Example sentences of "the good [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the same token , those of us who become victims of fatal disease should be willing to submit to medical research for the better advantage of humanity . |
| 2 | Elizabeth Woodville 's voice was unusually stern — her defences were down and attack was the better part of defence . |
| 3 | Ruskin 's credo ‘ decoration is the better part of architecture ’ has clearly been put into practice here . |
| 4 | Dexter was gasping for a drink but decided thirst was the better part of subordination : he did not want to annoy Blanche by prolonging the interruption . |
| 5 | His own terrible fear and anger had communicated itself to his father and shown him what the better part of valour was : keeping silent . |
| 6 | More conventional thinkers in the Labour leadership saw discretion as the better part of valour and held their fire . |
| 7 | Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour , Davidson began : ‘ Aidan , you probably like a few pints ? ’ |
| 8 | Discretion is the better part of valour , or forewarned is forearmed : Associated Press , writing up IBM Corp 's layoffs in New York State , says ‘ Company officials said there was no violence or threats at the plants , although a Kingston sporting goods store that sells guns closed up shop Tuesday morning . ’ |
| 9 | Louis Gerstner clearly decided that discretion was the better part of valour when it came to facing the blue rinse brigade at the annual meeting in Tampa , Florida yesterday , and just before the meeting , IBM Corp announced that its diminished dividend would be unchanged at 54 cents a share for the first quarter ; there had been fears that the company would cut it again . |
| 10 | A community famed for exuberant high living suddenly decided that austerity was the better part of valour . |
| 11 | From what I can recall of his earlier set for EMI ( 12/85 ) , these more recent 1991 recordings ( made in Hanover 's Beethovensaal ) certainly demonstrate a recognition of discretion as the better part of valour . |
| 12 | But today , realizing the problems she might have in controlling her mount let alone in staying on should it prop at a hedge or peck on landing , she decided discretion was the better part of valour and shortening her left rein swung Hullabaloo away in the other direction to take what was known as the Funks ' Run , which ran round a long ridge of elms , across the brook at its narrowest point , and then over a good two miles of open ground , with only one reasonable sized open ditch and hedge to be jumped at the bottom of the dip before a long run uphill which led back to the last of the Vale hedges . |
| 13 | Having seen his ally overwhelmed in this startling fashion , Count Vulgrin decided that discretion was the better part of valour . |
| 14 | Evidently deciding that prudery was the better part of valour , I hotfooted it down to the bedroom again in time to witness half the ceiling crashing in flames on to the bed I had been sleeping in moments before . |
| 15 | The sudden tenseness of his jaw suggested that discretion would have been the better part of valour , and so it should have been , if he had n't taunted her about her sexual uncertainty . |
| 16 | On the point of commenting scathingly that not everyone could be expected to be as cold-blooded as he was , Gina hesitated , finally deciding that in this case discretion was certainly the better part of valour . |
| 17 | Discretion 's the better part of valour now and you would be wiser to keep your thoughts to yourself rather than risk a confrontation at work or home . |
| 18 | Discretion may have tended to appear the better part of valour , and certainly better than defeat and its resultant loss of prestige . |
| 19 | But further proposals for the better reflection of system costs were rejected . |
| 20 | It may well be that the better education of orphan girls was a particular feature of the experiment . |
| 21 | Certain necessary fixed costs of overheads can then be spread over a greater number of units of output thus reducing their incidence per unit of output , and also unit attributable costs might be lowered via bulk buying or the better management of production , and by strengthening of purchasing power . |
| 22 | It is wisest to treat each variety according to the details and information that will be contained in the better kind of catalogue — the sort of information which will also influence your decision where to order . |
| 23 | We 're supposed to the better style of play . |
| 24 | He always admired the culture , manners and civilization of the better type of Englishman . ’ |
| 25 | Techniques for decreasing the opportunities for crime include such things as the better protection of property , which have been the usual focus of police crime-prevention programmes . |
| 26 | The better side of humanity . |
| 27 | A spokesman said : ‘ She decided caution is the better side of valour . ’ |
| 28 | One way of reassuring the thousands of well-behaved fans , who might well be turned away for ever , is to back up disciplinary action with a publicity campaign aimed at showing the better side of club football . |
| 29 | The report called for the better organization of training and education between employers , trade unions and individuals . |
| 30 | Plans for the better distribution of population and employment were still needed , but one academic observer reported in 1957 : After 13 years the Conservatives lost office ; in the general election of October 1964 Harold Wilson won power with a slender majority of four over the other parties . |