Example sentences of "[adj] for [art] good [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ASK native Californians the best thing about their state and the chances are they will reply that for a good part of the year it is possible to spend the mornings on the beach getting a suntan and the afternoons in the mountains skiing . |
| 2 | The mystery of the missing Master Sergeant kept them all embarrassed for the best part of a year . |
| 3 | ‘ But we do n't have many holiday houses lying empty for the better part of the year , ’ said one local , proudly . |
| 4 | Where these problems are absent there appears to be little that a reasonably fit older person can not do with an efficiency equivalent to a high proportion of younger workers ( see Stones and Kozma , 1985 for a good survey of research findings in this field ) : ‘ It is clear that as a piece of anatomical and physiological machinery , the human organism becomes progressively impaired from the late twenties onwards . |
| 5 | However , if they are applied in a legalistic or academic manner it is only too easy for the best interests of air safety to be pushed back into a position of secondary importance . |
| 6 | That government is the only institution now in a position to take possession of the funds and employ the money as it thinks fit for the best interest of the state . |
| 7 | He studied with Walahfrid for the best part of nine years , from 829 until 838 . |
| 8 | ( See Goodman and Redclift 1981 for a good discussion of this debate ) . |
| 9 | It , it highlights the need for us to take a rational approach does it not , to er , the local government review , and realize that cooperation is essential between all parties concerned for the best interests of Shropshire as , as a whole , the people of Shropshire as a whole . |
| 10 | We all know that what he terms his ’ meandering ’ round private Bills has been responsible for a good deal of heartache and not a little management time in British Rail spent trying to meet some of his objections . |
| 11 | Although Common have been riding high on top of division one for the best part of the season , with luck they will not have forgotten their 3–0 home defeat by Alton Bass in October . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I 'm wondering if , if it 's too acid for a good crop of potatoes without liming . |
| 14 | Mary Ann had a beautiful voice even into her seventies , Ernie and Henry James both sang in choirs , and Bert played the piano and the violin : between them , then , they had all the raw material necessary for a good evening of typical early 20th-century home entertainment . |
| 15 | One can look around the world but even though there are somewhat similar leathers produced in South America and Africa , they 're not really quite suitable for the better end of the Walsall trade . |
| 16 | Leaving his wife to clear up all the dishes , Mr Jones went to get himself ready for a good game of cards with his friends from work . |