Example sentences of "[is] good [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Festering hatred , nurtured and cultivated like a precious plant for half a lifetime , is good stuff for the novelist , but does it happen ? |
| 2 | While it is not necessary to prove the employer knew of any defect it is good evidence for the prosecution if he admits he did . |
| 3 | It is good news for the club and the fans , ’ Edwards said yesterday . |
| 4 | This is good news for the hotelier who is prepared . |
| 5 | This area of the holiday business is a growth area — which is good news for the many scholars who would formerly have worked only for universities and can now supplement their incomes as tour guides . |
| 6 | Competition among retailers is good news for the customer . |
| 7 | But it is good news for the insurance fraternity : the US government , which owns the satellite , did not bother to take out insurance on it . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ This is good news for the consumer who wo n't now be getting some massive duopoly , ’ a travel industry source said . |
| 10 | That is good news for the areas concerned , in terms of both the facilities provided — not to mention the creation of jobs . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This is good news for the group : our strategy is definitely to concentrate on the academic market . ’ |
| 14 | The faith of Israel is good news for the world . |
| 15 | So any sacrifice by an offspring , that results in a net gain in reproductive success , is good news for the parent . |
| 16 | Clearly it is good news for the people of Rugby and especially for patients attending St. Cross hospital . |
| 17 | However , does he agree that the news that he has announced today is good news for the reserve forces , because the units will be well equipped and will have an important role , and there will be full support for good recruiting areas such as Hampshire ? |
| 18 | It is good news for jobs and it is good news for the town . |
| 19 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that this is good news for the Ansty Rolls-Royce plant in my constituency which manufactures Spey engines ? |
| 20 | Growing demand for such equipment is good news for the helicopter 's distributors McAlpine based at Kidlington in Oxfordshire . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ The change of mind on the part of the council is good news for the residents of Ferryhill . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | That serves two purposes — it keeps the costs down and is good therapy for the inmates , making them feel more useful . |
| 24 | Planning each outing is good training for the patient : if he has difficulties with programming , you might go over the plan with him each time before he goes out , and ask him to say out loud exactly where he is going and how he is going to get there . |
| 25 | The time limit for making claims is three months ( or twelve months if there is good reason for the delay ) . |
| 26 | All those at the college concerned in its production are to be heartily congratulated for giving the town a very impressive civic magazine of a very high standard which for once is good value for the public money spent on it . |
| 27 | All those at the college concerned in its production are to be heartily congratulated for giving the town a very impressive civic magazine of a very high standard which for once is good value for the public money spent on it . |
| 28 | It is good practice for the vendor to keep an index and central store of all documents sent in response to the information questionnaire . |
| 29 | But it is good practice for the tenant 's adviser to ensure that a right of entry is expressly conditional on the landlord making good any damage caused by his entry . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's good luck for the game , boy , that there was some able to develop their skills elsewhere . |