Buy in the U.S. Jacob went home determined to focus solely on home appliances.

FORBES: A lively bird that gets the worms

Returning visitors to Mayo might be surprised to find quite a few bar doors locked during the early part of the week or, at best, with limited opening hours.

BBC: In Mayo, quintessential Ireland holds on