Example sentences of "[adv] good idea of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ASTRONOMERS now have a far better idea of the size of the Universe , thanks to observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope . |
| 2 | Most people have a far better idea of the value of their house than of their annual income tax . |
| 3 | Thus to get a really good idea of the extent to which taxes ( or subsidies ) alter people 's spending power and welfare , we need to examine the issue of tax incidence in more detail . |
| 4 | The break-up of Pangaea ( Fig. 2.16 ) generated a considerable length of passive continental margins and analysis of the palaeomagnetic record of the continents and the subsequently created ocean floor has given us a fairly good idea of the timing of most of these rifting episodes . |
| 5 | Now the systems analyst has a pretty good knowledge of the capability of the computer , and the user has a fairly good idea of the problem in his department . |
| 6 | The class teacher will be assessing pupils ' achievement across a range of subjects , and will have a very good idea of the child 's progress and development . |