Example sentences of "a good [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In general there 's a good correlation between a substance 's residence time and its concentration .
2 First , a return to viewing the landscape in totality , rather than the sum of its component parts , and second , a much greater emphasis on the preferences of the general public , rather than professional people , even though some studies have shown quite a good correlation between the two ( Preece , 1980 ) .
3 There was a good correlation between individual triglyceride concentrations measured preprandially and at bedtime ( r =0.84 , p<0.001 ) .
4 Intraoperative studies by Ahn et al showed a good correlation between laser Doppler flowmetry recordings and measurements of total venous outflow in the feline and human small bowel , and provided direct evidence that the measurements reflected blood flow throughout the full thickness of the bowel wall in both species .
5 Overall when bicarbonate or alkali outputs from the oesophagus were determined after deductions for contaminating saliva and gastric fluid , there was a good correlation between the two methods .
6 Experiments with exogenous compounds showed a good correlation between amounts added and amounts measured .
7 ‘ They are not found in equal amounts throughout the brain and there is a good correlation between where they are found and the effects which we know cannabis has . ’
8 For PGE 2 ( Fig 2 ) and TXB 2 ( Fig 3 ) , there was a good correlation for both radioimmunoassays : PGE 2 ( r=0.944 , p=0.001 ) and TXB 2 ( r=0.736 , p= 0.037 ) .
9 Simply because a variable can be constructed that has a good correlation with experimental results does not make that variable per se a causal entity .
10 Particular attention may be needed in ensuring a good correlation with related records stored on other media .
11 The summary may be retained , since headings of the lesson plan usually make a good outline for students ’ notes .
12 Unlike both his younger brother and sister , who clearly suffered from an inability to form stable ties with other people and seemed to depend on the bottle to bolster their self-assurance , Valentin 's reputation was almost that of a good prince in a fairy-tale .
13 The client concerned wanted both a finance director and a managing director ; the headhunter had found a good candidate with an accountancy background to be MD , before deciding that the same man would be better in the finance director position .
14 Much more and you are well on your way to back-ache and a good candidate for lumbago , not to mention being downright uncomfortable , and your fishing will suffer as a consequence .
15 The hypothesis that can explain bat navigation is a good candidate for explaining anything in the world of life , and if Paley 's explanation for any one of his examples was wrong we ca n't make it right by multiplying up examples .
16 ‘ The sergeant-major has had his eye on you for several weeks , ’ Trentham continued , ‘ and feels you 'd be a good candidate for promotion to lance-corporal .
17 So I mean y'know j it may help you get a first class mark if you 're a good candidate by writing lots , but generally writing lots does n't ensure that you get a good mark .
18 But it 's marvellous to see a good expert at
19 To have to lie there in his coffin on Ingham 's counter and hear somebody like Tommy Drennan murder a good song like ‘ Slievenamon ’ and himself lying there and could do nothing about it !
20 erm you know Ronald Colman er he were a a good artist in them days .
21 ‘ You do not get a good spread of risk and it kept putting the premiums up .
22 This gives a good spread of fruit over a large area and the annual production is easier to control because the number of fruiting buds can be increased or decreased .
23 The evidence given by the HM Inspectorate ( Scotland ) to the 1968 Select Committee is however complete enough and shows a good spread of backgrounds .
24 Attempts have also been made in the past to limit rather than protect the numbers of offers for particular combinations ( e.g. English literature and history of art ) to maintain a good spread of students .
25 And the other thing is you clearly get a good spread of the market , and we know that this method will produce erm , a return for you which will keep your spending power ahead of inflation .
26 ‘ I 'd be a good servant to the lady Anne . ’
27 This will ensure a good bond between floor and tile
28 Used to give them whole oats , you see , cos that was such a good standard for them for running , you see .
29 Australian jazz in the 1980s was varied but rigorous ; less concerned with baring one 's soul at all costs than , as one woman saxophonist puts it , ‘ achieving a good standard of playing ’ .
30 It was encouraging to find some children apparently receiving a good standard of care : for example , GCSE results were higher than previously reported research had led us to expect ( Fletcher-Campbell and Hall , 1990 ) .
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