Example sentences of "[adj] is made [adj -er] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | This is made clearer in the description of the London Beggar , whom Wordsworth did not help and yet who manifestly affected him considerably . |
2 | This definition suggests two of the major deficiencies of the international legal system — firstly that there is little one country can do if another fails to abide by the rules , and this is made worse by the second factor , the lack of a comprehensive single body of law that could form the basis of a truly coherent system . |
3 | This is made worse by the fact that five ‘ O ’ levels are the necessary qualification for a wide range of white-collar jobs , and therefore are regarded as a talisman for success . |
4 | This is made worse by the fact that using the wrong one ( such as ‘ no ’ when the keyname is expecting ‘ false ’ ) may be mistaken for ‘ true ’ . |
5 | This is made worse by the fact that few butchers hang their lamb these days , despite the fact that it only needs about a week to bring on the flavour . |
6 | This is made worse by the lack of clear objectives for the health service to which the formula can respond and attempt to follow . |
7 | Living about 12 miles from our nearest store my discount is largely , if not completely , used up by fuel costs and this is made worse by the fact that I live within two miles of two competitor stores . |
8 | Nowadays this is made easier by the disciplines needed to keep a computer-based system operating tidily . |
9 | This is made easier by the shift in the ideological climate discussed earlier , since to be too soft on those convicted would be to prolong the permissive trend which had led to the high crime levels and the chronic economic problems . |
10 | That is made worse by the fact that the network of London TECs has , in some cases , been in existence literally only for weeks . |