Example sentences of "for [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 All I reckon we can do is be grateful for the good service , as you say Tim , and get on with what 's left — and that is quite a lot .
2 The question is not one of ‘ condemnation vs understanding ’ but simply of a society 's concern for the good education and training of its younger members .
3 She 's also working on a chat show idea with the production company responsible for the Good Sex Guide .
4 From the poor they extract money in payment for the good luck and fecundity that their blessings are supposed to impart .
5 the market price for the good will be higher than if no tariffs were imposed , and this will result in lower total market demand for the product .
6 ‘ Miss Lilian has an appetite fit for the good trooper that she is .
7 Though he was later subtly dismissive of the assembly , he undoubtedly appreciated its value at the time , not least for the good publicity it gave him in the British and American press .
8 Douglas Groom , checkout assistant at Bramingham Park , was delighted to learn that his nomination for the Good Neighbour Scheme had been successful .
9 And er she 's the secretary for the Good Neighbour there was another man there from the , from the Good Neighbour who does like , the articles or the advertising , and I think probably it 's got to be her .
10 Extensive experience at interviewing can help the manager develop a sense for the good candidate but the danger is that the interviewer finds people whom he/she regards as sympathetic and compatible .
11 This might indeed have happened but for the good fortune of it being discovered by Frits and Maaike Luikens , a Dutch couple who were living in Alford at that time .
12 Stella must remember that she carried a heavy responsibility for the good name of the theatre .
13 ‘ You knew Lady Amelia would find the corpse and , for the good name of Godstowe , try to disguise Lady Eleanor 's death as an accident .
14 He announced that courts would be given powers to bind parents over for the good behaviour of their children so that they could be ‘ brought face to face with their neglect ’ .
15 He and his uncle had visited the Governor in Asba Tafari and there they had been detained as hostages for the good behaviour of the Asaimara ; his uncle 's refusal to guarantee my safety in Bahdu had led to my recall .
16 In his time , Even allowing for the good fellowship that exists throughout bowls , he has been a beacon of sportsmanship .
17 There was some scepticism about this solution — given that we had altered the recommendations for doctors and dentists — but it says a great deal for the good sense of the nurses that they accepted the plan .
18 Unless a particular task is repeated regularly , it is essential for the good management of the job to prepare properly by considering the objectives of the work .
19 I 've forgotten my troubles ; now I want to climb just for the good performance itself .
20 ‘ May I take this opportunity to thank you all for the good work you are doing and assure you of my prayers . ’
21 Boulton did not refuse outright but managed to get some mine owners to donate 10 guineas ( £10.50 ) to Murdock for the good work he had done on their engines .
22 People like myself , would n't have had the bottle , would n't have dreamed of coming up here if it had n't been for the good work of people like Mike and Harry , who in my opinion do a superb job in training me , you , all of us in this union .
23 Japan 's chip-makers head for the good life
24 It is offered on a half board basis and the management prides itself on its reputation for the good quality home-cooking .
25 The feeling for the good player who tends to have an aggravating fade with tee shots , is one of turning in the backswing and then almost trying to sit on the right foot until the moment of impact , the club getting there before the body unwinds .
26 Practising with the left arm alone certainly does give the feeling of left side dominance , and for the good player is a way of making the right shoulder seem unimportant .
27 He records Smart 's statement that he ‘ must have finished an unfortunate life in jail had it not been for the good nature of a Friend , who could not bear to see his tears ’ .
28 ‘ Today 's game is only of relative importance , not just because it is a friendly but for the good reason that today 's Argentina bears little resemblance to the one that will play in next summer 's finals .
29 ‘ Today 's game is only of relative importance , not just because it is a friendly but for the good reason that today 's Argentina bears little resemblance to the one that will play in next summer 's finals .
30 This was not confirmed by Port Stanley for the good reason that we were no longer in contact with Port Stanley .
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