The rule of law is held to be not only good in itself, because it embodies and encourages a just society, but also a cause of other good things, notably growth.
Republicans are loath to give President Obama credit for anything, and no doubt grate when he points to his administration's stimulus program as a cause of the good economic news, as he did in North Carolina.
It is a comforting interpretation, because it serves as a clear-cut cause of good and evil, an issue that Western do-gooders can turn to when they feel the need to strike a moral pose.
The administration and a minority in the House did the cause of good government a disservice.
And deception is indeed a major threat to the cause of good in the world: manipulative lies can (mis)lead good people to give their support, in the realm of power, to a force that brings out their worst, and that opposes the values that, in other realms, they hold dear.
"They're waging a war of attrition against the cause of good policy".
The cause of good government is not served.
In this context, although they are usually a cause of concern, they may be a good prognostic sign, indicating the occurrence of neuroplasticity and visual field recovery [ 134].
Don't go to a tanning salon, it is a cause of skin cancer and is not good for your body.
Individuals who mentioned microorganism as a cause of TB were categorized as having 'good' knowledge.
