Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [verb] for the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand that the move has been made for the best scientific reasons . |
| 2 | The north-east has been transformed for the better , not least by the flow of inward investment and the diversification that has taken place . |
| 3 | Recent scholarship suggests that the tactic of anonymity may have been employed for the best of reasons . |
| 4 | He concluded : ‘ But in my judgment the powers to seize and retain are conferred for the better performances of public functions by public bodies and can not be used to make information available to private individuals for their private purposes . ’ |
| 5 | They had been drinking for the best part of an hour but none were drunk . |
| 6 | This was it , the confrontation-point which he had been dreading for the best part of a week . |
| 7 | Gentlemen ushers in knee-length black tunics fuss about , directing last-minute guests to their seats , although most have been waiting for the best part of an hour , making stilted smalltalk to conceal their pride . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , the good news will bring some welcome relief to those homeowners who have been waiting for the best part of 1991 to sell their home . |