Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] the [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general pattern of pausing in this experiment proved to be very similar to that found in the earlier experiment ; subjects tended to pause at clause boundaries . |
| 2 | This occurred during the lower stages of barbarism . |
| 3 | The physiological explanation for this resides in the greater affinity of sulphate reducing bacteria for H 2 compared with methanogenic bacteria ( Ks of Desulfovibrio vulgaris , 1 µmol.1 - 1 ; Ks of Methanobrevibacter smithii , 6 µmol.l - 1 ) . |
| 4 | This disagrees with the earlier claim by Eddy and Boornazian , but falls within the limits set by theorists ( including Sofia , himself a member of the group headed , alphabetically by Dunham ) on the basis of measurements of the solar constant . |
| 5 | The typical population of a metropolitan district is about 250,000 though some based on the larger cities reach 500,000 . |
| 6 | Probably this accounts for the greater part of the increase in sede vacante presentations made by the king , but he and his clerks pushed their claims to the limit . |
| 7 | We know further that , in view of the properties of the constituent matrices zij , unc When unc is absent , this reverts to the simpler case dealt with under ( i ) . |
| 8 | Well it 's easier to recruit at the lower level than it is the upper |
| 9 | Will they become backwaters undertaking work which is qualitatively different from that done in the larger centres ? |
| 10 | The tough leathery top surface of a mature leaf is not so easy to penetrate as the softer epidermis of the underside , which is why mildew in particular can often be found by turning over leaves that are glossy and apparently quite healthy , even protected by fungicidal deposit , on the top . |
| 11 | Situated on the hillside which rises above the port of modern Thessaloniki the Church of the Holy Apostles is not easy to find amidst the poorer districts of the town , but it is well worth the effort of searching . |
| 12 | After a dismal 1991 spent in the lower reaches of the table , the revived Reading side have a 100 per cent record from six matches , head the Gold Cup southern section and enter a hectic Easter schedule buoyant . |
| 13 | And although the hospitality was superb , we were relieved to move to the warmer climate of Vancouver and Vancouver Island . |
| 14 | Why is it much easier for a business person to start a new factory in the area shown in the upper photograph , than in many other parts of the world such as that shown in the lower photograph ? |
| 15 | These suffer from the further problem of treating all deprivation as relative and scaling all measures to the same variance ( as is also done for the index of an ‘ area 's social conditions ’ used in the assessment of GRE ) . |
| 16 | But in the swordfish these extend onto the lower surface of the ‘ sword ’ . |
| 17 | Even if we multiply this by three to allow for the greater number who considered themselves adherents although they had not joined the Society , and then increase the resulting 200,000 to half a million to allow for more casual " hearers " , this is still not a large fraction of a population of 10 million . |
| 18 | It worked out electronically that it took a fish finger less time to defrost than a leg of lamb , and when your designer-label , calorie-counted tagliatelle was ready for eating , it told you so with five bleeps rather than the paltry three offered by the cheaper models . |
| 19 | Most visitors will be glad to return to the friendlier atmosphere of Glen Garry where , rejoining the A.87 , Invergarry and the Great Glen are soon reached . |
| 20 | It is also useful to look at the broader environment of the organisation , because the actions of trade unions , financial institutions , stockholders and the government , for example , as well as customers , suppliers and competitors , can have far-reaching effects on the business . |
| 21 | You will find the speeches scattered like jewels throughout the text , but it is perhaps as well to keep to the simpler ones for your audition piece — those where Romeo and Juliet are directly enthralled by love and the declaration of love to another person . |
| 22 | The first study concerns the steps whose phosphates resonate at relatively low field , T3pG4 , C6pG7 and C9pA10 , and which show conformations slightly deformed towards the B II state within the dodecamer conformation . |
| 23 | Consequently , in accordance with equation ( 11.38 ) , which agrees with the expression for current obtained from the earlier equation ( 4.47 ) . |
| 24 | Companies unwilling to move to the older regions had the option of moving to the new towns . |
| 25 | He points out that most certified trainees come straight from school and so are cheaper to employ in the earlier stages of their qualification when they are of less use . |
| 26 | It is useful to return to the earlier typology of hazards ( Fig. 10.1 ) and to stress the links that might be made between those working on natural hazards and those working in the socio-economic domains . |
| 27 | He would n't have been able to cope with the larger trunks . |
| 28 | Matrices of transition probabilities such as those given in the earlier examples are useful in that they summarize the behaviour over time of the system under study . |
| 29 | The suspension , springs and dampers have to be robust to cope with the greater weight of the diesel engine , which can be up to 250lb , and the greater mileage that a diesel might be expected to cover . |
| 30 | If the budget worsens after revenue-yielding tariffs have been reduced , governments may not be able to wait for the longer term trade gains to emerge to replace the lost revenue . |