Example sentences of "for a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | B : Quest for a better handpump |
| 2 | Because you will know in advance when you need the cash , you can use a 90-day-notice account or even tie it up for five years for a better return . |
| 3 | In Sabah the United Sabah Party ( Parti Bersatu Sabah — PBS ) won 14 of 20 federal seats , and was expected to press for a better return from the exploitation of Sabah 's natural resources . |
| 4 | We should not abandon the search for a better way of determining pay for all health service staff . |
| 5 | Wright could n't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 29th birthday today . |
| 6 | It destroys hope for a better life . |
| 7 | Motivated by a desire for a better life , rural populations have migrated to urban areas and the resulting expansion of cities has meant problems of shelter and employment . |
| 8 | ‘ I came from a poor family in the countryside and communism gave me a chance for a better life . |
| 9 | What the participants in this group discussion saw themselves as doing was working to make sure that their children could hope for a better life . |
| 10 | ‘ We are not trying to force people to change , but to accompany them in their struggle for a better life , ’ he added . |
| 11 | More broadly , culture is a truly critical activity designed to awaken forcibly a self-indulgent and unreflective , though fundamentally astute , contemporary reader and drive him/her into the struggle for a better life . |
| 12 | It is the hope for a better life that keeps the characters ' heads above water . |
| 13 | Hope keeps the characters searching for a better life . |
| 14 | Please support this motion , and go for a better life for all . |
| 15 | By far the greatest area of agreement among all women , whether housewives or workers , is the need for a better system of childcare in Britain . |
| 16 | Formed in 1980 , it began by producing a newsletter ( Co-operative library media group newsletter ) to review programmes , list purchase details of presentations , report on trends , and emphasize the constant need for a better exchange of ideas between librarians and commercial producers , and much closer co-operation in preparation of such programmes . |
| 17 | Marie McCusker 's view of the Philippines and Victor Amaya and Maria Black 's insights from El Salvador show the centrality of health in people 's struggle for a better collective and individual future . |
| 18 | As he observed in the report , if the Allies could ‘ plan for a better peace even while waging war , they will win together two victories which in truth are indivisible ’ . |
| 19 | He told a key meeting in Dunkirk at the end of August : ‘ You must find the nerve to ask for a better treaty ; one that hands less power to Brussels , controls bureaucracy more stringently and leaves France her autonomy in foreign and monetary policy . ’ |
| 20 | Walker recorded a time of 8 mins 26.50 secs in Auckland two years ago , and after a highly successful , injury-free winter , had hoped for a better opening to his steeplechase season . |
| 21 | You could not ask for a better curtain-raiser to the day 's racing . |
| 22 | Carl Llewellyn , 26 , was having his third ride in the Grand National and could never have hoped for a better experience around the huge Aintree fences . |
| 23 | He looked puzzled and for a better description . |
| 24 | THE £33m management buyout by Fenchurch Insurance Group from GPG has been completed despite pressure for a better price from GPG shareholders including Robert Maxwell . |
| 25 | The man with the sting made his living trawling for prawns , and fishing for mero , which he sold to the holiday village cafés , for a better price than he got from the locals . |
| 26 | By gaw , he 's a topper and ah would n't sell 'im for any money , No man could ask for a better friend . " |
| 27 | For a better tan on a beautiful skin . |
| 28 | Rail fares have been rising at around 1 ½ per cent over inflation in recent years and the new corporate plan also warns that BR has 12 months to assess whether passengers would pay even more for a better service . |
| 29 | We will set four new standards for a better service to : |
| 30 | Activities drawing together staff and governors from several schools reduce the tendency for cut throat competition and encourages collaboration in joint policies and alliances to bring pressure on resource providers for a better service . |