Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this freedom offers a better indicator than such things as matriliny or the worship goddesses , it also is not a clear indicator of the political and economic power , in spite of Engels 's belief to the contrary . |
| 2 | Challenger has a good chance of hitting a Soviet tank with its first shell at a distance of more than 2000 m . |
| 3 | And if your victim happens to be conveniently close to the edge of a tall cliff , by the time he 's bounced down a couple of hundred metres on to the rocks , he 'll be in such a mess that the injury from the blow stands a good chance of being overlooked . |
| 4 | If WE can claim ( with all due modesty , of course ) that New Scientist has the best magazine covers around , then MIMS , the doctors ' Bible of new drugs , certainly takes the medal for the most stomach-churning fascia . |
| 5 | The data describing the prevalence of smoking illustrates a good example of a cohort effect as older women , those aged 60 and over , have the highest proportions classed as never smoking . |
| 6 | A flat fabric wallcovering needs a good wall surface , and is not easy to hang , as it 's important that no paste gets on the face of the fabric which it will stain . |
| 7 | ‘ The course has a good variety of subjects , and is giving me a taste of different job areas like computing , and office and information studies , as well as numeracy and communication . |
| 8 | The phenomenon reflects not only the difficulties of part-time recruitment in an area like Oxfordshire which lacks a large urban and industrial base , but also the fact that the Modular Course has a better chance of retaining and increasing such students than conventional courses ( Figure 2.2 ) . |
| 9 | The University has a good library and computing facilities and , as a major centre in its field in the United Kingdom , is very active in the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies nationally and internationally . |
| 10 | Indeed , they are treated more as grown-up students than as children to be spoon-fed , and this in almost every case has a good effect both on the work produced and on their motivation . |
| 11 | It defines producer services , and by reviewing existing research produces a better understanding of their role and growth . |
| 12 | The EC Biotechnology Framework Programme recognises the importance of classical taxonomy to genetic and molecular studies , and it is felt that collaborative research offers the best way forward in combining different the approaches . |
| 13 | This equals the comparative cost and again the lowest figure represents the best value . |
| 14 | More usually , but no less spectacularly , the view is over the city and a visit to the roof offers a good opportunity to set the internal map and compass ready for walks of exploration . |
| 15 | We are used to everyone saying that their horse has a good temperament , but what is the temperament of a horse ? |
| 16 | The owner of a competitive jumping horse says that his horse has a good temperament because it is ‘ consistent and courageous ’ . |
| 17 | At the moment , any time the opposition has a good shot/attack it goes in — whereas Leeds need to have 4 or 5 good shots to score . |
| 18 | Nigel Tinkler sends down Bank View to carry top weight and this Yorkshire trainer has a good record with his southern . |
| 19 | The most common type of instrumental argument relies , as a reason for recognizing the validity of consent , on the facts that the agent has the best information to judge whether it is best to create the right or not and that he is sufficiently motivated to act for the best . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , the recipient of this altruism stands a better chance of survival and , more importantly , its genes stand improved possibilities for replication and expansion . |
| 21 | The New Testament has a good deal to say with respect to church administration . |
| 22 | The coal industry has a good safety record and it has a strong safety culture reflecting the accumulated wisdom of the management , the work force and the mines inspectorate . |
| 23 | IN ONE important aspect , baseball has a better arrangement than cricket . |
| 24 | This will not benefit the buyer if all the shares are taken up when the transferor is compelled to make a pre-emptive offer , but it does not follow that all of them will be taken up and , if not , the transferee has a better claim to those shares not taken up than has the transferor . |
| 25 | As an anaesthetic agent , ketamine has a good safety profile . |
| 26 | If an applicant has a good explanation for his claim it may , far from harming him , enhance his credibility . |
| 27 | From the seventh month onwards , with adequate care , a child born before full term has a good chance of survival . |
| 28 | The president stands a good chance of surviving multi-party elections . |
| 29 | ‘ But I do n't think any musician has a good grasp of how other people see them . |
| 30 | Any rock lying around on the frozen continent stands a good chance of being a meteorite as — the occasional ice-piercing mountain aside — there is nowhere else to come from but the heavens . |