Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] and [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more turbulent and uncertain the environment , the greater the tendency for a high level performance to be associated with high differentiation among sub-units , coupled with effective integration achieved by means of shared information , flexible procedures and open decision-making . |
| 2 | As a general rule , the more purist and dogmatic the value-orientation of the head , the bigger the discrepancy with observed practice . |
| 3 | and he could n't do it , he was so totally embarrassed and all the rest of it , he had to get down and everybody was boo boo , chicken , chicken |
| 4 | We smile at each other , but though we 're still light and happy the urgency has gone . |
| 5 | For the discourse analyst , on the other hand , the more personal and particular the occasion for the participants , the more limited and circumspect he must be in his interpretation . |
| 6 | For the more ideal and self-contained the housing conditions , the more self-sufficient the housewife becomes and the more pressure there is on her to maintain a perfect home . |
| 7 | In principle there was no distinction between indirect interference at the first stage and such interference at a remoter stage , but the more indirect and remote the interference , the more difficult it may be to establish on the facts that A did intend to interfere with the particular contract relied on by the plaintiff and that that interference was a necessary consequence of A 's wrongful act . |
| 8 | Very often the more severe and acute the illness , the clearer the disease picture so that the similar remedy may actually be easier to select . |
| 9 | The more vigorous and acute the illness is the quicker things change . |
| 10 | Hence , the more formative and diagnostic the intention is the more informal it tends to become . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh Nick , always first and foremost the editor ! ’ |
| 12 | Clearly , the more successful and popular the artist , the greater demands there are from TV radio and the press while the promotional video will also be sought after by the media . |
| 13 | The reverse also holds ; the smaller the organization , the less prevalent the problems and generally the more constructive and productive the conflict . |
| 14 | Though clear canonic forms may be intelligible and easy to follow , the less obvious the forms used the more enigmatic and elusive the result . |
| 15 | In both 1978 and 1986 the Library Association 's statements were made in response to censorship in a number of public libraries , largely instigated by local authorities ; and the appeal was directed to the local authorities . |
| 16 | Does it also present as natural and inevitable the fact that for many working people the concept of a ‘ weekend ’ is nothing to do with ideas of rest and leisure with family or friends ? |
| 17 | I could see how clear and pure the water was , how full with fish . |
| 18 | And the mother may castigate the daughter for her unruly behaviour , at the same time betraying a sly triumph when she relates how uncontrollable and wilful the girl is . |
| 19 | Alejandro was so staggered by Fantasma 's progress that he decided to waive his prejudice against greys ; not so much that he was prepared to get on her back , but he spent a considerable time wondering how he could flog Fantasma to a rich patron without them finding out how vicious and unmanageable the mare could be when she was away from Luke . |
| 20 | How sad and desolate the cottage seemed now : empty — like a heart with no one to love . |
| 21 | Dr Neil wanted to tell her to be careful , that she really had little idea of how hard and cruel the world was outside the privileged fastness in which she had previously lived , but he contented himself with saying instead , ‘ Have a good time , McAllister . |
| 22 | Now that the Commission has turned down the unanimous decision of the Catering Sub-Committee to invite the London food commission to give advice on how healthy and nutritious the food in the Members ' and Strangers ' Cafeterias is , what will the Leader of the House do to improve the situation ? |
| 23 | This was the first of many hints by which the reader would come to understand , before Rassendyll himself , how deep and important the difference in character was by contrast with the ‘ striking , salient , wonderful ’ physical likeness . |
| 24 | Replicators that happen to have what it takes to get replicated would come to predominate in the world , no matter how long and indirect the chain of causal links by which they influence their probability of being replicated . |
| 25 | An appreciation of these complexities will indicate how involved and unexplored the phenomenon of deixis really is and how the philosophical approaches to indexicals can handle only a small proportion of these problems . |
| 26 | The image of royalty gives us an idea just how powerful and proud the train is as it seems to influence and belittle all the things around it . |
| 27 | The wearing of breathing apparatus , although necessary , was known to be risky ; the trapped men were not accustomed to the equipment and anyone who has used it knows how alarming and claustrophobic the experience can be ; the effect can be a compelling desire to rip off the apparatus and if one of the trapped miners was to do so while passing through the gas in Bank mine , death would be almost instantaneous . |
| 28 | Reading over the literature of that period it is remarkable just how crude and ethnocentric the thinking behind the literacy campaigns and education programmes were . |
| 29 | However , he did n't have time now for self-reproach , nor to wonder why Isabel 's seeming betrayal had cut so deeply that he had instantly thought the worst of her , had immediately accepted Matilda 's word though he 'd known how vindictive and spiteful the woman could be . |
| 30 | No matter how new and safe the wiring in a home , there is always the danger of injury and electrocution . |