Example sentences of "good [coord] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some organisations find that supporting libel actions on behalf of their members is politically convenient because it assures them a better or more polite press : the Police Federation is one example . |
| 2 | NO HORSE was ever given a better or more fitting name than Nijinsky and few have paid their namesake more graceful compliments . |
| 3 | The Gold Award is made to organisations in recognition of achieving either a consistently good or continuously improving performance over a 4 year period . |
| 4 | Is he a good or potentially good speller ( that is , only rarely makes mistakes , or can see afterwards that misspellings are wrong ) ? |
| 5 | In doing all of this , we were in good or maybe bad company depending upon how you view it , for example Halla Burton had special charges last year of a hundred and eighty seven million dollars which compared with a hundred and eighty two million dollars of special charges the previous year and Baker Hughes similarly had charges of eighty million dollars and sixty million dollars . |
| 6 | of river water in the United Kingdom is judged to be of a good or very high standard is something of which I am enormously proud . |
| 7 | In some localities market prices of residential property are directly linked to and affected by school catchment areas , where a school has a very good or very bad reputation . |
| 8 | Permission was given for " making of such engine or Engine Buildings or Buildings for the better & more effectual discovery , working and conveying on of such mines and veins … |
| 9 | A better and more accurate method is to set the edit-in point on the source-tape early by the amount of the backspace , so that the true edit-in point reaches the playback head just as the record-machine completes the backspace and starts to record . |
| 10 | Future funding from the Board to law centres would be for cases done under the green forms and legal aid schemes , including any new arrangements that might be developed , ‘ and possibly grants for specific types of work where the law centres could demonstrate that they would provide a better and more efficient service in ways that did not lend themselves to payment on a case by case basis . ’ |
| 11 | The experience here suggests that a publicly owned operator can provide a better and more efficient service than private enterprise , given the right conditions . |
| 12 | In his opinion , insider dealing provides a better and more efficient mechanism for channelling information into the market . |
| 13 | The first dog will establish the ground rules for the second dog and invariably , a better and more consistent relationship is established between the two dogs — quite often the second dog forms a far greater bond with the other dog than it does with the owners . |
| 14 | Which means more directed research to solve real problems ; more scientific conservation , distinguishable from what has gone before ; a better and more professional attitude towards animal welfare and conservation , and a greater willingness by academics and others to get involved professionally ; a greater realisation by charities and other funders , even research councils , that research in conservation and welfare is vital and is often good , original research — without it no advances in society 's legislation are possible . |
| 15 | Sadler had articulated the political sentiment in his Manchester inquiry when he remarked on how education was but one aspect of ‘ a many sided problem ’ , and as such it necessitated both the development of individuality and personal conviction and ‘ a sense of national duty and obligation towards the State ’ , which could only come through ‘ better and more systematic training for the duties of citizenship and for home-making and family claims ’ . |
| 16 | The G-MEX venue of the 1992 Exhibition is a better and more accessible venue , with all the exhibitors being in one giant hall , rather than being spread between two small halls as has been the case in previous years . |
| 17 | It is abundantly clear that Mr Radice has two main objectives — to ensure that the Department of Health is required to give its reasons why a product licence for a medicine is granted , revoked , or suspended , and to ensure that patients are provided with better and more comprehensive information about the risks and benefits of the medicines that are prescribed for them . |
| 18 | One simple example generalises life-style in terms of four categories , thus : i ) upwardly mobile , ambitious : seeking a better and more affluent life-style , principally through better paid and more interesting work , and a higher material standard of living . |
| 19 | Out of our argument , a better and more workable curriculum could emerge . |
| 20 | The revolutions in eastern Europe and the fall of communism in Russia presented the west with a rare historical opportunity to build a better and more prosperous world . |
| 21 | I would hope that the hon. Gentleman would agree that many people of all political persuasions in Lanarkshire are working together extremely hard to build a better and more prosperous future for the area . |
| 22 | ‘ Still , it 's only guesswork , ’ Pascoe was being the lawyer — asking for better and more secure evidence . |
| 23 | It was quite refreshing to see and read that someone else saw these things and could articulate them in a better and more entertaining way than I could |
| 24 | In some areas , though , changes are welcome , especially if they lead to a better and more reliable product . |
| 25 | A better and more organised way of handling the music feed , though , is to pre-record it onto a cued sound tape which can then be fed to the mixer non-stop . |
| 26 | Believing their children will receive a better and more disciplined education , with a greater prospect of university entry than from a state school , many parents who can afford it send their children to such private institutions , known ( confusingly ) as " public schools . " |
| 27 | Occupational background can emblazon the personality with unmistakable illumination for the endeavours we make towards a better and more acceptable society . |
| 28 | A labouring person who aspires to a better and more rewarding life is judged to be grossly deceived . |
| 29 | It 's all part of their efforts to build a better and more rewarding career for themselves . |
| 30 | The Festival of Britain sought to persuade us of the imminence of a better and less contorted world . |