Example sentences of "are [verb] [prep] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | All profits are given to good causes . |
| 2 | All suggestions are given in good faith and for general help and guidance but since detail may vary with different roofs they can not be assumed to be suitable for every application . |
| 3 | If the numbers in the sea are limited to good friends and well-known faces from the ( packed ) Driftwood pub in St Agnes , and outside visitors are few , then the Badlands surfers are not complaining . |
| 4 | The company reserves the right to veto or restrict the provision of additional facilities such as juke-boxes , fruit machines , pool tables , etc. , but does not specify from whom these must be hired or demand a proportion of the takings ( this attitude is in contrast to most of the national brewery companies and does something to explain why Palatine are regarded as good employers/landlords by their licensees ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Chevenement , the minister for research and technology , and President Mitterrand are surrounded by good scientists . ’ |
| 6 | Effective vaccines prevent such hazards , but only if a social organization ensures that all potential mothers are vaccinated in good time . |
| 7 | Objectively the chances of reaching the Chancellor 's 3 per cent growth target in 1994 are mixed at best . |
| 8 | Use the best quality paper , and if you are getting several photocopies made make sure they are done on good quality paper and not ordinary photocopy paper . |
| 9 | It is no accident that ‘ street furniture ’ and ‘ public art ’ are seen to best effect in a context which is entirely new — like London 's Broadgate office centre — or radically changed , such as the revived dockland areas in London , Liverpool , Cardiff and Swansea . |
| 10 | The greatest proportion are sited on good quality soils , stagnogleys and brown earths ( Figure 2.12 ) . |
| 11 | Keith Fox in Nuclear Safety ensures that all design work and safety cases through , independent assessment , and all necessary agreements with NII are secured in good time . |
| 12 | Oxford University are looking in good shape for Sunday 's womens boat race . |
| 13 | ‘ We persuade them that we are acting in good faith . |
| 14 | The classiest , most chocolatey chocolate puddings are made with best quality , slightly bitter dessert chocolate that is high in cocoa solids . |
| 15 | The Careers Service has considerable expertise and experience of local firms ; it will ensure that all offers are made in good faith , and that the jobs are worthwhile . |
| 16 | In contrast , the dolphins that are equipped with good sets of teeth , and the porpoises , which have 13–28 pairs of spade-shaped teeth in each jaw , have a less flexible neck because their neck vertebrae are fused together . |
| 17 | Diagrams presenting data and clear summaries are used to good effect . |
| 18 | Although the last thing we want is a return to rigid central control , the NHS does need some coordination to ensure that scarce resources are used to best advantage and not wasted by the unsupervised duplication of facilities . |
| 19 | True , he had frequently circumnavigated Ramsey Island but if the tides are used to best advantage then the Bitches will not be working as they are passed . |
| 20 | Dr Longstaff said : ‘ Our study will enable us to find out more about the causes of asthma , suggest ways of preventing it , and make sure the resources to treat it are used to best effect . ’ |
| 21 | Both are important and concentrated sources of energy but some unsaturated fats are needed for good health . |
| 22 | In common with a lot of other mothers-to-be , they find they are blooming with good health , they get a lot of extra care and attention , and they feel special : |
| 23 | Our shorter lines of internal communication are leading to better service ; and our co-ordinated and increased research and technology effort will lead to innovation and product improvement . ’ |
| 24 | On issues like this Coetzee 's sensitivity and grasp of detail are shown to good effect : but with regard to the broader historical significance of these organizations he is less assured , and he leaves untouched some of the more important questions raised by his work . |
| 25 | However hard a head or a governing body may try to remain outside the arena of competition , the insistence of parent interests and community awareness and the effect on even the price of houses in a local estate agent 's listings will continue to make sure that parents believe that clever children , as measured in the national assessment , are produced by good schools and by good teachers . |
| 26 | We are aiming at good levels of fertility , ( the ability to conceive ) , fecundity , ( the ability to conceive multiple offspring ) and productivity ( the ability to raise the offspring born ) . |
| 27 | If I can get out , things are bound to better ’ , a young man told me . |
| 28 | They are moving at good speed — we are on one of Odd-Knut 's prepared training runs — perhaps topping 30kph on the level sections . |
| 29 | If these anomalies are detected in good time the parents can receive counselling and the subsequent management of the pregnancy can be planned , so reducing the national perinatal mortality rate . |
| 30 | They want at least a five-year transition period before Europe 's exchange rates are locked for good . |