Example sentences of "[noun] make good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laetacaras make good community fish , general or dwarf cichlid community , but must have sufficient territory if other cichlids are present . |
| 2 | Bowed long notes make good additions to organ pedal parts or timpani rolls . |
| 3 | He says ‘ His rules made good sense then and they make better sense now as the pressures grow inexorably , yet they have been ignored in certain sensitive areas , with results which are both plain and heart-rending to see . ’ |
| 4 | Some local authorities made good use of their autonomy . |
| 5 | Seaman made good saves from Ndlovu and Robson , Winterburn blocked a shot on the line while Smith blasted a good opportunity over the bar . |
| 6 | More separate provision is being provided and many authorities make good use of the facilities made available by voluntary organizations . |
| 7 | As one former polytechnic director comments : ‘ the polytechnics made good use of their favoured position ’ , but ‘ the course approval policy was about the only positive assistance the DES gave ; their capital programme allocations never matched the role given to the polytechnics ’ . |
| 8 | Very few exotic animals make good pets . |
| 9 | Gold and silver make good friends in bad times |
| 10 | The ravings of the anti brigade make good , sensational reading , so cultivate your local press and radio stations before they do . |
| 11 | Versatile fleshy pinks , such as Estée Lauder 's muddy Early Pink or lighter Coral Shell ( from the new Signature Eyeshadow Triads ) ; Cosmetics à la Carte 's Pale Prawn and Dust matt eyeshadows , and the palest pink from Shiseido 's Rose Opal Triple Eye System compact make good bases for colour . |
| 12 | The East Wings of both Knossos and Zakro make better sense interpreted as sanctuaries ( see Castleden 1989 , pp. 48–51 , 90–2 ) . |
| 13 | Believers make good soldiers . |
| 14 | Trimdon united — and finally , a sportsman 's dinner for Trimdon United Juniors on May 29 promises a rare gathering of local lads made good . |
| 15 | Louis de la Censerie 's Antwerp Central ( 1899 ) was a courtesan made good , like one of those Edwardian showgirls who married into the aristocracy . |
| 16 | In his address , President Bush called for all parties to make good commitments agreed at UNCED , adding that " the United States intends to be the world 's pre-eminent leader in protecting the global environment … |
| 17 | No doubt he had many reasons for his ambition to make good the kingship of Italy ; and one stares us in the face as we inspect what survives of the twelfth century in them . |
| 18 | Transport , of course , is tending to increase all the time , but there could be , and almost certainly will be , a trend of smaller motor cars to make better use of fuel by having less consumption . |
| 19 | Only the timely arrival of a window-cleaner enabled Branson to make good his escape . |
| 20 | He took some time because he jacked up the chair on books to make good the missing leg , rather than have an unsuspecting colleague collapse . |
| 21 | Pound makes good gains as shares drift |
| 22 | In an attempt to make good the teacher shortage schoolchildren were encouraged to stay on at school to do teacher training by circular No. 1654 in 1947 . |
| 23 | Provided you meet the requirements , the card makes good sense . |
| 24 | The Department makes good use of the technology of video and computer . |
| 25 | This is particularly true for the female , as she must be in top condition to make good quality eggs prior to spawning . |
| 26 | A certain amount of welding to make good the outer shell has to be carried out and then of course we only need 218 small tubes and six large flue tubes to allow the boiler to be ready for hydraulic testing . |
| 27 | 5.2.1 all rates taxes assessments duties charges impositions and outgoings which are now or during the Term shall be charged assessed or imposed upon the Premises or upon the owner or occupier of them [ excluding any payable by the Landlord occasioned by receipt of the rents or by any disposition of dealing with or ownership of any interest reversionary to the interest created by this Lease ] [ and if the Landlord shall suffer any loss of rating relief which may be applicable to empty premises after the end of the Term by reason of such relief being allowed to the Tenant in respect of any period before the end of the Term to make good such loss to the Landlord ] and |
| 28 | Both lengths are fixed in the normal manner , the longer one first , and the mitre made good with adhesive . |
| 29 | OLIVER Cromwell may be the local boy made good in Huntingdon but he is still unmentionable in Drogheda , as Lady Antonia Fraser recalled in a Lenten talk at Our Lady of Victories , west London . |
| 30 | He understood the depth of the compliment : the landlord had compared him favourably with that greatest of heroes , a local boy made good ( so long , of course , as he makes good far away ) . |