Example sentences of "[conj] more [adj] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A permanent gathering of fabric achieved by drawing up material along two or more parallel lines of stitching , or over cords or thin rods threaded through casings or rod pockets . |
| 2 | Statistics of the structure of employment in the area are misleading because of the large numbers of crofters with two or more part-time sources of employment . |
| 3 | Metaphor operates in her fiction as a structural principle ; it provides the means of bringing two or more disparate fields of knowledge into a relation which organizes thoughts and events . |
| 4 | ‘ A rough estimate is that an OFR as proposed might require 10 or more printed pages of information … |
| 5 | School-wide , to enable all staff in the school to be aware of further methods of questioning their own teaching practice and developing more appropriate or more effective means of teaching and educating the pupils . |
| 6 | So in order to produce 2400 kcals of chemical energy in the form of organic molecules , you would need anything from about 40 to 100 or more square metres of land in Britain , and somewhat less than this in the USA . |
| 7 | They suggest that this factor may be related to genetic abnormality or more rapid progression of growth in younger women . |
| 8 | 2–2½ lb Cox or other sharp but sweet dessert apples 1½ tbsp lemon juice and the zest of 1½ lemons 1 dozen or more thin slices of bread cut from a crusty French loaf or bloomer butter , golden syrup and demerara sugar |
| 9 | meaning would be improved by a richer or more precise choice of vocabulary . |
| 10 | To date no one has produced a more succinct or more plausible definition of Conservatism , and certainly neither Honderich nor Eccleshall has provided an adequate alternative . |
| 11 | A Period of Incapacity for Work ( PIW ) is formed when there is a spell of 4 or more consecutive days of sickness . |
| 12 | It was interesting to note that 84 per cent had had three or more different types of experience . |
| 13 | An incidental effect was that more subtle forms of propaganda began to appear , from which it was difficult for a jury to infer that the defendant intended to stir up racial hatred . |
| 14 | Early experience in exploring the environment at home should precede this , and will not only be stimulating as an activity in its own right but a helpful and positive preparation for coping with the wider and more varied situation of school . |
| 15 | However , even if one takes the view that King 's Cross is essential , there are better and more appropriate ways of building and developing a new station at King 's Cross than the one that British Rail has effectively forced upon us . |
| 16 | LoPresti and propeller manufacturer Hartzell are co-operating on new cowling/propeller/spinner designs for single and Twin Comanches which they predict will increase their maximum speeds by 42 mph and 35 mph respectively , through reduced drag and more efficient use of propeller airflow . |
| 17 | On the whole these efforts carried a national emphasis , as a number of educationalists , politicians , philosophers , and political theorists searched for new and more efficient ways of building and disseminating a national sense of ancestry , tradition , and universal " free " citizenship . |
| 18 | Most employees in this country are now reasonably certain of their supply of food , drink and shelter , and more subtle forms of comfort have become important goals . |
| 19 | By emphasizing the spiritual potential of women , Leapor believes that she has found a more reasonable and more durable standard of value . |
| 20 | The strategy depends on increased nuclear , coal and gas use in the home market , increased gas sales to the West , the practice of conservation and more effective exploitation of hydrocarbon resources . |
| 21 | The Panel 's aim was to help colleges to establish more effective integration of the practical training and academic study , and more effective supervision of training and assessment of students ' work . |
| 22 | This tendency has been exacerbated by other factors too : the invention of new and more effective methods of communication , such as newspapers and television , has rendered the propaganda value of coinage less significant ; technological changes , such as the invention of modern methods of factory production of coins , have tended to fossilise the significance of the designs they bear ; and , particularly , the recent invention of new forms of money , including banknotes and credit cards , has enormously reduced the role played by coinage in the monetary and economic activity of modern states . |
| 23 | But the essence of re-engineering — taking a strategic view of the component functions of a business , stripping some out and streamlining others with inter-disciplinary teams and more effective use of technology — has long been under way in a number of companies . |
| 24 | Our capital efficiency has risen substantially and will continue to improve as a result of our cost savings and more effective use of technology . |
| 25 | The cliffs of Lizard Point offer worthwhile easier climbs such as Sirius ( Severe ) , but some miles further along the coast are bigger and more serious ramparts of soapstone at Vellan Head , where Hidden Buttress has distinctly Gogarth-like qualities . |
| 26 | A second and more serious line of criticism is that the empress 's claims to real enlightenment and concern for the welfare of her subjects are shown to be a hollow pretence by the intensification and geographical extension of serfdom in Russia during her reign . |
| 27 | In the fourteenth century mystical awakening we see the first signs of a deeper and more committed type of religion , which would finally culminate in both Protestant and Catholic reformations . |
| 28 | But conventionalism can not be justified on the sole ground that surprise is inefficient or undesirable in these ways , because conventionalism does not protect against surprise as well as a simpler and more straightforward theory of adjudication would . |
| 29 | Since then , this style has been questioned , and earlier picking of grapes and more judicious use of oak ageing means the wines are capable of being confused with the great French Chardonnays , such as Chablis , which have always been more restrained and elegant . |
| 30 | In addition , a weighting of constructs according to their importance or status within the construct system ( as suggested by Shaw and Gaines , 1985 ) might lead to a finer and more accurate pattern of response compared to present methods in which all judgments carry equal weight . |