Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [be] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There must always be good communications and liaison between the reception office and housekeeping department , because in order to sell accommodation efficiently the receptionist must be kept informed by the housekeeping department of the exact status of all rooms at all times . |
| 2 | The risk of losing what little bust they might have is enough to discourage many an overweight lady from commencing to diet , so this diet must therefore be good news for them . |
| 3 | Renting may not be better solution than home purchase . |
| 4 | There are dicta in Vestey which indicate that Herdman v IRC may not be good law , but it is felt that the Revenue probably have the better argument on a simple reading of the legislation . |
| 5 | The dangers of long exposure to fluorescent lighting and video screens are only now beginning to be appreciated , and the 50 Hz frequency of domestic electric-ring circuits may not be good news either . |
| 6 | There might indeed be news of her beloved Mr. Andrew , but it might not be good news . |
| 7 | And there are too many of these domestic sitcoms , it 's boring when you see yet another washing-up scene , but there 'll always be good ones coming along . ’ |
| 8 | This might well be good practice in the county court . |
| 9 | As friends were now pointing out , that could only be good news . |
| 10 | This could only be good news and we were thus able to turn our attention to even remoter areas of the north . |
| 11 | Perhaps they could not be good wives and good mothers because they could not give what they had never had . |
| 12 | There may also be good news for those who ca n't afford the average £70 cross-Channel fare for a car and five adults . |
| 13 | There may also be good reason for deleting reference to the contemplation of proceedings under ss 146 or 147 of the Law of Property Act 1925 , as the costs recoverable under such a provision may not be easy for the tenant to assess and counter . |
| 14 | Accepting your qualifications , Trev , that erm there may well be good reasons for these , there is there is a very strong message there is n't there ? |
| 15 | Add proposed record spending levels on research and development , infrastructure , education , enterprise zones and job training , as well as real estate and profamily incentives , and there may well be good reason to fear that the overall budget deficit may be the constraint that yields if spending cuts ca n't be found to finance all of these initiatives . |
| 16 | Although the reference centre initiative is an important stimulus for planners to evaluate their existing services , there may well be better uses for scarce resources . |
| 17 | Although the match might be colourful to watch , it would hardly be good football . |
| 18 | There would also be better access to services for patients , provision of a personalised service to meet individual health needs and improved information on the range of services provided and how to use them . |
| 19 | ‘ If players are dragging matters through the courts it ca n't be good publicity for the game . |
| 20 | Stevens was playing for Spurs when he became a victim of a Vinnie Jones tackle which eventually ended his career and he said : ‘ If players are dragging matters through the courts it ca n't be good publicity for the game . |
| 21 | It 's a tricky race however with Dermot Weld fancying his chances and that ca n't be good news for the rest of the trainers involved . |
| 22 | Moreover it is important to identify genetically suitable animals for reintroduction from zoos , where analysis can reveal which animals carry the under-represented founder oryx 's genes and would therefore be good candidates . |
| 23 | However , the business reality , which must be recognised here , is that the exchanges in the battle may be purely reflex actions : the seller will send an acknowledgment including its standard terms as a matter of course , generally without reading the terms on the buyer 's order ; indeed , in order to win the battle of forms it will generally be good practice to ensure that all orders are acknowledged in this way . |
| 24 | This will not be good news for those banks left with the bad debts . |
| 25 | And he said the fare of 10p which will be charged will still be good value . |
| 26 | Hopefully , it will also be better value |
| 27 | This yields 5.15 per cent , at the moment , but we are getting to a situation in the market which will probably be good news for the fund manager 's philosophy . |
| 28 | The values for the 50 and 100 µg doses of salmeterol ( generally between 8 and 10 ) may therefore be better estimates of dose equivalence . |
| 29 | This can only be good news . |
| 30 | After the Edinburgh summit , that looks much less likely than it did and that can only be good news for Courtaulds . |