Example sentences of "[v-ing] a good [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Students become fluent in two of the languages of the United Kingdom 's trading partners , while at the same time acquiring a good knowledge of information technology ( computing for business ) , administration and marketing , and word processing , typing ( multilingual ) and shorthand ( optional ) . |
| 2 | Progress depends first of all on acquiring a better understanding of users and of information-seeking behaviour through user-oriented qualitative research . |
| 3 | On the contrary , the maintenance of meaningful links with the birth family appear to be beneficial to children , to their sense of identity and self esteem and for gaining a better understanding of their genealogical background and adoption circumstances . |
| 4 | From the point of view of young people with special needs , many of the new courses have the virtue of being flexible , student-centred , and of incorporating a good deal of individual programming . |
| 5 | By developing a better understanding of the processes of investment decision making the results will then , through direct intervention by the researchers or by teaching , enable organisations to improve their investment decisions . |
| 6 | By 1980 the succession of troubles along the Iran-Iraq border , combined with uncertainty as to the international behaviour to be expected of post-revolutionary Iran , was provoking a good deal of disquiet in the outside world , particularly among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) states . |
| 7 | ‘ I believe by forming a better definition of criminal record information , and with a better definition of criminal intelligence , we should be able to identify the middle grade which is called criminal information , ’ he said . |
| 8 | The Samba boasts a good range of facilities , including a lounge with pool table , TV room , table tennis and a snack bar serving a good variety of food and drink . |
| 9 | It 's exclusive to club 18–30 , it 's near the centre of town , it has a great pool and sunbathing area , a waiter-service restaurant with a special buffet breakfast and a reputation for excellent food , a friendly bar serving a good range of snacks . |
| 10 | The ¥70.3 trillion ( $520 billion ) budget approved during a late-night cabinet meeting on December 24th is the first in post-war years to put priority on seeking a better way of life for the Japanese rather than achieving higher economic growth or increased exports . |
| 11 | Roderick was always seeking a better way of putting things in order to remove all possible ambiguities and to assist the reader to the maximum extent : if this meant rewriting 100 times he would gladly do it . |
| 12 | It means that , by a certain amount of fairly skilful organization over the year , you 're meeting a good cross-section of senior and middle management . |
| 13 | Mix half a packet of parsley and thyme stuffing as directed , but also adding a good squeeze of lemon juice from a plastic lemon and an extra sprinkling of dried thyme . |
| 14 | He poured the coffee , adding a good measure of brandy to each mug . |
| 15 | Bloch adds : ‘ You expose strengths and weaknesses , so that the next job is filled according to the team 's need , not necessarily by adding a good player of the same type . |
| 16 | The award is presented every two years in recognition of activity that ‘ has contributed exceptionally to furthering a better understanding of the influence of the communications media and technology on society in general , and on its cultural , artistic and scientific activities in particular . ’ |
| 17 | Well he 's going a good way of doing it is n't he |
| 18 | Keen pond owners enjoy growing a good selection of aquatic plants especially waterlilies — given the facilities why not try experimenting with tropical waterlilies ? |
| 19 | At blindside prop George Mann , recruited from St Helens to ease mounting injury problems , ran with the enthusiasm of a man keen to catch the eye ; and with Kuiti and Nikau generating a good deal of power in the second row , Rovers were hard pressed to close the gaps . |
| 20 | And interestingly , one review by Mawer contains the only mention of the Newbolt Report to be included in the Review during the whole of the inter-war period , and this solely in the context of attributing to the Report responsibility for generating a good deal of subsequent discussion of grammar . |
| 21 | And they have argued that , whilst feminism should indeed always have a critical relationship to psychoanalytic theory , the latter has within it the potential for allowing a better understanding of the complexities of human desires and of the psychological construction of ‘ masculinity ’ and ‘ femininity ’ . |
| 22 | We 'll chose a three-column grid because this is fast to work with while still allowing a good degree of flexibility . |
| 23 | An exhibition can be viewed as a means of getting noticed and attracting publicity and contracts : as a rare chance of seeing a good deal of your recent work together and thus creating an opportunity for self-evaluation and an assessment of the way your work is developing ; and , by no means least , as a way of selling work . |
| 24 | They are also extremely vocal , calling and bellowing a good deal of the time . |
| 25 | Monitoring of people moved from Friern Hospital in north London and Claybury Hospital in Essex shows that they are not slipping out of the system and are enjoying a better quality of life with greater independence and a more varied social life . |
| 26 | People moved from Friern Hospital in north London are enjoying a better quality of life with greater independence and a more varied social life |
| 27 | This is another spot which seems to be enjoying a good run of birds of prey for common buzzard and hen harrier were also there and on Saturday a red kite was seen . |
| 28 | Incidentally , I 've been using a better copy of PagePlus 2 ( due to be launched in March ) and I have to say I 'm very impressed . |
| 29 | Braverman quotes the editorial of a 1918 edition of the International Molders Journal , noting that ‘ A half-century of commentary on scientific management has not succeeded in producing a better formulation of the matter ’ ( Braverman 1974 , 136 ) : |
| 30 | Normally , a flock of almost 3000 sheep was kept , producing a better grade of wool than the usual run of scraggy downland animals . |