Example sentences of "are good [noun] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Not only that , it also seems to be true that certain herbs are good company for other plants , discouraging pests and diseases ; for instance , chives and garlic have some ability to prevent roses being infected with black spot , and chamomile is said to improve the health of young plants if they are weak and slow to grow .
2 Although they are good birds for many beginners , they cost about £700 , which makes them too expensive for all but the most dedicated .
3 Those are good principles for any taxation system .
4 There are good reasons for separating clunks like font descriptions .
5 There are good reasons for this approach .
6 There are good reasons for this mechanism .
7 We secured orders worth £150,000 during the visit , and there are good prospects for further orders of about £800,000 .
8 Somewhere in between are good plants for small gardens , only reaching about 2ft with a far daintier habit .
9 Most of these exercises are double cast so that there are good opportunities for several readings of the main characters .
10 James 's improved scores are good news for all Britain 's surrogate Santas who were persuaded to buy computer games for their children .
11 There are good precedents for this sort of cooperation : to take a single example , the collaboration with the Institute of Historical Research and the Public Record Office to produce part of the online Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalogue , using a grant from the US National Endowment for the Humanities .
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