Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | In parts of England people still worship Pomona , the Roman goddess of fruit trees , through the custom of wassailing which is intended to encourage a good crop of apples . |
| 2 | The honours curriculum is designed to provide a good background for many types of work . |
| 3 | The offensive appeared , initially , to have been intended as a tactical show of strength designed to secure a better bargaining position in peace talks , due to resume on July 15 but " indefinitely suspended " by the government [ see p. 38283 ] . |
| 4 | His own approaches , however , brought only the admission from Washington that the talks were designed to reach a better understanding of the respective positions of the two countries . |
| 5 | Some large companies employ their own photographers but very often these people are expected to handle a good deal of clerical work as well as take and process all the photography . |
| 6 | Teachers are expected to do a good deal of work at home . |
| 7 | Later a bass can be added to give a good harmonic flow . |
| 8 | Their middle and top of the range boots were obviously a cross between a ski boot and a walking boot , designed to give a better fit , stability , and support , and some models even had a built in gaiter . |
| 9 | In contrast , ‘ cash cows ’ will be expected to have a good ROI and cash flow and higher sales-turnover ratios . |
| 10 | The Committee suggested that the Lord Chancellor should appoint chairmen and clearly favoured an increase in the use of lawyer chairmen principally because lawyers were considered to have a good grasp of principles of procedural fairness . |
| 11 | It will offer up to £100,000 in support to Fife companies with ideas that are considered to have a good chance of success but lack resources needed to develop their products . |
| 12 | They painted samples in an exercise designed to produce a better understanding of the Ecotech concept of more environmentally sensitive products . |
| 13 | The questionnaire should be attractively printed and spaced to achieve a good layout and make things easy for the respondent . |
| 14 | If outside recruitment is a company feature then the age structure issue can be considered to achieve a better balance . |
| 15 | The corresponding trees are shown in Fig. 8.6 but it should be remembered that non-basic variables can also have a positive We will use the same initial BFS as in Section 8.2 , but the method of constructing an initial BFS described in Section 8.3 can be modified to produce a good ( low cost ) feasible , or nearly feasible ( few infeasible variables ) , solution . |
| 16 | They are a development of the system of weirs and flash locks where a stretch of water was impounded to provide a good depth of water to flush or ‘ flash ’ a boat along its way . |
| 17 | In devising the programme an attempt was made to keep a good geographical spread of activity and to maintain expertise throughout the geological column and on all major rock types . |
| 18 | The glue should be spread on one surface only and if the material is cold to the touch , it should be gently warmed to ensure a better bond . |
| 19 | If the soil is acid or lacking in phosphate , lime or basic slag should be applied to ensure a good establishment of clovers . |
| 20 | I have been there nearly ten years now , and they are years in which I have grown to learn a good deal more about the power of the Holy Spirit , his gifts , his humbling and breaking , and the glorious way in which he takes and transforms congregations and lives from every conceivable background once opened to him . |
| 21 | It was as though the wind and tide had decided to have a good rest having expended all its fury achieving the high water mark . |
| 22 | The priest had risen to get a better view . |
| 23 | In the past this aspect of training has been overemphasized but efforts are now made to strike a better balance . |
| 24 | ( Having the Macintosh on site also helped to establish a good rapport with the EPH staff , who occasionally commandeered it to help with administrative work , rewarding the project team with small tokens of appreciation , such as cups of tea and bacon sandwiches ! ) |
| 25 | We 've got to find a better way . |
| 26 | Yes and Forest have got to find a better route to goal than that and we 'll find out whether they can in a few moments . |
| 27 | If members allowances are a hundred and eighty thousand this year which is somewhere around there , Mr may correct me but I think I 'm not too far out , we 've already upped those this year to a hundred and eighty- nine , so next year there 'll be a hundred and seventy-one and the thirteen thousand cost of this will reduce it to a hundred and fifty-eight I actually do n't think that is possible , we ca n't afford it within the terms of of the present set up , unless someone 's going to dramatically reduce the length and the number of meetings in this council , which I think is highly unlikely , I think we 've got to set a good example to our employees , I think that this would give completely the wrong message . |
| 28 | Christie 's had secured a good selection of attractive conversation pieces and landscape paintings calculated to appeal to private collectors on a budget , as well as the more interesting portraits and equestrian compositions , while the quality of the works at Sotheby 's was particularly thin . |
| 29 | The Canadians , more experienced than most in these matters , say that only a modest amount of special training is needed to turn a good soldier into a good peacekeeper . |
| 30 | Salt is needed to maintain a good water balance in the body , and also for activity of muscle and nerve tissues . |