Example sentences of "[det] be good [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is good practice for verbalising more difficult ideas later on . |
| 2 | This is good news for the hotelier who is prepared . |
| 3 | Though this is good news for American and Japanese firms , who share a paltry 11% slice of the luxury market , it is disastrous for European companies which account for the remaining 89% of sales ( see chart on next page ) , but which sell nearly half of all their fancy products in America or Japan . |
| 4 | This is good news for Western women , who have been steadily growing larger . |
| 5 | This is good news for all women who have been unsuccessful with hip and thigh diets that concentrate mainly on dieting and calorie-counting . |
| 6 | These concerns clearly were not shared by Mrs Thatcher who welcomed the announcement of the second phase of the Washington development in September 1986 : ‘ This is good news for the North East and for Britain and makes Nissan a fully-fledged UK car manufacturer and a major exporter . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ This is good news for the consumer who wo n't now be getting some massive duopoly , ’ a travel industry source said . |
| 8 | This is good news for the company since all three markets are relatively recession-proof so far as the demand for their product is concerned , which in turn makes them a fairly buoyant customer base . |
| 9 | This is good news for BR workers , but bad news for privatisation . |
| 10 | This is good news for the banks that lent hugely on property as prices soared in the late 1980s , only to see their profits diminished by massive reserves and write-offs as prices then plunged . |
| 11 | None of this is good news for MIPS , whose chief executive , Bob Miller , recently told Unigram that his job ‘ is to maintain a two-to-one [ better ] price performance advantage over Intel ’ ( UX No 377 ) . |
| 12 | Over 300 BA members are now also members of the scheme , and this is good news for them . ’ |
| 13 | This is good news for the group : our strategy is definitely to concentrate on the academic market . ’ |
| 14 | While this is good news for millions of borrowers and mortgage holders , it is not such a rosy picture for those people who have come to expect a healthy return from their savings accounts . |
| 15 | With over 300 monuments in its care , this is good news for Historic Scotland and the team responsible for marketing its properties . |
| 16 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that this is good news for the Ansty Rolls-Royce plant in my constituency which manufactures Spey engines ? |
| 17 | This is good news for all because with a few modifications hopefully on the same car I may be in with a chance for first prize next year where the prize money increases plus a trip to the States to see their ‘ Sound Off Championships ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ This is good news for all those living in and around the Donaghadee Road who have had to revert to drinking bottled water , because the water was not fit to be drunk , ’ said Mr Lennon . |
| 19 | This is good news for retailers and good news for all those who supply goods to our shops . ’ |
| 20 | The local Labour MP , George Foulkes , whose constituency of Carrick , Cumnock and Doon Valley contains the Digital plant , said : ‘ This is good news for the Ayr workforce and I congratulate the management there and the Scottish Office for the work they did to achieve this successful outcome . |
| 21 | This is good news for Silverlight , part of Courtaulds Performance Films , which employs 20 people at a plant in Burr Ridge , Illinois . |
| 22 | I could n't figure out which were and when the girl er , you know , when , when I took it to the counter she she said , ooh this is good value for four ninety nine ! |
| 23 | This was good news for pacifists , but bad news for Hobson 's theory , and it opened the way to a more optimistic interpretation of the role of finance in international relations . |
| 24 | These are good reasons for expecting psychological well-being to be at risk . |
| 25 | Lastly , avoid flailing the vegetation in ditches where possible ; these are good habitats for nesting wild game , not to mention other wildlife . |
| 26 | These were good times for the intrepid forefathers of our breed . |
| 27 | Those are good principles for any taxation system . |
| 28 | That is good news for the areas concerned , in terms of both the facilities provided — not to mention the creation of jobs . |
| 29 | That is good news for Italian companies , which will be able to play more lenders off against one another . |
| 30 | That is good news for firms with the skills to graduate to supplying entire systems . |