Example sentences of "[prep] [be] more [adj] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , staphylokinase has now been found to be more potent than streptokinase for the dissolution of platelet-rich arterial eversion graft thrombi ; moreover , it seems to be less immunogenic . |
| 2 | Similarity groups tend to be more unified than proximity groups , and they can be set in competition . |
| 3 | Acrylic , emulsion and gesso grounds tend to be more absorbent than oil and alkyd grounds . |
| 4 | Acrylic , emulsion and gesso grounds tend to be more absorbent than oil and alkyd grounds . |
| 5 | Overall , however , there was a trend for prednisolone to be more effective than fluticasone propionate . |
| 6 | In the 1970s a series of controlled trials compared the drug with other neuroleptics , and whereas no other drug has ever been shown to be more effective than chlorpromazine ( Largactil ) , clozapine was found to be so in six out of thirteen studies . |
| 7 | The RAF 's aircraft replacement programmes tend to be more expensive than warship construction , but they have greater flexibility since the number of aircraft ordered in any one year can be varied without throwing the Air Department 's costings off balance . |
| 8 | It is just a question of knowing when to use it : not , I would think , for food , or , usually , cosmetics ; but illustration appears to be more successful than photography for fashion , and it can clearly be used for most other types of product . |
| 9 | Specialist lay representation tended to be more successful than representation by solicitors and barristers . |
| 10 | The study confirmed findings which had been highlighted in earlier research , for example that schools tend to be more successful if leadership is purposeful and teachers cooperate in the implementation of an agreed policy . |
| 11 | I find this particular facility to be more usable than Word For Windows ' text fiddling tools , purely because you can use any font you wish , as long as it is installed in Windows . |
| 12 | If this is true we might expect paired males to be more vigilant than bachelor males . |
| 13 | Hence character combinations that form words are considered to be more probable than character combinations which are not words . |
| 14 | The administration of additional inspired oxygen seemed to be of benefit ; in 15 patients with baseline hypoxaemia this would be expected as episodic desaturation has been reported to be more severe if baseline hypoxaemia is present . |
| 15 | However , written language tends to be more structured than speech , since it can use punctuation ( e.g. question marks , exclamation marks , etc. ) to indicate meaning within individual sentences and physical layout ( e.g. headings , etc. ) to identify the various components of a discourse . |
| 16 | I have received no formal representations from the CBI , but I am aware of its view that pay settlements need to be more realistic if competitiveness is not to be damaged . |
| 17 | Hence selection without these tests — which means reliance on grades , conduct , or family connections — is likely to be more biased than selection without them , Many state school systems have stopped routine intelligence testing , which means that most children will lose the benefits of a proper use of their scores in individualising instruction . |
| 18 | Therefore , word sequences that are grammatically acceptable are considered to be more plausible than word sequences that are grammatically unacceptable . |
| 19 | Therefore , word sequences that are semantically acceptable are considered to be more plausible than word sequences that are not semantically acceptable . |
| 20 | Therefore , letter strings that form words are considered to be more plausible than letter strings that do not form words . |
| 21 | Those remedies were added because we believe the payment of debt by manageable amounts to be more civilised than distraint . |
| 22 | In the contract market , quality seems to be more important than price and it would seem to be good for the company to concentrate on contract carpet sales . |
| 23 | He was genuinely concerned for the children and considered their happiness and development as responsible citizens to be more important than exam results . |
| 24 | I believe this to be more pernicious than secularism per se . |