Example sentences of "well [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | John MacGregor , Secretary of State for Education , yesterday said ‘ the report shows we are better placed for a major advance than some have suggested ’ . |
| 2 | But New Zealand farmers could not be better placed for the day when ( if ) other rich countries lower barriers to food imports and abolish farm subsidies . |
| 3 | It seems rather ironic that Stratford Mill , which was better placed for access to the transport system and a water supply , should be the first to go . |
| 4 | It is inconceivable that we could advise our clients in the manner in which Council has advised this institute , A ‘ brown-field ’ site out of London , in say Leeds or Sheffield or York , could attract development grants , rates deferrals and provide jobs and would be better placed for the majority of the membership . |
| 5 | And I got up and I was gon na tie her up like but and by gosh I thought I 'd better make for the door again . |
| 6 | Predictably , excessive travel , the fact that county pros are n't better treated for the work they do compared to golfers or tennis players , and the lack of consideration for players in the winter . |
| 7 | Chastened and tearful , I tidied the garden shed and resumed spring work resolving to be more efficient and better organised for the future . |
| 8 | If we consider the mathematics of combinations we must come to the conclusion that the pattern making activity of the mind is far better designed for conceptual thinking than any computer . |
| 9 | He felt tempted to continue through the village to visit the young Prince at Woodstock Palace but , considering what he had just learnt , thought he had better wait for a while . |
| 10 | ‘ I had better recapitulate for you . |
| 11 | ‘ When the first bell went and I saw the way Lennox was going after him I told the guys watching with me that Ruddock had better watch for that left of Lewis 's or he 'd be counter-punched with the right and get himself knocked out — and that 's exactly what happened . ’ |
| 12 | For his part the Prince had no intention of using his own money — he had better uses for it — and so things remained as they were . |
| 13 | And they had better uses for their money than to sit here drinking with Colin and his latest tart who had opened her legs to half Norwich , if rumour were to be believed . |
| 14 | PSYCHOLOGICALLY the Aztecs were probably better prepared for the invasion of Cortes than Irish rugby is for the arrival of the All Blacks . |
| 15 | Without having suffered the turmoil of a leadership contest , Labour can boast that it is better prepared for an election than the Conservatives . |
| 16 | Local employers and employees , unions and other statutory bodies were involved in this work in an attempt to be better prepared for the crisis . |
| 17 | for example , if you were sacked you can be prepared , not with a feeble-sounding excuse , ‘ The office manager and I did n't hit it off , he was a very difficult man ’ , but with a positive statement , ‘ Yes , the job did n't suit me and I was asked to leave but I was lucky enough to get a place on a word-processing course so I was much better prepared for my next job and I stayed for two years ’ . |
| 18 | The consolation for him and for Britain is that he has been far better prepared for the emotional pressures of his destiny than ever his father was . |
| 19 | The only difference now is that people are not surprised and perhaps , therefore , better prepared for the shock . |
| 20 | By balancing your calcium intake at an early age , your bones are better prepared for these potentially damaging changes . |
| 21 | In addition , when applied two or three days prior to going on holiday , protective filters leave the skin better prepared for first exposure to the sun while preserving the natural qualities of the skin . |
| 22 | Actual claims were a little over £300m because claims for loss of business were smaller than expected ; firms were better prepared for disaster than insurers had thought . |
| 23 | They were no better prepared for what followed . |
| 24 | One might argue that Montini , who had more ‘ on-the-job ’ training for the office of pope and was intellectually better prepared for it than anyone since Benedict XIV in the eighteenth century , became pope too late to give of his best . |
| 25 | This time round , thinks Aidan Mullaly , a negotiator for TM Energy Consultants , the RECs are better prepared for the negotiating process and are unlikely to panic as some did last year at the threat of a loss of business . |
| 26 | In some ways , however , Alexander was better prepared for the throne than either of his immediate predecessors . |
| 27 | That too is a problem , but I must say that we were much better prepared for the Inter-Continental Cup than a couple of other tournaments — that only makes our failure to qualify more disappointing . |
| 28 | ‘ Better send for an ambulance , ’ I said heavily , taking in the scene as I wondered what to do next . |
| 29 | If St Albans is beyond your reach , perhaps you are better positioned for the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley in Surrey , or those of the Northern Horticultural Society at Harlow Car , Harrogate , in Yorkshire . |
| 30 | You do n't really need to , but it 's , there usually is n't time to cover it , cos you 've got other things , but it gives you a much better feel for it if you , if you see the other side of the picture all the time . |