Example sentences of "[art] [adj] or more [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Braque 's interest in space gives his work an ‘ overall ’ quality , which has ever since remained one of the main features of his style , whereas in Picasso 's painting the attention is usually riveted on the subject while the background or surround is often treated in a simpler or more cursory fashion . |
| 2 | There is a fortune on offer for the side that go into the European Cup 's mini-league , the build-up has been intense and not many of the players will have taken part in a bigger or more crucial event . |
| 3 | A new owner , or his agent , may have found too many properties to maintain , at the same time new premises would have been needed for managers in a central or more convenient position relative to the estate , or within reach of an important market . |
| 4 | The same method using netting would make effective protection for a bed of a dozen or more high-yielding strawberry plants . |
| 5 | Death in old age is usually due to heart disease ; smoking is one of a dozen or more interacting risk factors that accelerate the age-related decay in the heart and arteries . |
| 6 | The interesting thing about this — in my experience the first ever co-ordinated attempt to find a target — was that despite the assurance of all the enthusiasts to the scheme ( one Plt Off Leonard Cheshire included ) that the run was made with great care , not one of a dozen or more taking part in this quite unofficial experiment claimed to have ever seen one of the other 's flares or Very lights . |
| 7 | Any mortgage increase undertaken for personal reasons ( for example , to obtain capital , maximise tax allowances ) or purely as a result of purchasing a larger or more desirable property will not qualify for assistance . |
| 8 | There is perhaps no phase in the moral history of mankind of a deeper or more painful interest than this ascetic epidemic . |
| 9 | Some organisations find that supporting libel actions on behalf of their members is politically convenient because it assures them a better or more polite press : the Police Federation is one example . |
| 10 | NO HORSE was ever given a better or more fitting name than Nijinsky and few have paid their namesake more graceful compliments . |
| 11 | In particular the post of Secretary has become vacant and we would love to hear from anyone who may be able to help out on a temporary or more regular basis … ( see page 23 ) . |
| 12 | meaning would be improved by a richer or more precise choice of vocabulary . |
| 13 | Broken Promise is a collection of vivid personal accounts by ‘ endangered children ’ — and it conveys the reality and universality of the problems they face better than a hundred or more straight world development textbooks . |
| 14 | ‘ To the untutored view a greater or more imposing display is necessary to afford pleasure . |
| 15 | Oliver had never seen a dirtier or more miserable place . |