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Example sentences for "good plan"

  • It is a good plan to prepare trenches as for Celery, but less deep, and sow Peas in them, as the trenches can be quickly filled with water in case of dry weather, and the vigorous growth will be proof against mildew.

  • It is a good plan to keep a few boxes in use for the purpose in a plant-house or pit, sowing one or two at a time as required, and taking care not to sow wastefully.

  • A good plan is to have a small shallow ladle with an open spout, into which pour a little of the boil, run over the plate a small stream from the ladle first, this will bind the nut, etc.

  • A good plan is to have wire trays and fix three or four loosely in each tin, taking their bearings on the ends of the crystalizing tin.

  • It is a good plan to use the grass-clippings from the lawn as a mulch about your plants in hot, dry weather.

  • It is a good plan to spread a bushel or more of coarse litter about each shrub in fall.

  • It is a good plan to put a handful of clean, coarse sand about each bulb at planting-time.

  • It is a good plan to fertilize it well in fall, thus enabling the roots of the sward to store up nutriment for the coming season.

  • It is a good plan to use white varieties freely, as these heighten the effect of the strong colors.

  • It is a good plan to write out a number of messages in advance on slips of paper or on cards, placing them in unsealed envelopes.

  • If wagons are not heavily loaded it is sometimes a good plan to bring a few sticks of dry wood from the preceding camp, or to pick up good wood en route.

  • However it is found in practice that men will not do this therefore it is a good plan to construct the covers so that they will close automatically when a man rises from the seat.

  • When two soldiers get into a row that is not of a serious nature, a good plan is to set them at work scrubbing the barrack windows--one on the outside and one on the inside, making them clean the same pane at the same time.

  • It is a good plan to repeat the salient points of the lecture in the questions, as was done in the first question asked above, or to do so in some other way.

  • It is a good plan to allow the goods to hang overnight.

  • When dyeing wool with acid colours which are all absorbed from the dye-liquor, or the bath is exhausted, it is a good plan to run the pieces several ends so as to ensure thorough fixation of the dye on the cloth.

  • It is a good plan to start work in a neutral bath, and then when the material has become thoroughly impregnated with the dye-liquor to add the acetic acid.

  • Before applying glue to the parts to be fastened together, it is a good plan to assemble them temporarily without glue, to see that all the parts fit.

  • In gluing boxes together, it is a good plan to glue the ends and sides together first and to let these joints dry before gluing on the bottom and, in the case of a boxed top, Fig.

  • A good plan is to have a bottle for fresh, untouched shellac, a wide-mouthed jar for that which has been diluted and used, and an enameled cup for use.

  • This teaches us that it is not a good plan to work soils when they are wet if they are stiff and sticky; and that our stiff clay soils can be kept from drying hard or baking by the use of organic matter.

  • In dry or warm weather it is a good plan to trim the tops of plants when setting them.

  • If commercial fertilizer is used on the cotton, it would be a good plan to apply the manure from the stock to the corn.

  • Many sportsmen put peculiar marks on their bullets, by which they can be recognised, which is a good plan.

  • A good plan to keep snakes out of the bungalow is to leave a space all round the rooms, of about four inches, between the walls and the edge of the mats.

  • While in camp it is a good plan to rub them with deer, or pig, or tiger fat, as it keeps them from cracking.

  • I have seen a dog put an elephant to flight, and if you have a lazy hathi, a good plan is to walk a horse behind him.

  • O---- thought it would be a good plan to give a ball.

  • I will find some means of vengeance," said I; "but I don't think it would be a good plan to write to him.

  • It is a good plan, and overcomes many difficulties.

  • It is a good plan to buy eggs for family use when cheap, and preserve them in the following manner: Mix half a pint of unslaked lime with the same quantity of salt, a couple of gallons of water.

  • On this account, it is a good plan to heat the pumpkin scalding hot when prepared for pies, before turning it into the pie plates.

  • If you do not wish to have all your pickles spiced, it is a good plan to keep a stone pot of spiced vinegar by itself, and put in a few of your pickles a short time before they are to be eaten.

  • Some cooks do not put their fish into the water till it boils, but it is not a good plan, as the outside gets cooked too much, and breaks to pieces before the inside is sufficiently done.

  • Many cooks boil them whole, but it is not a good plan, as the outside gets done too much, before the inside is cooked sufficiently.

  • Rollo's father thought it would be a good plan, and she, accordingly, walked along towards Rollo slowly, gathering berries as she went.

  • It would be a good plan," said Jonas, "to mark him in some way, but he might gnaw off the riband.

  • No," said James, "that is not a good plan; I do not want to see Jonas.

  • It is a good plan, after purchasing raisins and currants, to wash and dry a quantity, and store in glass cans ready for use.

  • It is a good plan to wash quite a quantity at one time, to be used as needed.

  • It is a good plan when it is to be divided before cooking, if the stalks are not perfectly tender, to boil the hardest portions first.

  • In the preparation of all mushes with meal or flour, it is a good plan to make the material into a batter with a portion of the liquid retained from the quantity given, before introducing it into the boiling water.

  • David thought it would be a good plan to follow this advice, so he closed the door of the shop to keep the pointer from following him, and started for home.

  • He could not afford to watch the cabin every night, and he thought it would be a good plan to give Bob and his friend a lesson they would not forget.

  • It is always a good plan to replenish before you get entirely out, you know.

  • Bert wanted to live in peace, and thought it a good plan to quell disturbances, instead of helping them along.

  • When dyeing wool with acid colours which are all absorbed from the dye-liquor, or the bath is exhausted, it is a good plan to run the pieces several more ends so as to ensure thorough fixation of the dye on the cloth.

  • Copper nitrate may be used in the place of the copper acetate, when it is a good plan to add a little soda to the bath.

  • In order to do this properly it is a good plan to rely upon the Twaddell.

  • Should the vat show signs of becoming green in colour it is a good plan to add a mixture of 1 lb.

  • It is a good plan to arrange for a short recital to be given every term, at which not only the more advanced pupils will play, but children at all stages of development.

  • On entering the classroom it is a good plan to go straight to the platform, without speaking a word to the children on the way, whatever they may be doing.

  • A good plan in this case is to raise the pitch a semitone; it is often just as easy for singing, and invariably produces a sense of cheerfulness.

  • A good plan is to arrange a series of short lectures on such subjects as the origins of harmony, acoustics, the chief difference between music of different schools and periods, &c.

  • It is a good plan to get them to sing a few melodies from the blackboard which are in C minor, but which bear the signature of C major, the flattened third and sixth being supplied.

  • It is also a good plan occasionally (say once a fortnight) to skin a nice young Rat and give it to the ferret.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good plan" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    good birth; good book; good broth; good cook; good dinner; good farmer; good feeling; good fellowe; good fellowship; good habits; good head; good journey; good living; good look; good morals; good nature; good practice; good scholar; good sir; good soldier; good spoonful; good strong; good supply; good title; good truth; goodly portion