Example sentences of "is good for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is good for developing fluency and for practising naturalness in connected speech . |
| 2 | ‘ It is good for young men to come to places like this when they start , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 3 | There are clearly going to be conflicts between what is good for individual animals and what is good for a population , species or ecosystem . |
| 4 | I do n't think that is good for police-public relations . ’ |
| 5 | The debate on commercial television remains one of the clearest examples of the Establishment in action in defence of one of its dearest illusions , namely , that it knows best what is good for other people . |
| 6 | Indeed , even in the as yet relatively non-totalitarian welfare states of the West some have already discerned the same paternalistic and enslaving trend : ‘ government 's role is to serve as a parent charged with the duty of coercing some to aid others , ’ while government-funded welfare programmes ‘ put some people in a position to decide what is good for other people . |
| 7 | Stefan is a fine fellow and his move to 250s is good for German motorsport , but it does n't mean anything to me personally . |
| 8 | 24-valve straight-six is good for low-end potency ; seats are better and interior more roomy than American 's ; digital facia is awful |
| 9 | The Osprey is well made and packs down small and so is good for all-season backpacking . |
| 10 | It 's long and spacious too , which is good for extra-tall campers . |
| 11 | Tri-axial blade positioning is good for tight corners . |
| 12 | It is good for vegetarian recipes , too , and the pudding collection is inspiring — try the first gooseberries of the year with a saffron honey custard , for instance . |
| 13 | The Baldry Restaurant serves good food at a reasonable price and the Rowan Tree is good for vegetarian food . |
| 14 | It is often said that Britain 's membership of the Community is good for British business , and attention is drawn to the volume of our trade with the Community . |
| 15 | It is good for old men to talk straight ; talk straight on both sides and take care of one another . |
| 16 | Their new LP ( their best since their first , Psychocandy ) is good for different reasons : because it has the sort of rumbling guitars and invigorating , climbing , bittersweet songs that make you jump out of bed and open up the curtains in the morning . |