Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb -s] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If anybody if anything survives because it can chew better or gallop better or bring forth it 's young alive or has a better circulation , it 's not the species .
2 The advantage of fondant over royal icing for covering cakes is that it is much easier and quicker to make , is more pliable and has a softer texture that many people prefer .
3 Alternatively , this mutation might lead to production of a protein that is only partly functional and causes a milder disease .
4 Unfortunately , evaluation of both these factors is difficult and labour intensive and requires a longer timescale than that usually acceptable to policymakers and budget setters .
5 The Cathedral of S. Dimitri was begun in 1194 and has a simpler plan with four piers supporting a single dome .
6 The guidance is persuasive rather than prescriptive and has a lower level of authority than statements of auditing standards .
7 His economic failure has been less forgivable than Mr Traoré 's : Benin is more fertile and has a better-educated population than Mali .
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