Example sentences of "for good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main need of these artists was for good opportunities to exhibit their work ; unlike the equally celebrated group Die Brücke ( The Bridge ) they did not work closely together . |
| 2 | A father 's influence which has been revealed as destructive and all but disastrous is thought to have remained dominant — as was only natural — until the women broke away for good . |
| 3 | ‘ And now somebody has sent Henry Phipps away — for good , ’ Mrs Venables said , and laughed — or tried to . |
| 4 | The idea of leaving London for good — with its galleries , the opera and everything — was just too much for me . |
| 5 | ‘ For good . ’ |
| 6 | So if you are a smoker , it 's very important you give up , at least while you are pregnant , and preferably for good . |
| 7 | Take your governing body licence along for good measure . |
| 8 | By AD 70 , that fateful year of Roman conquest and banishment , the temple had fallen for good , and the classic priestly ritual was no more . |
| 9 | This another critical operation : a gap will be there for good . |
| 10 | Network South East has its patriotic red , white , and blue bands with grey thrown in for good measure . |
| 11 | One has only to read recent editions of Climber and Hill Walker to see evidence of atrocious behaviour by climbers and walkers : abuse , noise , breaking down fences , fouling areas with litter and excrement and climbing in areas when specifically requested to desist for good safety reasons — at Cheddar and Upper Pentrwyn . |
| 12 | Dogs must be seven years old or over and we 'll be looking for good health and condition as well as stunning good looks . |
| 13 | That deference towards the well-disposed reader is hard to find in later criticism — for good reason , no doubt . |
| 14 | The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators says that demand for good qualified chartered secretaries has rocketed over the last three to four years . |
| 15 | And let's add Godel for good measure . |
| 16 | After he gave up the booze at Christmas 1977 — for good - he gave us his splendid Brian which is as clever and well-judged a piece of comic acting as you 'll see . |
| 17 | For good measure , he also owns Milan football club . |
| 18 | FOR immigrant communities — Italians , Jews , and others who have the passion for good , simple food bred into their souls — a traditional delicatessen is the centre of the universe . |
| 19 | On the other hand , Stanley Morison , responsible for the typographical identity of The Times in the 1930s , was not an adroit penman — he simply had an unerring eye for good typefaces and strong composition . |
| 20 | The second is that official statistics become less and less use as a basis for rational debate , let alone for good decisions . |
| 21 | Somehow , though , Evert remained razor sharp throughout the 78-minute examination , and for good reason . |
| 22 | Although President Barco is given credit for good intentions , the fear is that his move has come too late : by now , the money at stake is too big , the drug barons too firmly entrenched in Colombian society , and the state institutions too deeply compromised by too many years of complacency , if not complicity . |
| 23 | There are even a few herrings for good measure . |
| 24 | Considerations on which they seem to draw include : how they construe their role as members of the police , which is itself informed by their interpretation of the organizational mandate of the force , by informal organizational requirements and occupational culture , and by local community expectations ; their knowledge of locale ; whether constables are able to resolve the momentary demands of the situation ; and their ability to handle the complex mix of law enforcement , local expectations , and the need for good public relations . |
| 25 | We ate the fish and polished off some cider while we watched the bombers blasting Caen , the British guns along the Orne joining in for good measure . |
| 26 | In his notes Fedin writes of his heroine : ‘ She is somehow reconciled , and of course she would never go off anywhere for good . |
| 27 | So much for good intentions . |
| 28 | Eccleshall and Honderich , however , will have none of this , and they lay to rest , it is to be hoped for good , the idea of Conservatism as a ‘ non-ideology ’ . |
| 29 | After he pulled out of the Ryman operation , however , he left manufacturing for good . |
| 30 | There 's power in money , but it 's not often been utilised for good . |