Example sentences of "[be] [adv] more of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Existing rooms which need a face-lift or which you would like to have a completely new image are much more of a problem . |
| 2 | For some the only problem encountered with dogs is getting the brown stuff out of their outsoles , but dogs are clearly more of a pest than this , if our postbag is anything to go by . |
| 3 | They are often more of a blockage to communication than a channel . |
| 4 | No thanks , that 's not for me ; I 'm even more of a recluse now . |
| 5 | X-inefficiency can be even more of a problem in organizations producing non-marketed goods , like health and education , where it is extremely difficult to measure efficiency and where alternative sources of supply are not readily available , except to the affluent . |
| 6 | GAME players still reeling from this year 's wealth of super graphics and intricate formats had better recharge their batteries now — 1993 is going to be even more of a challenge . |
| 7 | the chances are he 's gon na be even more of a nutter retaliating harder so that gets me . |
| 8 | Confusion and muddle resulting from mislaid books and materials involve a waste of time for any pupil , but are even more of a nuisance for one who sees poorly . |
| 9 | This transformation occurred primarily in the northern and western provinces , which were always more of a liability and less a source of wealth and culture than the southern and eastern provinces . |
| 10 | It is perhaps more of a shopping list than a Bible , but that makes it comprehensive and intimidating , with a refreshing freedom from jargon . |
| 11 | The cultural specialization which is also present , with varying degrees of difficulty , in these especially physical forms is usually more of a problem in at least some music , where there have been some very radical divergences in systems and in instruments . |
| 12 | Which I think is probably more of a problem for them than anything else . |
| 13 | It 's far more of a risk than being overweight , so do n't let the fear of putting weight on stop you from giving up cigarettes . |
| 14 | In areas where the site is likely to be too dry , there is often more of a problem , since water for moistening the site is generally scarce in such areas . |
| 15 | This is easy enough with record sheets and drawings , which can simply be photocopied or put on to microfilm , but is far more of a problem with a photographic record comprising hundreds or thousands of slides and photographs . |
| 16 | Buckley has been in this job since 1988 and in the department since 1981 , but she started as a lawyer in private practice , a profession where equality is far more of a reality than in industry . |
| 17 | The growth of cable networks is even more of a threat . |
| 18 | This is even more of a problem : it will not only damage the perspective of the learner but it will also effectively bar him from experience of the full language , since the native users will be unwilling to use it in his presence . |
| 19 | It is even more of a coincidence that your letter arrived at the same time as Mrs Hart 's . |
| 20 | But I think that it is even more of a pity , as I said in my article , that none of the four Documenta organisers brought the above problem of Claudio Parmiggiani 's work to Joseph Kosuth 's attention . |
| 21 | A mikva is central to the setting up of a Jewish community , and building a mikva is even more of a priority than building a synagogue . |
| 22 | But this is frequently more of a rationalization by reluctant managers . |
| 23 | But it 's even more of a comfort for baby if he does n't get wind in the first place . |
| 24 | However , according to locals , there is actually more of a risk from the conventional pollutants that are pumped into the sea than from the power station , and this stopped people swimming in it . |
| 25 | And you ca n't get a big powerful sound out of a bass that 's fitted with 30–95 gauge strings , because it 's actually more of a tenor guitar . |
| 26 | The publicity he 's had has been a lot more extensive over the years erm so I think he 's certainly more of a household name than myself . |
| 27 | The 1988 drought — the third of the decade — was arguably more of a blow to the American sense of security than the discovery of an alleged missile gap in the 1950s . |
| 28 | With Britain 's long history of civic integration of all but the most marginal social classes ( or at least their male members ) , there was — so some have claimed — less of the cultural marginality affecting significant social groups from which fascism could draw strength ; by extension , there was supposedly more of a commitment to the rules of the ‘ democratic game ’ . |
| 29 | Soviet influence , moreover , was overwhelmingly concentrated among the poorest and least important countries in terms of population and GNP , whose support was often more of a liability than an asset ; the world 's major military and industrial powers , by contrast , were all allied or aligned with the United States . |
| 30 | Although Korda was now more of a financier than an active producer , it was his suggestion that led Graham Greene to visit Austria to see if he could find the background in the four-power occupation of Vienna which would inspire him to extend his one-line story : ‘ I had paid my last farewell to Harry less than a week ago , when his coffin was lowered in the frozen February ground , so that it was with incredulity that I saw him pass by , without a sign of recognition , among the host of strangers in the Strand . ’ |