Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | A merger between Chase Manhattan and its New York neighbour , Chemical Bank , could free up more money than the two banks ' combined net profit over the past five years . |
| 2 | It should also drum up more work for a profession that has been badly hit by the recession . |
| 3 | Higher tax rates do not always bring in more money . |
| 4 | Motivated by the belief that an improved course would bring in more members , the plans for 1915 included altering the 5th and 12th greens and ‘ if time permits ’ enlarging the 1st and 17th ( combined ) greens . |
| 5 | A new three-year ‘ action plan ’ to evaluate the value that Europe gets for its money will bring in more outsiders as well as more peer group reviews and ‘ hearings ’ on the results of important project . |
| 6 | To use a secular example : to open an antique shop next to another one is not necessarily bad marketing : the presence of two such shops in close proximity can bring in more custom ! |
| 7 | A haulier must register for VAT if there are reasonable grounds for believing that its contracts will bring in more than a certain sum per year . |
| 8 | Mr Bell says new marketing of the centres would bring in more customers during peak hours making savings despite the recession and heavy private competition . |
| 9 | But there are still worries that rising credit will only suck in more imports , as shoppers rush to buy computers , camcorders and other foreign goods . |
| 10 | With British industry burdened by record debt and Britain 's trade deficit at its highest for a year , will the Prime Minister explain why tax cuts which will suck in more imports are right while public investment in the kind of things that Britain needs for the future is wrong ? |
| 11 | They would include : opportunities for students to see or experience equipment or processes which are not on offer within the institution ; the chance for a student to sample a possible future job or career ; the opportunity to learn something ( not much ) of the lives led in employment by their neighbours , their parents or their peer-group , so that they may grow up more understanding and more tolerant ( this rather pious hope may in fact be quite unjustified , they may have confirmed or developed disdain or envy for others ) ; a good student may catch the eye of an employer looking for a later recruit ; absence may lend enchantment to the view of the college and the students may return from work-experience reassured about their choice of education ; students may be motivated to work hard at college by the prospect of either securing a job like the one they have seen or tried , or by the determination to avoid a similar fate ; all these outcomes may be little more predictable than the consequences of going to the zoo for a visit . |
| 12 | I 'd put on weight while I 'd been in bed , and the zip on my slacks would n't do up more than half-way . |
| 13 | Invariably , good quality prints will show up more detail than was apparent to the observer viewing the CL , because of fatigue and insensitivity of the eye at low light levels . |
| 14 | Lightbulbs would give out more light if they were washed every week in soapy water . |
| 15 | If I had to select one of my pairs of binoculars for observations of nebulæ I think I would choose the × 7 instrument , though I agree that the more powerful binoculars can bring out more details in the fainter nebulæ . |
| 16 | They will launch intense microwaves down the borehole to start the reaction , and will them pump down more reagents to keep it going . |
| 17 | The question is then do we use up more future benefit in the earlier years than in later years ? |
| 18 | However , car buyers should be aware that all kinds of discounts are available on new cars and that an interest-free loan for 75 per cent for two years might still work out more expensive than borrowing elsewhere and getting a large cash discount on the purchase price . |
| 19 | A substantial oil spill off the costs of Ireland or Britain could therefore wipe out more than half of the world population of these species , the report said . |
| 20 | If you do so , you will not only build up more savings for your retirement but you also enjoy full tax relief on these contributions . |
| 21 | The business class as a whole does not make up more than 0.2% of the population , although if its outer fringes are included it could approach 1% . |
| 22 | ‘ We are currently extending our cellars so that we can lay down more young wines , ’ said Dr Davies , who established the cellars at Derby Hall when he was appointed warden in 1984 . |
| 23 | Aerobic walking carried out as part of the Walking Diet will burn off more fat during the activity period than carbohydrate . |
| 24 | Erm , this erm interchange will relieve a lot of the pressure on not only the that comes into but also the roundabout , one of the busiest roundabouts in the county , but I think the erm two of the notes were conservation areas the provision of a footpath I think and the other thing , in , I hope that will be considered because at least this new junction will draw up more traffic from the south and will be a great use to people there and it could well . |
| 25 | The cuts are part of a major shake-up at the laboratory which employs 1,300 staff and the company says it can not rule out more job losses . |
| 26 | Company says it can not rule out more job losses after a review of technical and administrative staff has been completed . |
| 27 | Officials in charge of the Cervical Screening Programme say women should not be deterred from having tests although they could n't rule out more mistakes . |
| 28 | It 's obviously important to make sure you do n't take on more than you can afford . |
| 29 | This acts as an insurance against driving protest below the surface where it may take on more sinister forms . |
| 30 | There is likely , for example , to be a progression away from blue-collar jobs to white-collar or service occupations , but these could well take on more of the character which factory work has had in the past , if the tendency is not resisted . |