Example sentences of "it 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 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | At first you resent it , but then you get used to it , and it is good for being a creative writer . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is good for a child to broaden his outlook and mix with children who do n't share his advantages . ’ |
| 8 | The Bank of England , old nanny that she is at heart , always believes that it is good for her charges to learn patience . |
| 9 | It is good for old men to talk straight ; talk straight on both sides and take care of one another . |
| 10 | When addressing the problem of Germany 's pre-eminent economic power , he either just says it is good for Europe or he says , ‘ I think our neighbours should overcome the tendency to think in terms of nation-states ’ , while the same thought is expressed by one academic : ‘ in many ways , it no longer makes sense to talk about Germany as a distinct national unit ’ . |
| 11 | Save the rainforest because it is good for us . |
| 12 | Firstly it is good for our health since it strengthens the heart , secondly it burns up extra calories and helps to increase our metabolic rate , and thirdly it improves the contours of our body . |
| 13 | In public debate marriage can take on a political significance as its supporters and opponents do battle over whether or not it is good for men , good for women and good for society . |
| 14 | It is good for leaders to be aware of these if only to see that to gather together towards the Lord may take some time . |
| 15 | If they wo n't , then it is good for the leader to discuss it in private with the individual . |
| 16 | It is good for two or three housegroups to form the basis of the new church . |
| 17 | The experience of tragic art confirms that the relation of pleasure and awareness is two-way ; if a welcoming of the sharpest awareness of things from which we most deeply recoil , without any reservations of the sort of ‘ This hurts but it is good for me ’ , can make even the fate of Lear or Oedipus enjoyable , it would seem that there can be no involuntary quickening of awareness without joy . |
| 18 | No true supporter of any country would want Wales to remain in the doldrums , but would rather see them return to a competitive level because it is good for the game . |
| 19 | ‘ While a smile brightens up everyone 's looks , scientists also tell us it is good for our health because chemicals are produced which actually cheer us up , ’ said toothbrush makers Oral B , which organised the survey . |
| 20 | It is good for appraising divisions as each is treated as though it were independent and , provided the divisions are efficient , they should be able to make profits . |
| 21 | It is good for children to respond to good contemporary works , written both for children and for adults . |
| 22 | They do it so rarely that it is good for them . |
| 23 | It is good for all of us , in this beleaguered little rectory , if I do . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I believe it is good for artists to teach students . |
| 25 | It is good for their strategy because DOS does n't hack it . |
| 26 | Do n't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you . |
| 27 | The daily ritual of meal-times , for example , may often contain a wealth of deliberately and non-deliberately imparted information for the child , in part confirming his status as a child ( children should be seen and not heard , children should finish their cabbage because it is good for them ) , in part defining the stages of growing up ( older children sit on ‘ proper ’ chairs , drink out of ‘ proper ’ cups , and use knives and forks ) , and in part defining and reinforcing certain adult identities ( father carves the joint , mother brings food from the stove ) . |
| 28 | The common-sense view of sleep is that it is good for you , providing an opportunity for recovery from fatigue , is essential for growth , and crucial in cure from illness . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Also it is good for such as be melancholike and pensive … " . |