Example sentences of "[is] good [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Front legroom is good and a tilt column means most people will get comfortable behind the wheel . |
| 2 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 3 | A grand view of Horse Guards Parade — oh well it 's better than a view of John and Norma Major . |
| 4 | London chain Zoo is amongst those now promoting a scalp pummelling from trained specialists — it sets you back £20 , but it 's better than a flat top |
| 5 | Expect to hear lots more about Iris in the next year , 'cause she 's better than a million of those smug Nashville fat-cats . |
| 6 | It 's better than a letter to hear her voice . ’ |
| 7 | That only cost sixty pound , I said only , well it 's better than a hundred pounds she said . |
| 8 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 9 | I think moving 's better than a week of I V P . |
| 10 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 11 | ‘ This is better than a ceilidh . ’ |
| 12 | A record is better than a cassette . |
| 13 | But even Labour v Tories is better than a party-political system which depends on religion , and an accident of birth . |
| 14 | Half a life , apparently , is better than a full one . |
| 15 | Women are less likely to examine data , whereas analysing somebody else 's balance sheet and profit and loss account is better than a good whodunit as far as top businessmen are concerned . |
| 16 | It is always interesting to find reasons why a masterpiece is better than a merely ‘ good ’ piece . |
| 17 | My message therefore , boring but always to be heeded , is ‘ watch your credit control , say NO more often , ask for increased payments more often , use the reference bureaux more often , if in doubt say no — cash in the company is better than a lazy or non repaying loan . ' |
| 18 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 19 | By the way , my new slogan is : ‘ Sometimes one day is better than a whole year ! ’ |
| 20 | It has been a long and winding road for the much-travelled Quinn to achieve fully-fledged Premier League status , even though his career record is better than a goal every two games . |
| 21 | ‘ I suppose half a robbery is better than a full robbery , ’ said Duff . |
| 22 | It is a written promise , which is better than a verbal one . |
| 23 | Food rewards , if used at all , must be kept to an absolute minimum ( half a Smartie is better than a whole one ) . |
| 24 | But then again , I guess a half-successful ‘ Valid ’ is better than a f—ed-up invalid . |
| 25 | Sociologists can , and should , learn from ( some ) journalists ' professionalism , and a good journalistic account of something is better than a bad sociological one . |
| 26 | For all the problems that it raises , this formidable wish-list is better than a constantly repeated non , which is about all that France contributed in the past . |
| 27 | What is better than a run in the car followed by a good meal in a country inn or a pleasant roadhouse ? |
| 28 | Failing that , a large room with a high ceiling is better than a cupboard . |
| 29 | A well-structured short answer is better than a weakly-structured long answer . |
| 30 | A research programme is better than a rival if it is more progressive , the progressive nature of a programme depending on its degree of coherence and the extent to which it has led to successful novel predictions , as discussed in Chapter 7 . |