Example sentences of "a good [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally a mere footpath through fields , Charles II had decided it was a better route to Hampton Court than one to the North , through the village of Knightsbridge . |
| 2 | Yes and Forest have got to find a better route to goal than that and we 'll find out whether they can in a few moments . |
| 3 | If she had n't yielded to a guilty passion then she would have been a better wife to Denny . |
| 4 | Similes may be dangerous , but it can be suggested that the man who produces a well-made brick makes a better contribution to housing than does the man who builds a large mansion on insecure foundations . |
| 5 | I would argue at least that concentrating a group of students on one course should enable our scholarships staff both to tailor a more relevant course and to provide a better service to students . |
| 6 | I believe stores must invest more in training to provide a better service to customers . |
| 7 | Phil Barber , Barnard Castle National Farmers ' Union branch secretary , condemned the Intervention Board 's decision , saying the operators were particularly upset because they had just spent a lot of money to improve the facilities to offer a better service to customers . |
| 8 | It reduces a firm 's legal liability , ensures a faster deployment of new technology , and provides a better service to end-users . |
| 9 | providing a better service to clients |
| 10 | The health authority , one of the 30 most efficient in the country , is consulting on third-wave trust status because it believes that it can give a better service to patients and local people on that basis . |
| 11 | More significantly , the organisation was now free to manage itself so as to give a better service to patients . |
| 12 | At present , however , echo planar imaging provides better spatial and temporal resolution as well as a better signal to noise ratio than ‘ snapshot ’ flash . |
| 13 | Farley 's Junior Milk is a better alternative to cow 's milk for babies from six months . |
| 14 | Is Western conventional wisdom a better guide to reality today than it was twenty-five years ago ? |
| 15 | Analysis of oncogenes and tumour suppressor genesmay provide a better guide to tumour behaviour than conventional techniques . |
| 16 | It does not matter that the owner has a better right to possession than either of the thieves . |
| 17 | And I mean , somewhere like Asda is a better place to work than most . |
| 18 | By 1973 it was in production and selling at a good profit to Jensen for the new Jensen-Healey . |
| 19 | Romany King was a good second to Party Politics last year and has been trained for the race . |
| 20 | Was it a good decision to airfreight an order because we 'd messed things up on the plant ? ’ |
| 21 | You know that Jane is a good wife to John . ’ |
| 22 | Fernande Olivier , Picasso 's mistress , described him as stingy , but he was a good friend to Modigliani , encouraged him to paint and lent him colours , brushes and canvas . |
| 23 | She is a strict disciplinarian treated with great respect by her customers , but she is kind-hearted and a good friend to Lizzie Hexam . |
| 24 | The crossed poles structure gives the stability you need to cope with high winds , together with a good space to weight ration . |
| 25 | ‘ I did n't like to suggest it , ’ he said , ‘ but as you have , I think it 's a good idea to part — at least for a while . |
| 26 | The literature is full of remedies and assistance on this matter so it is always a good idea to read-up as much as you can to become familiar with this and other disease problems . |
| 27 | I was gon na say as I recollect I did n't see much wrong with it that I would disagree with erm I think it 's nice to see , you know , sort of progress seems to be going on and erm er what I would say is sort of it might be a good idea to sort of line the numbers up a bit more but erm |
| 28 | The rot is often concealed beneath an apparently sound paint film , so it 's a good idea to prospect for it by pushing the blade of a sharp penknife into suspect areas . |
| 29 | In the early days of Everyday Electronics it was often suggested that it was a good idea to double-up on the cheaper components when buying a set of components for a project . |
| 30 | A good response to treatment was defined as restoration of continence or a decrease of at least 75% in frequency of incontinence . |