Example sentences of "be good for [adj] people " in BNC.
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| 1 | I find it odd when it is suggested that it would be better for other people to grow the tobacco and for us to import it — as though that would help the health of the Community . |
| 2 | ‘ It would be better for these people to suffer the knock of failing their test once than have a bigger knock afterwards , such as a road accident , ’ she says . |
| 3 | There is a certain medicinal thinking behind the labelling , a feeling that a book that is difficult to read and difficult to obtain meaning and enjoyment from , must be good for young people in some way . |
| 4 | Given that it is good for many people to get out of the home and meet other people at work , and that it is crucially important not to leave re-entry into the labour market until the person 's children have grown up , these disregard rules need to be reversed as soon as possible . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Indeed , even in the as yet relatively non-totalitarian welfare states of the West some have already discerned the same paternalistic and enslaving trend : ‘ government 's role is to serve as a parent charged with the duty of coercing some to aid others , ’ while government-funded welfare programmes ‘ put some people in a position to decide what is good for other people . |
| 7 | He said he was impressed by the range of stands but wished he was ten years younger because he thought the help on offer was best for younger people . |