Example sentences of "a great [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 They 're a great base for those who want to take full advantage of the lively nightlife of Playa de las Americas and also be able to relax in the calmness of the grounds .
2 This comfortable yet compact village is a great base for exploring this typically alpine domain .
3 Er I have a great sympathy for for that lady .
4 By the turn of the century , which was only ten years since his first professional engagement , John Tiller had amassed a great fortune for himself whilst changing the lives of working-class girls by giving them good wages and a career .
5 Extempore Effusion upon the Death of James Hogg — a great dirge for his own generation of Romantic poets .
6 After a spell in Australia Biddles is back and celebrating a great victory … its a great story for our Friday Feature
7 The visit should have been a great success for both the tall and the short mavericks of the respective alliances .
8 The conference itself was hailed as a great success for Tom Clarke , shadow Scottish secretary .
9 A luncheon held at ‘ Langton ’ proved a great success for Tunbridge Wells branch .
10 This was to be a great success for him , being the first ever history of an English county .
11 Organised by Pat Palmer and entered with great gusto by teams from classes , the event was great fun to watch and a great success for Age Concern , Action Research for the Crippled Child and the Medau Society who shared the proceeds .
12 It 's a great chance for the 27-year-old to revive his career — and Halifax could make the move permanent if he shows his fearsome form of three seasons ago .
13 Does the Minister agree that , if the general agreement on tariffs and trade talks are concluded successfully and there is subsequent reform of the common agricultural policy , there is a great chance for an increase in production in the intensive sector in the pig and poultry industry once we gain access to cheap grain from the United States ?
14 ‘ I realise the club is short of cash but it 's a great chance for me to gain an insight into management , ’ said Anderson .
15 Shrewsbury by the way are a third division team , they 're about eighth or ninth in the table so er a great chance for them tonight to cause a major upset .
16 In the fifty first minute , a delightful move with Magilton setting up a great chance for Paul Simpson , but Stowell blocked his effort .
17 You see , when the trains arrive from at Waverley , and heard that er one superintendent and Gerald was his name , he was a great boy for going down to Waverley to meet trains coming from .
18 At last lie spoke : " Would n't this be a great location for a cigar commercial ? " .
19 ‘ Yeah , there are times , because certain guitars do n't have a wangy bar , that you get a great solo for most of the song and right at the end you want to maybe slide down and you ca n't do it , so you 'd have to find a guitar that would do that , and then blend it in . ’
20 ‘ And then one night , ’ said Raynor , his eyes unreadable now , ‘ one night there was a great banquet for Samain , and that was the night that Medoc first came to Tara .
21 There was also a large saloon on the main deck which was a great asset for visiting V.I.P 's and crew comfort .
22 Financially it is a great asset for Tain , and with this sort of money I hope the council will take a serious look at the town 's lack of leisure provision , ’ he added .
23 It 's not been such a great campaign for those formed by 1969 rather than 1968 ; in other words , for female journalists who were reared on Greer .
24 There is a great responsibility for higher education — that is , each individual institution as well as the service at large — to rethink its own mission and vision .
25 Today we are aware that the nurse or the doctor who sees the patient , assesses the wound , and treats it carries a great responsibility for the ultimate outcome .
26 A great night for it , and those Rigid Raiders are the fastest boats on the Lough .
27 It will be a great night for First Division Rugby League in Sheffield . ’
28 MICHAEL Hopper topped a great night for North-East boxing when he thumped out a tremendous win in the ABA English semi-finals at Bletchley .
29 Because there 's more patience than skill involved in stencilling , it 's a great technique for absolute beginners .
30 The feeling of sharing in a great enterprise for the relief of man 's estate was also good ; and the hope was that the method of science would prove applicable in politics , in the arts and in religion .
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