Example sentences of "[art] good deal of [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 2 | This had led in a good deal of theology and piety to a concentration of attention on a vaguely unitarian ‘ God ’ , loosely identified with the Father , and to increasing difficulties in connecting that up in any coherent way with either the Trinity or the incarnation . |
| 3 | The old have to accept changes in patterns of living and cultural standards that they can not understand , and cope with rejection by the younger generations , as well as a good deal of sentimentality and shallow stereotyping in private and public references to themselves . |
| 4 | His own companions were still coming out of the entrance burrow one by one and there was a good deal of scrabbling and shuffling . |
| 5 | Nobody can seriously suggest that we turn back the clock entirely and return to the world of Constable 's Haywain , where there was a good deal of misery and hunger amidst all that beauty . |
| 6 | The systematic study of information technology ( informatics ) is in its infancy and although there is general agreement that its potential for human progress is enormous , there is a good deal of pessimism as to the probability that those who control it will actively seek this end over their own private interests ( see Schiller , 1989 ; Journal of Communication , 1989 ) . |
| 7 | The face that confronted her with so much earnest goodwill and innocence , and with , she felt mistrustfully , such incalculable thoughts behind it , was square and brown , with a good deal of chin and nose to it , and an odd mouth with one corner higher than the other . |
| 8 | Being involved in a job which necessitates a good deal of physical activity ( housework , unfortunately , does not rate high in this way , in these days of mod. cons. ) , or taking part in a good deal of sport or walking ( that ten-minute daily dozen does n't really rate here , either ) . |
| 9 | Recent years have seen a good deal of change and instability in energy markets and the aim of the study is to investigate how these have influenced , or have been influenced by , the form of contractual behaviour in the markets . |
| 10 | A good deal of money and effort is therefore going into study of the human factor , which should ultimately lead to further reduction of accidents and risk . |
| 11 | Someone must be doing their housekeeping rather better at those hospitals , especially when one thinks of the help the Memorial Hospital gets from the WRVS and the Friends of the Hospital who raise a good deal of money and have done so for many years . |
| 12 | Joanne and the other members of the team of teachers working with the intake year embarked on the new curriculum with a good deal of enthusiasm and more than a little apprehension . |
| 13 | These were , first , that ‘ there is a good deal of concern that the planning system should permit town centre and residential development that is sometimes strikingly out of scale or sympathy with the area affected ’ . |
| 14 | Indeed , such a " quasiautonomous " status for English in education makes a good deal of sense when the wider strategic and social context of the Report is taken into account . |
| 15 | It is an excellent establishment and has attracted a good deal of support and resources from the private sector . |
| 16 | They may need a good deal of support because of these conflicts , yet this is rarely available . |
| 17 | Underneath these myths of management , both as giving a sense of status and defining process , we noted that there was a good deal of depression and despair . |
| 18 | As one of the most exposed institutions in Scotland , the HIDB attracted a good deal of criticism whereas planning developments in local government offices often escaped discussion because many of their decisions were ‘ hidden ’ . |
| 19 | Although homosexuality is no longer against the law , homosexuals still face a good deal of criticism and stigma . |
| 20 | The popular saying that ‘ Finding is keeping ’ is a dangerous half-truth , which needs a good deal of expansion and qualification to make it square with the law . |
| 21 | As Lord er the Lord Chief Justice said in a television programme Question Time er two nights ago it takes a good deal of experience before somebody 's qualified to be a judge and when you do become a judge you have a great deal to learn . |
| 22 | We all know that what he terms his ’ meandering ’ round private Bills has been responsible for a good deal of heartache and not a little management time in British Rail spent trying to meet some of his objections . |
| 23 | The collapse of the command economy has given way to a good deal of racketeering and corruption . |
| 24 | Education has learned to grab with ease but not to reach out and yet there is a good deal of help that can be given to small businesses and voluntary organisations once the idea of level three partnership has been grasped . |
| 25 | Working with children , I often find myself thinking that their young minds have been deprived of innocence , and usually a good deal of fun and happiness along with it . |
| 26 | China 's conservation efforts have received a good deal of attention and it has been difficult to sort out myth from reality . |
| 27 | But in this very satisfaction lies the difficulty that for twenty years or more a good deal of self-esteem and affirmation has depended upon the parenting role . |
| 28 | Most respondents said they felt secure and expressed a good deal of confidence that we would act calmly in an incident . |
| 29 | For many people their family life is positively harmful and , probably for the majority of people , their experiences with families bring a good deal of pain as well as pleasure . |
| 30 | On the other hand , the generally low ‘ compliance observability ’ of the teaching-learning process means that a good deal of power and influence is likely always to remain with those who actually operate the system , i.e. the lecturers and students . |