Example sentences of "for the good of [noun] " in BNC.

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1	All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects .
2	In reality there is little Chris does not know , for the best of reasons — his constant personal participation at the toughest end of the game .
3	A not untypical background of an early headhunter was someone who had had general management experience and had worked in one or more functional roles , and then found themselves , for the best of reasons , on the market .
4	A significant number of the executive search consultants in the major firms have chosen , for the best of reasons , to come into this role and find it a challenging and stimulating career in itself .
5	PHIL Sorenti decided to launch himself off the tallest building on campus for the best of reasons .
6	Recent scholarship suggests that the tactic of anonymity may have been employed for the best of reasons .
7	All I can say is that it was for the best of reasons . ’
8	‘ I did all the wrong things for the best of reasons , ’ she whispered sadly .
9	but the point I 'm trying to make is that the person who made the presentation er o o on er for , for the best of riders , I think he 's rather missed the point because he was talking to you about the , including , more information on er within the T V P and we did discuss , er we did like to make it quite clear during our er discussions that riding of horses on the highway is a matter for the T V P , riding horses on bridleways is a matter that we will have to deal with in basic in time .
10	Scholes 's proposal to teach the ‘ cultural text ’ as well as the ‘ literary text ’ makes good sense ; but , for the best of motives , he tends to a brisk simplification in his approach .
11	We would hate to see him invite his mother to a similar jaunt , even for the best of motives .

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