Example sentences of "[verb] [adj -er] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it not likely that some people who take cars or ride in taken cars will be convicted of the aggravated offence , and be given harsher penalties , largely as a result of these provisions on proof ? |
| 2 | 2 Do you find it easy to accommodate healthier foods into your lifestyle ? |
| 3 | This was the only division to report lower profits too . |
| 4 | The consumer must accept that , with organic systems , some fruits and vegetables will not look perfect and they will continue to be more expensive because organic farming is more labour intensive and the land usually produces lower yields than conventionally farmed land . |
| 5 | In cotton country women weavers made coarser cloths , quality pieces remaining a male preserve . |
| 6 | In Johansson 's model , this option produced lower emissions , but they were not low enough . |
| 7 | The economic crisis and in particular the slump produced lower totals for the next two years , but by 1939 , the number of holidays booked had risen to a substantial 62,500 , comprising 29,500 holiday-makers travelling overseas , and 33,000 taking home bookings . |
| 8 | We should be aiming for higher standards , not encouraging lower ones ’ , said Dr Caldwell . |
| 9 | The two polls revealed lower levels of trust in those countries and people that historically have been Britain 's enemies . |
| 10 | This book does not have a polemical purpose , but the author has not been able to escape the conclusion that at least some of the customs and habits of mind of the earlier period tended to induce healthier attitudes , both among those on their death-beds and those left behind to mourn . |
| 11 | I 've lost weight by eating healthier meals . |
| 12 | eat leaner cuts of meat |
| 13 | Some regional breweries such as Palatine have found good niches for their products , but many others are content to sell lagers brewed by national companies such as Whitbread , thus accepting lower margins than if they brewed their own . |
| 14 | A situation like this could have been resolved by either the workers in the marketed sector accepting lower wages , or the employers accepting lower profits or a combination of the two . |
| 15 | A situation like this could have been resolved by either the workers in the marketed sector accepting lower wages , or the employers accepting lower profits or a combination of the two . |
| 16 | A campaign to promote healthier lifestyles , supported by the Health Education Authority and the Department of Health . |
| 17 | ( A programme to promote healthier lifestyles , supported by the Department of Health , the Health Education Authority and the National Health Service ) |
| 18 | Lower costs mean lower prices . |
| 19 | In the hands of a skilled and passionate wine-maker , however , they are positively an advantage : no chemical fertilisers mean lower yields , which means better concentration , and in general being ‘ natural ’ should mean more of the personality of the grape , terroir and wine-maker comes through . |
| 20 | In these cases one of the objectives is often to enable lower rates of pay and/or fringe benefits to be paid than if the workers concerned were remunerated on scales applying to the organisation itself . |
| 21 | He plans to increase the hotel 's vegetarian selections and introduce healthier ways of preparing food without losing texture and taste , such as using less cream in sauces . |
| 22 | As pumps improved , Crookes got lower pressures than Faraday had been able to do ; and eventually he discovered cathode rays , which he interpreted as this fourth state . |
| 23 | Complex free-form surfaces can be constructed using Bezier curves , B-splines , Coons patches or the like . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , some prices have risen even faster than rents , bringing lower yields . |
| 25 | The use of catalysts therefore enables the combustion of odorous organic compounds to be achieved using lower temperatures than those required by simple thermal destruction techniques , thus saving on the consumption of fuel and consequently costs . |
| 26 | For instance , if the proportion of domestic consumption which came from domestic production rose then this may result from trade suppression , or the existence of dynamic effects producing lower prices in an industry exhibiting comparative advantage within the integrated area . |
| 27 | By giving staff flexibility to attend to private matters more easily during the working week , it raises their levels of motivation and morale , thus producing lower levels of absenteeism . |
| 28 | National Savings announced lower rates on many other products on 5 August ; again , this is believed to be a move to prevent a rise in mortgage rates . |
| 29 | She does n't think Elder bushes are under threat ! |
| 30 | Brontosaurs had spatulate ( spoon-shaped ) teeth for eating coarser leaves , largely from the ferns and horsetail plants . |