Example sentences of "of [art] [noun sg] [verb] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Archbishop should be thoroughly ashamed of himself at the failure of the efforts of the Church to create a better society . |
| 2 | Others keep pouring into Lima from the rest of the country seeking a better life . |
| 3 | At last he said to himself , " Even the birds of the air and the fish of the sea have a better life than I , for at least they have companions . |
| 4 | Mr Gill : With regard to subsidiarity , my right hon. Friend will be aware of the necessity to protect the best features of our national and local democracy . |
| 5 | While the costs levied on the latter are generally lower ( you only pay dealing charges ) , you 'll need to do more of the work to get the best possible return . |
| 6 | The outcome ( perhaps this would have happened whoever had been at the Ministry of Labour ) was that most of the principal figures of the Government devoted a good part of their time to assisting Steel-Maitland in his job . |
| 7 | Although this happened before my time with 57 Squadron one of the crew became a good friend before he remustered from A/G for pilot training and he was very proud of his Caterpillar Club membership . |
| 8 | Philip ran to the scree at the bottom of the cliff to get a better view . |
| 9 | A fundamentally important way in which the Nun 's Priest 's Tale reflects the overarching structure of the Canterbury Tales is by inviting profound reflection on the two criteria by which the tale-telling game on the pilgrimage is to be judged : " Sentence " and " solaas " — a familiar pairing of lust and loore , instruction and entertainment — are the two aspects of literature supposed by the terms of the competition to produce the best tales . |
| 10 | A father who elbows his way to the front of a queue , dragging his toddler behind him , is likely to produce the sort of child who pushes others out of the way to grab the best cakes . |
| 11 | In each case the jurist decides that the beneficiary of the trust has a better claim to the object than the creditor . |
| 12 | In some cases the starting point for a set of language materials has been quite simply the power of the medium to tell a good story . |
| 13 | True , not all the voices work — Robbie Robertson and Elvis Costello fail to convince — but the sheer scope , rhapsodic disruptiveness , sonic shockwaves and unsettling juxtapositions of the music makes the best of this album phenomenal . |
| 14 | The value of the modulus provides a good indication of the state of the polymer and can be obtained from the curve . |
| 15 | Liberal improvers , progressive Conservatives and socialists found themselves sharing some common ground in this assumption that it was the duty of the State to provide a better life for its citizens and which found expression in support for comprehensive social welfare , a national health service and a more humane treatment of those in need . |
| 16 | This doctrine appears in an altered form in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads where Wordsworth tells us that he had written about ‘ low and rustic life … because in that situation the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity ’ . |
| 17 | This is supported by Wordsworth 's defence of his choice of the common people as subject matter — ‘ Low and rustic life was generally chosen , because in that condition the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity … ’ |
| 18 | In the final article in our series , Richard Holloway reflects on conclusions that can be reached on modern society from the attitudes and opinions revealed in the course of the week Fighting the good fight |
| 19 | The question immediately arises whether a tenancy for the duration of the war creates a good leasehold interest . |
| 20 | There have , of course , been many developments and improvements in the cell-casting method over the years and , while details are not disclosed , ICI has no doubt that its latest version of the process gives a better product than any other . |
| 21 | ‘ We 'll stooge around the outside of the target to find the best way in , ’ Biggins told his crew . |
| 22 | I personally think the linesman on the dugout side of the pitch had the best touch of the ball in the first half . |
| 23 | Generally , the grain runs the length of a carving , but in some cases , it may be necessary to slightly alter the angle of the drawing to get the best effect by using the end-grain . |
| 24 | The Spirit of the Letter pays a good deal of attention to the vellum / scribe / fine penmanship side of the lettering question . |
| 25 | The technique of getting them to supply the missing dialogue after a silent viewing of a scene provides a good opportunity for you and them to find out what language they have at their command and how flexibly they can use it . |
| 26 | If it turns out that this is not the case , if it is discovered that the prohibition denies the would-be rapists more of a chance to pursue the good life than it gives their possible victims , then one may have to adjust other features of the political framework to make sure that this does not result in inequality of ability to pursue one 's conception of the good . |
| 27 | Rather as one might almost unconsciously adjust the position of a book to get the best light from a bedside lamp without ever really thinking of angles and directions , so must the tiger get himself into the most appropriate location vis-a-vis the three-dimensional world of scents known to both himself and his normal prey . |
| 28 | It is not uncommon that , during the investigation phase of Commission procedures , there will be an amicable settlement of a dispute using the good offices of the Commission . |