Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The committee takes the view that government research projects carried out by private industry have a better chance of leading to commercial rewards in terms of new products and processes . |
| 2 | In support of this suggestion the same workers ( Shattil et al , 1977 ) found that platelets from patients with Type 2 hyperlipoproteinaemia had a higher cholesterol/phospholipid ratio and other workers have found an elevated platelet-free cholesterol in patients with the same condition ( Miettinen , 1974 ) . |
| 3 | Tofu is available fresh or in long-life packs ; the fresh variety has a firmer texture . |
| 4 | The change was due to the greater proportion of patients with colonic disease , which in this study had a worse prognosis . |
| 5 | However , this product has a better pedigree , being formulated by the Louisiana State University and containing amino acids found to trigger the feeding impulse . |
| 6 | The composition of the impacting body has a smaller effect . |
| 7 | What 's more , a damp wall has a lower resistance to the passage of heat than a dry one , so it becomes colder and simply encourages more condensation . |
| 8 | Most of us , myself included , thought that this was completely pointless as the old name had a better ring to it and most people still referred to our boats as Revenue Cutters in preference . |
| 9 | But , if it is true , the good old Sheikh has a bigger purse than Jack Walker ! |
| 10 | The findings certainly highlight the risk of hypotension ; elderly people and patients with inferior myocardial infarction have a greater propensity for this complication . |
| 11 | The beginning of this diphthong has a stronger stress than the end : here , idea . |
| 12 | This road had a greater significance in past centuries when it was the regular route to Skye , the way taken by Dr Johnson and Boswell in their tour of exploration ; a glance at the map shows that it followed a direct line from Shiel Bridge to Broadford across the Kylerhea ferry . |
| 13 | Thorough preparation ensures the success of the network meeting , with the likelihood that the social worker as key worker/case manager/nominated social worker has a simpler task thereafter . |
| 14 | He also chooses to ignore the fact that this country has a higher proportion of its population in work than any other Community country except Denmark . |
| 15 | Secondly , this country has a lower burden of tax than many of our European partners , but the Opposition are determined to reverse that . |
| 16 | Bergsjo et al suggested 43 weeks ' gestation as induction at this time has a lower incidence of failure . |
| 17 | Thus , the Lions ' selectors this time have a further factor to take into account . |
| 18 | However this appeal has a wider purpose , namely to give guidance to hospital authorities and to the medical profession on the appropriate response to a refusal by an adult to accept treatment . |
| 19 | Visible light has a longer wavelength than UV radiation . |
| 20 | The area where you live : For instance , the house situated on the fringe of a deprived inner-city area has a higher risk factor than one in a peaceful rural district . |
| 21 | We also believe that these intimate , naive glimpses of a lost past have a wider interest just because what we know of the history of later life from inside is so meagre . |
| 22 | Both chamomiles are cultivated mainly for their medicinal properties , and Roman chamomile has a further use as a grass substitute for lawns . |
| 23 | This strange accident had a worse effect on Troy than any of his troubles , worse even than Fanny 's death . |
| 24 | Diminished responsibility has a wider ambit , but its effect is merely to reduce murder to manslaughter , giving the judge discretion on sentencing or other disposal . |
| 25 | But the other little girl had a better answer . |
| 26 | Expert systems can help the human expert to have a better understanding of his cognitive knowledge . |
| 27 | For if the right of self-determination for the Finns , the Ukrainians and the rest could in practice threaten the very existence of the Soviet State , ‘ naturally the preservation of the Socialist Republic has a higher claim ’ . |
| 28 | What was discussed between the two has not been revealed , although Tcherkassoff did modestly state to the press that ‘ the cheloviek in the white hat has a bigger following than I do . ’ |
| 29 | The Boltzmann machine may miss the best solution and climb a foothill , or be stuck on a knife edge ; but the genetic learner has a broader view of many possible states , and is less likely to be so caught . |
| 30 | But because it is beside rather than in the Pyrenees , the Basque Coast has a gentler climate than you might expect , with an average temperature over the whole year of nearly 14° Centigrade — almost as good as you will find in Portugal . |