Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a more [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notion of centrifugal launchers was based on the idea that rather than using a long , straight runway , the aircraft could take-off following a circular path around a tower , or possibly a more mobile type of launcher , rather in the manner of ‘ round-the-pole ’ model aircraft . |
| 2 | A global budget , or even a more flexible expenditure target , could begin to slow total system costs . |
| 3 | Does the Minister agree that perhaps a more urgent problem than the control of nuclear weapons in the republics of the former Soviet Union could be the vast amounts of conventional weapons that are in the hands of highly discontented and underpaid armed forces that have serious problems ? |
| 4 | And the more obvious it is that I 'm the best , the more convinced they are that under the surface , in some subtler way that only a more discriminating critic would appreciate , they are … |
| 5 | A Labour administration developed a planning system which made government priorities clearer and thereby a more important consideration in the minds of local decision-makers . |
| 6 | The scheme probably led to no more than £20 million being invested , and so a more attractive plan was formulated . |
| 7 | The differences between reading experiences are often perceived as being fuzzy , and so a more realistic representation of a greater number of texts would have loci at points within and between the nine prototypical nodes . |
| 8 | ‘ With regard to future developments , I feel there is a need for some more training in new technology , particularly in the field of computers and perhaps a more systematic approach to training ’ … |
| 9 | We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals . |
| 10 | If he fails to do this , we can only ask him to take another and perhaps a more careful look at our experiment , and think again . |
| 11 | ‘ A cheap and cheerful service at one moment in the day for typists , and perhaps a more luxurious service for the civil service and businessmen who might travel … earlier or later than the typists ’ — Transport minister Roger Freeman 's blueprint for the rail service of the future , January 1992 . |
| 12 | These result in increases in entropy and thus a more negative value for G. Notice also that the free energy of formation of silver oxide is negative at lower temperatures but becomes positive as the temperature increases . |
| 13 | First , the new approach may make the teacher aware of some lack of understanding of X — the originator of the innovation may well have a more comprehensive understanding of the topic and possibly a more detailed map of children 's paths towards it but neither is in fact essential for the promotion of the feeling of insecurity in the teacher . |
| 14 | I look forward to your advice in due course and hopefully a more colourful life . |
| 15 | ‘ If the Certificate of Primary Education tested material which was firmly within the grasp of primary school teachers : if it tested the ability to re–son and understand relationships of cause and effect ; and , if , above all , it tested relevant and practical knowledge , it would be at the same time both a more efficient and equitable instrument for selecting secondary school entrants and also a more useful preparation for those for whom primary education is terminal . |
| 16 | A second and probably a more significant aspect of decentralisation is where a certain measure of local autonomy or local initiative is encouraged by central authorities . |
| 17 | One writer on dinosaurs suggests that raising the body off the ground requires more energy , and hence a more efficient heart that could supply commensurately more oxygen Bipedal walking and standing , runs the argument , requires the muscles to tense to straighten the legs . |
| 18 | One of the reasons that ‘ loss leaders ’ of £25 holidays could be easily tolerated , and even a more general price reduction installed , was the advanced booking this drew in . |
| 19 | A less obvious and regrettably a more common example is where students are presented throughout the course with bodies of facts and procedures to be remembered and applied as faithfully as possible ; then in the final testing they are assessed on their ability to apply their knowledge and skills to new situations , or to explain , justify and discuss the reasons behind procedures . |
| 20 | But his lips were busy elsewhere , his teeth gently savaging her shoulder , and then a more violent devouring of the soft flesh at her neck again brought a gasp of need to her parched throat . |
| 21 | A disused pipe organ case is sometimes employed as a screen and certainly a more accurate impression of a pipe organ is gained if the speakers are positioned in one place , rather than dispersed around the building . |
| 22 | A new generation was taking root , and certainly a more fortunate lot than their British counterparts whom Jim and Tina had left behind . |
| 23 | It implies that we have a higher proportion of the original corpus surviving than Bédier calculated , and therefore a more representative sample . |
| 24 | On the other hand the Utopian future of Ecotopia proves more vivid to the reader and therefore a more real world than does the " objective analysis " by expert groups of the biosociety . |
| 25 | The songs are good , and Procession are not afraid of immersing themselves totally in their music , but perhaps a more measured approach might be worthwhile . |
| 26 | But perhaps a more significant indicator is his appearance on the British pottery vessels . |
| 27 | But perhaps a more likely interpretation is to be found in the aspect of the hobby known as ‘ copping ’ , the keeping of lists of trains seen . |
| 28 | But perhaps a more interesting effect — and the one that might offer scientists the first chance to test Kulsrud 's work experimentally — is the ability to suppress D-D reactions by polarising the deuterons so that all the ions line up parallel to the magnetic field . |
| 29 | The brush was all brown as though autumn had come to these islands where there is no autumn but only a more dangerous summer , but that was because the leaves had all been blown away . |
| 30 | In contrast to figure 12.1 , the map resulting from this construal revealed not only a higher number of judgments but also a more effective structuring of their relationships . |