Example sentences of "[is] not [adj] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Choosing a field some distance upwind on the other hand , is not such a good idea .
2 According to Cary Cooper , professor of organisational psychology at UMIST , this is not such a good idea .
3 In sparring , this is not such a good idea , since the techniques do not lend themselves to repetitive actions .
4 ‘ Often clients think it 's a good idea to come here but after a few weeks they think it 's not such a good idea .
5 ‘ I 'm sure I would if he 's a friend of yours , Harry , but I think it 's not such a good idea for you to include me with Aubrey and Madeleine .
6 Dear me , that 's not such a good idea .
7 I , no I , I get the impression that , you know , everyone just everyone just kind of freaked out end of nineteen forty six forty seven and they were just , oh God what are we gon na do now , wh what can we do to get some more support , oh excellent , yeah , let's go for equal distribution , what a great idea and then all of a sudden they think oh no , it 's not , you know , perhaps it 's not such a good idea after all .
8 Provided you did n't get away with , you , you know your first example 's okay , but your second example where you said , ‘ Well , I hope the Council some good , I have n't the authority , ’ that 's not such a good example , because , to the listener
9 and maybe , you know , that 's not such a good thing , but we were looking at the Phillips , erm
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