Example sentences of "than [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The power of pop is situated in so many other places than the good song , or good intention — in the strange , the intolerable , the unattainable , the curiously sexual . |
| 2 | Some of the people looked as if they had been torn apart by animals with more in the way of teeth and claws than the Good Lord intended for them to have . |
| 3 | Let us assume that a stock is selling at $50 , with undisclosed good news which will ultimately cause the stock to sell for $60 , and that no factors other than the good news will affect the price . |
| 4 | To a growing number of health professionals it was self-evident that Israel 's priority was the application of a system which ensured dependence and control rather than the good health of the community . |
| 5 | This thought had no sooner crossed his mind than the good dame noticed his bloodstained sleeve . |
| 6 | more than a GOOD soap — a good habit because it 's an extra health protection |
| 7 | At the seaward end , it is no more than a good stone 's throw from the Atlantic beach but at a higher level , its issuing stream descending through a short wooded ravine to join the waters of the ocean . |
| 8 | He wanted to be a winner rather than a good loser . |
| 9 | Well , I do play some , but I 'm not like ‘ the solo guy ’ because I think a good song is much harder to come by than a good solo . |
| 10 | People agreed with Lord Henry , who once said , in his amusing way , that a good dinner was more important than a good life . |
| 11 | ‘ On snow , nothing can go faster than a good man on skis . ’ |
| 12 | Children love nothing more than a good story . |
| 13 | What could be more restful than a good night 's sleep ? |
| 14 | Then suddenly , and sweetly , she began to realise that , since Travis was no more to her than a good friend , and she was still going to have her job at the end of all this , when it finally did end , it was going to be she who had the last laugh — and not N. Massingham Esquire . |
| 15 | ‘ Even 500 metres distance is no more than a good shot , it is n't marksman or sniper qualification . ’ |
| 16 | Women are less likely to examine data , whereas analysing somebody else 's balance sheet and profit and loss account is better than a good whodunit as far as top businessmen are concerned . |
| 17 | And we do not charge the earth — in fact no more than a good quality single or double ‘ standard ’ bed . |
| 18 | Comparisons between the rugs of certain groups are more difficult because they are produced in such a diverse range of qualities that the gulf between the best and worst pieces may be greater than that between the groups themselves : e.g. , the lowest grade of workshop Kerman may cost slightly less than a good quality Russian Shirvan , but the finest workshop Kermans can be over five times the price . |
| 19 | After all , there is nothing that the press like more than a good fairy-tale ! |
| 20 | ‘ The party invitation offered these youngsters a ‘ good trip ’ rather than a good time . |
| 21 | One gets the feeling from Warnie 's diary , for example , that it was better to be a good Inkling than a good poet , or even a good man . |
| 22 | A good course programme but with a poor instructor led to more trainee dissatisfaction than a good instructor with a moderate programme . |
| 23 | There was nothing he liked better than a good puzzle . |
| 24 | He enjoys the company of others , likes nothing better than a good dinner surrounded by friends , and large noisy get-togethers with his family . |