に[越「こ」]したことはない => It's better if A, it's better if it's A N1
Comparison/ Exchange
に[答「こた」]えて => In response to A N2
Reason, Result, Response
ことになっている => Plan, rule, decide N2
Information, Report
ことのないように => So as not to A N1
Will, Decision, Doing
ことはない => Not necessary N3
Needs, Requirement
ということは => A In other words, B; A Oh, so B N2
Adjectival, Descriptions
こととて => Because A N1
Reason, Result, Response
てこそ => Now since A... N2
Reason, Result, Response
といったところだ => Display an amount/level/degree A (程度) N1
Degree/ Level/Amount
ところだった => About to… N3
Will, Decision, Doing
っこない => A is definitely not possible N2
Potential, Possibility
どころではない => Its not A N2
Contrast,Surprise