Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] bad for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they think hope and faith are bad for you . ’ |
| 2 | Has my presence been bad for Rainbow ? |
| 3 | Flattery is bad for us . ’ |
| 4 | Wholemeal bread contains more nutrients than white bread and three times as much fibre , but this does n't mean white bread is bad for you ; it contains valuable protein , carbohydrate , calcium , iron and B vitamins , and some fibre . |
| 5 | Unquestionably , this pattern of massive production and consumption is bad for the earth , bad for humans , and bad for the other animals . |
| 6 | ‘ I told you too much sun was bad for you . |
| 7 | In the Dáil debate of 20 May , Padraig Faulkner , TD of Fianna Fáil argued that the introduction of divorce would indeed end up as divorce on demand anyway , and Charles Haughey indicated his ‘ personal view ’ that divorce was bad for ‘ individual stability ’ ( Irish Times , 21 May 1986 ) . |
| 8 | Leading Article : Massage is bad for the figures |
| 9 | The reason she gave for this was that she felt that experiencing repeated failure was bad for pupils . |
| 10 | Polluted or dirty water is bad for plants and animals . |
| 11 | Too much turbulence is bad for bubble nests and plants alike . |
| 12 | Meat 's bad for you , in n it ? ’ |
| 13 | ( 1989 ) study , there is little evidence to support the view that emotional stress is bad for memory . |
| 14 | The real basis of the Conservative government 's case then turns on the proposition that taxation is bad for the economy whoever levies it . |
| 15 | He took to cleansing , toning and moisturizing his face once he found that soap was bad for it . |
| 16 | FoE argued that , lacking any other explanation and given abundant circumstantial evidence that pollution was bad for trees , a combination of natural and pollution stresses was the best explanation for the observed symptoms . |
| 17 | The survey 's investigation of male drinking habits found that they are showing no signs of sinking fewer pints despite warnings that drinking more than 21 units a week is bad for them . |
| 18 | But not all the news is bad for small investors . |
| 19 | The consensus of medical opinion suggests that too much salt , saturated fat and sugar is bad for us . |
| 20 | Sugar is bad for you . |
| 21 | Sugar is bad for you . |
| 22 | The Court of Appeal , on his appeal against his conviction for theft upon one count covering all three consignments , on the ground that the count was bad for duplicity in that there were three separate appropriations , held that there had been no appropriation until the last of the goods were loaded , or probably until the defendant deviated from the route to the proper destination . |
| 23 | She threw up until the nausea passed , just as it always did if she drank alcohol , but now it was almost as if her body already knew alcohol was bad for the tiny life growing inside her . |
| 24 | My father never went to the cinema because the technicolour was bad for his epilepsy . |
| 25 | If we were to force the electricity-generating companies to take coal in volumes and at prices that they do not want , the certain consequence would be higher electricity prices for the domestic customer and for the rest of British industry , which could in turn be bad for long-term job prospects . |
| 26 | Consequently , the pattern of dividend payouts for firms which follow some target may resemble a ratchet effect which is only broken when the firm 's performance is bad for several consecutive periods . |
| 27 | Lead-free petrol is bad for your car 's health , according to motor mechanics who say they 're repairing dozens of cars which have been damaged by it . |
| 28 | ‘ Were n't you saying something a few months ago that too quiet a life was bad for a writer 's creativity ? |
| 29 | The telephone system bequeathed by the socialist regime is another dampener : being cut off from the outside world is bad for business . |
| 30 | In answer is that we are banning smoking because smoking in any form is bad for you . |