Example sentences of "is good for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their argument is that it is good for the tournament , a s well as the players concerned , if as many as possible of the higher ranked competitors survive the early rounds . |
| 2 | Delta is good for the South and South-west and has a more interesting selection of commuter airlines . |
| 3 | Now fuck off Piper while the going is good for you . ’ |
| 4 | Androgyny , or what he calls the ‘ liberal supposition ’ that it is good for men and women to become more and more alike , creates in Mailer an aversion , ‘ a species of aesthetic nausea ’ ( pp. 134 — 5 ) . |
| 5 | 24-valve straight-six is good for low-end potency ; seats are better and interior more roomy than American 's ; digital facia is awful |
| 6 | Martin D Volke , whose Volke company built the two prototypes in only three months , says the chassis and Syncro transmission is good for up to 500 horsepower . |
| 7 | But looks can deceive : the 2.6 ( even as an automatic ) is good for 130mph and 0–60mph in 8.3 secs . |
| 8 | Commitment to sport has to be freely given ; it has to be fun ; it can not be foisted on to the poor or the wayward from above because it is good for them . |
| 9 | The time spent getting to know other Berlin servicemen away from the more common disciplined environment is good for both sides , and helps to generate a good relationship between the police and the military community . |
| 10 | The Hunting Lodge is good for teas and the Fox Talbot Museum has a collection of pictures by photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot . |
| 11 | Blisteze is good for this problem . |
| 12 | At first you resent it , but then you get used to it , and it is good for being a creative writer . |
| 13 | SMOKING IS GOOD FOR YOU ! |
| 14 | A proposed directive suggests that manufacturers should not be allowed to refer to helpful recommendations by health bodies ( ‘ The Intestines Inspectorate says fibre is good for you . |
| 15 | — It is my great resting place , that you are well : truly it is more than health to me , and gives me an untroubled fancy which is good for my work and my temper . |
| 16 | Then , in a strange , high voice , she said , ‘ The Edge is good for bilberries . ’ |
| 17 | For example , if you like swimming , this exercise is good for strength , stamina , and suppleness ; three swimming sessions a week will make you considerably fitter . |
| 18 | They 're mostly Etonians , and Eton is good for disdain . ’ |
| 19 | The debate on commercial television remains one of the clearest examples of the Establishment in action in defence of one of its dearest illusions , namely , that it knows best what is good for other people . |
| 20 | How something that is good for the company will be good for them . |
| 21 | Their new LP ( their best since their first , Psychocandy ) is good for different reasons : because it has the sort of rumbling guitars and invigorating , climbing , bittersweet songs that make you jump out of bed and open up the curtains in the morning . |
| 22 | It is good for vegetarian recipes , too , and the pudding collection is inspiring — try the first gooseberries of the year with a saffron honey custard , for instance . |
| 23 | Some say it is good for the Prime Minister to mix with the crowd and others that for a Prime Minister it is less than dignified . |
| 24 | The City Editor of your sister newspaper showed the greater insight when , in April 1989 , he opined : ‘ It [ the Government ] tries to get us to swallow the ridiculous story that [ water ] privatisation is good for consumers , rather than merely for executives . ’ |
| 25 | It turns out that the public has a right to know only what those who control the media think is good for them . |
| 26 | It is good for a child to broaden his outlook and mix with children who do n't share his advantages . ’ |
| 27 | Gray Dawes Travel ( Dugard House , Pear Tree Road , Stanway , Colchester CO3 3EN , 0206 564084 ) is good for America and the Caribbean . |
| 28 | The Bank of England , old nanny that she is at heart , always believes that it is good for her charges to learn patience . |
| 29 | It is good for old men to talk straight ; talk straight on both sides and take care of one another . |
| 30 | Tri-axial blade positioning is good for tight corners . |