Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [to-vb] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Robinson continued : ‘ The Premier League executives now talk to clubs between meetings to get a better understanding . |
| 2 | You sell your time for money to have a better time in the unsold hours . |
| 3 | Article 17 — the provision of aid to assist a wider range of joint investment schemes — should include reference to environmental acceptability so that any proposals ( apart from prior approval in NPs and obligatory consultation in SSSIs ) require vetting by ADAS with conservation implications as an acceptance criterion . |
| 4 | There is evidence of large firms experimenting with flexible technologies and divisions of labour to produce a broader range of products and cater to speciality markets . |
| 5 | Checking that the straps on her equipment were tight enough to prevent anything moving and making a noise that might alert anyone nearby , Ace slipped through a stand of bushes to get a better view of the road . |
| 6 | His line of argument was the only respectable one open to him : that it was historically consistent with the way the death penalty had been restricted progressively to crimes of murder to propose a further restriction to certain categories of murder only . |
| 7 | Indeed , while there is concern over the long-term effects of population losses from northern regions of Britain , in some circles there appears to be even more anxiety about the failure of migration to produce a speedier matching of workers to jobs ( Department of Employment , 1986 ; Minford , 1985 ) . |
| 8 | From time to time he takes his team away for a couple of days to provide a further stimulus . |
| 9 | Called WIN — Work and Income for the Nineties — it offers a package of reforms to promote a better life for all Canadians . |
| 10 | Moreover , since the use of thrombolytic agents and aspirin in patients with myocardial infarction improves short and long term survival we would expect to have to give any additional treatment for a longer period to a larger number of patients to show a further reduction in mortality . |
| 11 | Infirmaries were popular improvements since in many towns few free or cheap alternatives existed and the capacity of medicine to cure a wider range of illnesses was increasing . |
| 12 | On the difference between compact disc and prerecorded cassette prices , he says : ‘ Producers and retailers have taken advantage of the willingness of consumers to pay a higher price for the perceived higher quality of a compact disc . ’ |
| 13 | In this way , it is often possible for organisations to get a clearer idea as to which potential expatriate couples are likely to make a success of their assignments overseas . |
| 14 | Most OECD countries are over-banked and also with the development of international money markets it became possible for banks to seek a wider source of deposits for their lending operations . |
| 15 | I think it 's a most disgraceful system quite honestly , and my own party , and the Liberal Party before that , have been campaigning for years to get a fairer system , but there 's nothing we as a Council can do about this unfortunately . |
| 16 | It will become increasingly important for farmers to obtain a greater proportion of their income from the market . |
| 17 | Extra funds will allow the council to press ahead with plans to create a better attraction and secure the museum 's future . |
| 18 | Nor could he ignore American enthusiasm for British membership of the EEC , in part to ensure a better balance among the states of Western Europe , but also in the hope that Britain would strengthen those in the Community who favoured more liberal and outward looking economic policies . |
| 19 | However , while the process of electing a national president went smoothly , state party elections revealed high levels of factionalism within the BJP and led to the intervention of the central leadership in attempts to restore a greater semblance of unity to the party . |
| 20 | Future developments in the use of microcomputers including applications such as the use of expert systems , compact and video disks , electronic publishing and interactive video will be discussed in Chapter 10 and allow those starting to use microcomputers in schools to have a wider view of potential applications . |
| 21 | It is being used in research to gain a greater understanding of the effects of radiation on biological tissue , including studies of radiation induced changes in bone marrow . |
| 22 | WACC-AR should make an inventory and directory that will enable communicators in Africa to have a better knowledge of the existing communication and human rights organisations , institutions and resources in Africa ; |
| 23 | This has been done in the case of a number of last ( Ipswichian ) interglacial deposits in Britain to give a clearer idea of sea level at that period and the amount of East Anglian downwarping since ( Sparks and West , 1971 ) . |
| 24 | Thus , we would caution against drawing general conclusions from analyses of specific areas of law , and we would argue that it is important to develop , not a theory of law , but a theory of the role of law in society to enable a clearer assessment of the extent or limits of law 's importance . |
| 25 | ‘ A student whose education enables him later in life to earn a higher income should return some of that income . ’ |
| 26 | I believe stores must invest more in training to provide a better service to customers . |
| 27 | The association would do better to invest some of that money in advertising to attract a larger audience to the annual meeting . |
| 28 | At Amsteg motorists who are in haste to reach a further destination have an opportunity to leave the old Gotthard road in favour of entry to the fast N2 motorway before the old road enters the steepest and most tortuous part of the route . |
| 29 | Concurrent with the arrest of Guiding Lights , a combined police and customs task force swooped on twenty five addresses in London to unearth a further cache of over two tons of cannabis in a garage . |
| 30 | Try to be as flexible as possible : it may be well worth moving , say , the cooker as little as 1 metre ( 3 ft ) from its existing position in order to create a better work flow . |