Example sentences of "are [verb] to good " in BNC.
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| 1 | All profits are given to good causes . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Diagrams presenting data and clear summaries are used to good effect . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If I can get out , things are bound to better ’ , a young man told me . |
| 11 | Faced with a virtual infinity of demand , your role is to seek new resources and ensure that those resources are spent to best effect . |
| 12 | Much work is being undertaken there , including the renovation of outbuildings to provide accommodation for another 25 followers , and practical skills are put to good use . |
| 13 | It will be the most able who are recruited to better appointments . |