Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a more [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told the meeting of MPs that he would prefer to see a more democratically-accountable bank but that he refused to support anything which jeopardised the treaty . |
| 2 | ‘ the remit for UDCs should be altered to provide a more precise definition of ‘ regeneration' ’ ( 1988 , p4 ) |
| 3 | The committee went on to recommend that the remit for UDCs should be altered to provide a more precise definition of ‘ regeneration ’ . |
| 4 | During the course of April , the feelers put out earlier by Baghdad were followed up ; both Talabani and Barzani participated in talks with the Iraqi leadership in which the Kurds sought to secure a more workable version of the autonomy negotiated in 1970 . |
| 5 | Separate provision for young disabled adults did not emerge until the early 1980s , when a group , known as Contact , was formed to provide a more comprehensive facility than existing services . |
| 6 | The company also agreed to provide a more adequate explanation of changes in accounting policy in future , and the Panel welcomed the directors ' intention ‘ to ensure that future notes will include reiteration of the former policy as well as a description of the new policy ’ . |
| 7 | Instead they want to see a more gradual approach backed by a cut in interest rates . |
| 8 | This point is also being registered in relation to sexism in schools ( Wolpe , 1989 ) and has provoked a more general rethinking of educational processes in which poststructuralist theorizing is beginning to exercise a belated , but in my view welcome , influence ( Walkerdine , 1991 ) . |
| 9 | Region 's image is First Class NORTHUMBRIA Tourist Board , which wants to promote a more upmarket image for the region , has adopted a new logo carrying the slogan First Class . |
| 10 | These changes are designed to provide a more accurate reflection of the roles of the various officers . |
| 11 | The shielding with the collimator supplied by the manufacturers was insufficient as it caused a high background level , and hence a new lead collimator was designed to provide a more directional response . |
| 12 | Work schemes of this type are , none the less , especially difficult to fund , and neither the NHS nor social services have regarded them as their responsibility , a situation which must change if we want to provide a more fulfilling life for people with mental disorder . |
| 13 | It may have sounded odd to only have an 18in tube for a four foot tank , but this is another attempt to try to establish a more natural environment . |
| 14 | She has just started at Luton Sixth Form College , in Bedfordshire , but she has picked a more varied menu than the traditional sixth form diet of three A-levels . |
| 15 | Even the distinctive signature tune has been re-recorded to provide a more modern feel . |
| 16 | I tried to find a more comfortable position but there was n't one , really . |
| 17 | If the theory that DNA and its copying machinery arose spontaneously is so improbable that it obliges us to assume that life is very rare in the universe , and may even be unique to Earth , our first resort is to try to find a more probable theory . |
| 18 | The managerialist tradition has produced numerous attempts at budgetary reform designed to encourage a more technical appraisal of spending choices , in order to produce longer-term spending plans and management systems that link the goals of departments to outcomes or success ( Novick , 1965 ; Schick , 1966 ; Goldman , 1973 ; Cmnd 9058 , 1983 ; Likierman , 1988 ; OECD , 1987a ) . |
| 19 | Sensitive to criticism from abroad , it was endeavouring to create a more favourable impression with investors , following what this group regarded as the upheavals of the Arusha Declaration . |
| 20 | Wilkinson is aware that many of Bromley 's residents go to central London for testing , so it wants to create a more local service with the help of the health authority 's clinics . |
| 21 | A report to the policy and resources committee says the council has adopted a more friendly approach in its letters . |
| 22 | In the North and West of England , however , the presence of fewer middle-class people , poorer communications and more difficult terrain has imposed a more limited distance on commuting . |
| 23 | ‘ No class in Russian history ’ , to quote a leading liberal historian , ‘ has had a more momentous impact on the destinies of that nation or indeed of the modern world . ’ |
| 24 | In the meanwhile , it appears that the over-elaborate Kenyan system of import licensing has had a more dampening effect on the animal spirits of entrepreneurs than the more selective Brazilian CACEX system . |
| 25 | This practice , common in America and spreading to Europe , has had a more dramatic effect on corporate attitudes to waste management than almost anything else . |
| 26 | More recently , departmental committees have come to play a more important role in this regard , seeking by the examination of Ministers and senior members of the Civil Service , amongst others , to elicit information , previously much less accessible , as a basis for more intelligent criticism and control . |
| 27 | Universities have expanded and the polytechnics have come to play a more significant role . |
| 28 | In return for a freer hand in the currency market private dealers were expected to play a more active role in industrial investment . |
| 29 | Lydia tried to imagine a more suitable bride for the dour Hywel and could see only a dim , faintly female version of himself . |
| 30 | But while this has injected a more diverse element into the Lords , it is still an establishment made up largely of rich people . |