Example sentences of "be a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the other holes present similar hazards , and because of this , dare I say , there will be a good deal of conservative golf played this week , with players being forced to play into the safer , flatter parts of the green . |
| 2 | Building construction should not be a closed book , and the industry itself is neither well trained nor well informed , otherwise its reputation would be a good deal better than it is . |
| 3 | The biggest bombs , though , land with a considerable wallop , and are quite as unpleasant to be standing beneath as any military weapon , and they can be a good deal larger . |
| 4 | She closed the front door , and from her rocking walk Jess realized that one of her legs must be a good deal shorter than the other . |
| 5 | This is a problem which seems to affect a considerable number of men in their forties and fifties , at a time when there may be a good deal of pressure on them at work and at home . |
| 6 | No use pretending the Cross Ns are as cool as fabric boots , but I bet they will be a good deal more durable . |
| 7 | President Reagan 's Strategic Defense Initiative , announced in 1983 , has always been accompanied by a strong element of criticism of existing US nuclear policy , but it may turn out to be a good deal less than the promised means of freeing the world from the scourge of nuclear weaponry . |
| 8 | There was certain to be a good deal of opposition in the Cabinet . |
| 9 | By week 4 , you should be feeling quite well , perhaps better than you have felt for some time and , with any luck , you will be a good deal nearer to your target weight . |
| 10 | However , since much published work combines various approaches , there will be a good deal of overlap between different parts of the discussion and it will be necessary throughout to refer to various theoretical and methodological issues which have received a good deal of attention in recent years . |
| 11 | Inevitably , melodies often contain more leaps than in conventional music , or there may be a good deal of semitonal movement or inversions of semitones to create such intervals as 7ths and minor 9ths . |
| 12 | But it was crucial that it would not just be a good deal financially for my clients [ who by this time also included Colin Dann , the author ] and the BBC , but also that all parties should feel relatively comfortable with it . |
| 13 | After one or two early passages of arms , when Wheeler had first come into the post , in which it became apparent that Wheeler was prepared to be a good deal nastier to Ian than Ian was to him , Ian had settled for a civil service manner in which he made no attempt to contribute to the department 's thinking . |
| 14 | I should be a good deal more impressed with the Government 's determination to deal with weapons of mass destruction in Iraq if they did not have such questionable record on assisting Iraq to obtain a nuclear capability . |
| 15 | I hope that that will be the case not later than April ; it may well be a good deal earlier . |
| 16 | The weather forecast for Nottinghamshire all parts will stay dry today and although there 'll still be a good deal of cloud for much of the time some bright or perhaps sunny intervals are possible . |
| 17 | All parts will stay dry today and although they 'll still be a good deal of cloud for much of the time some bright or perhaps sunny intervals are possible . |
| 18 | There is no reason to believe ( and here he is surely absolutely right ) that will be a new deal on Palestine which will seriously answer Palestinian claims . |
| 19 | That 'll , that 'll be a new deal then . |
| 20 | But things could be a great deal worse . |
| 21 | So there was , Grizel Huntley acknowledged , and it would be a great deal better if Penny could manage to think a bit more positively . |
| 22 | But Knox could always afford to be a great deal more cavalier about the dangers of rebellion against established authority than those who , being themselves great lords who ruled over men , knew very well the chaos which could result if the bonds of obedience and loyalty were violently broken . |
| 23 | There is going to be a great deal of pain in the market place now . ’ |
| 24 | Whatever this is about , there 'll be a great deal of pleasure to be got out of telling the tale around afterward . |
| 25 | On the other hand , it can be a great deal of fun even if the stakes are quite high . |
| 26 | This very old and handsome breed should be a great deal more valued than it is , though it is much better appreciated overseas than at home , especially in hotter climates . |
| 27 | I was n't actually pleased with Zak as I did n't want to risk being identified as an actor , but that , I supposed , would be a great deal better than the truth . |
| 28 | Although the yolk sac will still be evident , there will not be a great deal of nutritious value left in it , as they will have been used up while the fry were in the pit developing . |
| 29 | But she knew she would have to be a great deal more in need of male company to tolerate anyone like Corporal Billings . |
| 30 | If all the positions occupied in the intervening three years were included , the picture would , of course , be a great deal more complicated . |