Example sentences of "for [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's only ten years since the Comedy Store opened , but already there is a note of wistfulness creeping in for the good old days . |
| 2 | the market price for the good will be higher than if no tariffs were imposed , and this will result in lower total market demand for the product . |
| 3 | ‘ Today 's game is only of relative importance , not just because it is a friendly but for the good reason that today 's Argentina bears little resemblance to the one that will play in next summer 's finals . |
| 4 | ‘ Today 's game is only of relative importance , not just because it is a friendly but for the good reason that today 's Argentina bears little resemblance to the one that will play in next summer 's finals . |
| 5 | His book will not just be the usual lament for the good old days , either : Gover first advocated one-day cricket in 1938 . |
| 6 | IT is probably all for the good that Alain Prost left McLaren to join Ferrari at the end of the season because I doubt his autobiography , Life in the Fast Lane , will be nestling in the McLaren chief Ron Dennis 's Christmas stocking . |
| 7 | This was not confirmed by Port Stanley for the good reason that we were no longer in contact with Port Stanley . |
| 8 | Albert as chairman asked me a number of questions to which he already knew the answers for the good reason that we had already gone over them in Fulham . |
| 9 | There was some scepticism about this solution — given that we had altered the recommendations for doctors and dentists — but it says a great deal for the good sense of the nurses that they accepted the plan . |
| 10 | The minute stopped the Cabinet committee dead in its tracks — for the good reason that I was not prepared to go on . |
| 11 | ‘ Miss Lilian has an appetite fit for the good trooper that she is . |
| 12 | The answer is one of two things — a Labour government which he can not influence for the good , or a Labour government which he turns out in a few months , provoking another election . |
| 13 | Dr Mann 's central theme was the ability of humanity to use scientific knowledge for the good or the bad of his fellow man . |
| 14 | Nostalgia for the good old , bad old days gives much of what passes for working class culture in the 1980's , its peculiarly sentimental cast . |
| 15 | It is not a bad idea to say ‘ thank you ’ every now and then for the good things in your life . |
| 16 | Extensive experience at interviewing can help the manager develop a sense for the good candidate but the danger is that the interviewer finds people whom he/she regards as sympathetic and compatible . |
| 17 | For the good news see Helpful behaviour on page 84 . |
| 18 | Japan 's chip-makers head for the good life |
| 19 | In some cases , the symptoms may have been psychosomatic in origin , which would account for the good effect of the placebo . |
| 20 | Unless a particular task is repeated regularly , it is essential for the good management of the job to prepare properly by considering the objectives of the work . |
| 21 | ‘ May I take this opportunity to thank you all for the good work you are doing and assure you of my prayers . ’ |
| 22 | We 've already designated Spectra or Dyneema line for your stunter and for the good reason that this material is not only lightest for its strength , but that it also has the property of sliding on itself even with as many as fifteen twists between flyer and kite . |
| 23 | But basically they dish out their awards in accordance with strata of society — influential architect Richard Rogers got a knighthood — rather than genuine appreciation for the good the recipients have done their country . |
| 24 | In his time , Even allowing for the good fellowship that exists throughout bowls , he has been a beacon of sportsmanship . |
| 25 | I 've forgotten my troubles ; now I want to climb just for the good performance itself . |
| 26 | Sometimes , he longed for the good old days . |
| 27 | Maybe his story had been , in God 's plan , an evangelica praeparatio : a clearing of the ground for the good seed of the Gospel . |
| 28 | He records Smart 's statement that he ‘ must have finished an unfortunate life in jail had it not been for the good nature of a Friend , who could not bear to see his tears ’ . |
| 29 | Now for the good news . |
| 30 | But this really is life-enhancing stuff , a genuine triumph for the good guys , a feel-good experience for the dumper-bound '90s . |