Sentence examples for minus bad from inspiring English sources

They calculated happiness, or utility, as the sum of good feelings minus bad, and argued that the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain were the sole springs of human action.

1081 persons responded to the survey representing a response rate of 65% (eligible respondents who completed survey plus ineligible respondents divided by the total contacted minus bad telephone numbers).

And there is plenty to talk about, from RBS's mini bad bank, the German-US spat over economic policy and the pick-up in UK export orders.

However, the City focused on the improvement in the fortunes of its Irish business, Ulster bank, and its new mini bad bank which led to a 1.8% rise in the shares to 368p.

With all the excitement about RBS's massive loss, its share price tanking and the mini bad bank, let's not overlook that the bank has suspended two traders in connection to an investigation into the alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates.

The rundown of non-core assets – RBS created a new mini bad-bank last year – is also proving to be less costly than feared and helped to bolster profits.

Unlike their saccharine Japanese counterparts 2NE1 don't attempt to hide their sexuality, but balance it with an "assertiveness" that Scobie likens to the Spice Girls, "minus the bad singing".

Minus one bad section, was it possible I actually did pretty good?

Minus the bad jumpers and propensity to nick roll ups from his impoverished students despite his beefy salary.

After touring since 1998 in various incomplete incarnations and with varying levels of comfort with each other, the onetime supergroup is now back to the full lineup of its late 1970s heyday, minus the bad habits and the romantic entanglements of that era. .

1. Develop common American standards (my grade, C-minus): A bad start.