Example sentences of "[noun sg] be for [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The search was for a better glue , not a worse one . |
| 2 | ‘ A survey has shown that the move is for the better , rather than the worse . ’ |
| 3 | If the purpose of the annexation be for the better enjoyment of the object itself , it may remain a chattel , notwithstanding a high degree of physical annexation . |
| 4 | ‘ I am very upset because the stall was for a good cause . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I remember one line from the Iliad , ‘ One principle is for the best , to fight in defence of one 's country ’ . |
| 6 | In this business , you 're on dodgy ground trying to attach the words ‘ courage ’ and ‘ integrity ’ to anything ; certainly the Heavenly EP is for a good cause , and those involved are doing a lot for their profiles in the worthiest possible way , blah blah , charidee , blah blah AIDS , but Sinead has done too ( see following letter ) and in any case , she 's on another planet to these people . |
| 7 | Certainly marriage was very much a practical necessity for working class girls , and the chief hope was for a good bargain . |
| 8 | Besides , in some ways the change was for the better . |