Example sentences of "[vb -s] a good [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | To some extent , the potential harshness of the strict liability rule is mitigated by the fact that , if a person acts in what he takes to be self-defence when he is confronted by another whom he does not realise to be a constable , he has a good defence to the charge , because he is not guilty of an assault . |
| 2 | If the defendant can establish any of the defences mentioned in section 24(1) he has a good defence to any charge under the Trade Descriptions Acts . |
| 3 | Louis Armstrong has a good claim to being the most influential popular singer of the century . |
| 4 | ‘ Just needs a good talking to . ’ |
| 5 | The first group consists of what is sometimes known as the exceptions to the rule nemo dat quod non habet whereby a bona fide purchaser of goods from A commits no conversion but actually obtains a good title to them even though the goods really belonged to B and B never intended to allow A to sell them . |
| 6 | The innocent purchaser of goods openly offered for sale in the City of London or in a market overt obtains a good title to those goods irrespective of the title of the seller . |
| 7 | For example , when selecting a foster home , it often seems a good idea to social workers to choose parents with children of similar age to those being placed , but several research projects have shown that this greatly increases the risk of placement breakdown . |
| 8 | It gives a good sense to the idea that a weakly verifiable statement can only be confirmed or disconfirmed , and never conclusively verified . |
| 9 | The intersection of the appropriate output characteristic with the output load line then gives a good approximation to which in turn leads to a better value of from the input characteristics and input load line . |
| 10 | Mervyn Wilson gives a good service to his cricket clients and it is hoped that he was able to put his money where his mouth is and lay this price to all that wanted it to reasonable limits . |
| 11 | The 14 page introduction gives a good background to the history of the area , which really makes you want to get out there . |
| 12 | This method of obscuring chords only in higher registers is quite usual , as it gives a good equilibrium to the harmony . |
| 13 | ‘ ( 2 ) Where an unpaid seller who has exercised his right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit re-sells the goods , the buyer acquires a good title to them as against the original buyer . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Where goods are sold in market overt , according to the usage of the market , the buyer acquires a good title to the goods , provided he buys them in good faith and without notice of any defect or want of title on the part of the seller . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Where the seller of goods has a voidable title to them , but his title has not been avoided at the time of the sale , the buyer acquires a good title to the goods , provided he buys them in good faith and without notice of the seller 's defect of title . ’ |
| 16 | Slightly bitter-flavoured , but makes a good addition to winter salads . |
| 17 | It makes a good contrast to all those clean white jackets on normal club nights . |
| 18 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 19 | Other useful grooming tools are a hound glove , which imparts a good sheen to the coat , and a pair of scissors , necessary for trimming excess hair . |
| 20 | Its attractive foliage provides a good backdrop to later flowering plants in the border . |
| 21 | It provides a good contrast to more elaborate music . |
| 22 | This type of survey provides a good guide to a build-up of recognition of a product , and some measure of what the advertising is achieving . |
| 23 | Given the close relationship between three month interbank rates and base rates , this provides a good guide to the money market 's expectation of the path of base rates over the next twelve months . |
| 24 | Thomas ( 1984 ) provides a good introduction to the research literature relevant to business strategy . |