Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a far " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an easy way out , but one which could make for a far more enjoyable session . |
| 2 | These , with automatic fire-alarms going off inexplicably , account for a far higher percentage of calls than do fires . |
| 3 | The Via crucis ( composed some thirteen years later in 1878 ) was clearly intended as a far more imposing artistic statement , and listened to on that level it undoubtedly succeeds . |
| 4 | He knew no English and took no interest in what he must have regarded as a far flung outpost of his Angevin Empire — except for the revenues it could bring . |
| 5 | The first volcanoes to appear on the surface of the cooling planet erupted on a far greater scale than any that we know today , building entire mountain ranges of lava and ash . |
| 6 | She tried frantically to struggle , but his strength was far greater than hers , and even as she pushed against him she was overwhelmed by a far more desperate need to hold him , to feel his strong body pressed against hers once more . |
| 7 | This allows for a far greater sophistication of analysis because it recognises that the state and the policies it pursues may well be a result of internal conflicts within the state or due to conflicts between fractions of the capitalist class or from struggle by classes opposed to capitalism . |
| 8 | ‘ William , It Was Really Nothing ’ had a backbone made of a far more substantial nature . |
| 9 | Aptly known as ‘ the grand design ’ its basis was the plan , already described , on which the Count de Broglie had first worked in 1777 , which was expanded into a far more ambitious document in December 1778 . |
| 10 | However , for others the condition may present in a far more insidious and subtle manner , the constant yawning or sighing , the one deep breath in three , excessive sniffing , each of these may account for the reduced levels of carbon dioxide in the lungs , which over time leads to the ‘ chronic hyperventilation syndrome ’ . |
| 11 | The pursuit of objectivity curiously results in a far more ideologically partial and subjective critical representation . |
| 12 | Though in time Henry would succeed to a far greater inheritance than either brother , he did not possess the patience to wait . |
| 13 | But , as every homebuyer knows , house prices have risen at a far greater rate . |
| 14 | You perhaps get restoration of fishery or enhancement of amenity or enhancement of the quality of the water such that it can be used for a far wider spectrum of requirements than it was before . |
| 15 | We would all like to hear about a far larger programme than any he has managed to announce since the Government came to office ; otherwise , they stand convicted of hypocrisy and bad faith . |
| 16 | He died as active as ever and , although only forty-five , had already crammed more into that space of time than most people manage in a far longer span . |
| 17 | Certainly within science they are to be found in a highly concentrated form and used in a far more rigorous and systematic fashion . |
| 18 | They are now certain an explosion was caused by Pentrite , a plastic explosive which requires much less skill to handle than Semtex and has been used by a far wider range of terrorist groups . |
| 19 | But none teach any quite as basic or , some say , as vital to all our lives , as those offered by a far less well-known neighbour . |
| 20 | Most strikers also underestimated the length of the strike , anticipating it to last for a far shorter period and the continuation of the strike was not something they enjoyed . |
| 21 | Most important , however , is the integration of StreetTalk III , recognised as a far more advanced system than the basic directory services now been introduced by the likes of Novell Inc . |
| 22 | Although clearly at odds with the ‘ socialist ’ economy , all this is chicken-feed compared with a far more serious problem — nietroudovyie dokhody — or ‘ unearned income ’ — as it is euphemistically called . |
| 23 | But at least the Knitting Factory is blessed with a far better PA than is the normal preserve of such places — donated , apparently , by no less than Laurie Anderson — and the fragile webs of such head-in-the-oven epics as ‘ Power Failure ’ and the pulse-pummelling opener ‘ Bell ’ remain sufficiently well-spun to snag even the most neutral observer . |
| 24 | The movies , though , had been born into a far more complex and certainly a more highly politicized era than the earlier fictional forms and many familiar themes , especially those dealing with the problems of wealth or with sudden reversals of financial fortune , would have to be treated more sensitively . |
| 25 | The great mechanical cosmos understood in terms of cause and effect , and symbolised technologically in the mechanistic world of the age of steam , was reinterpreted in a far more sophisticated and brilliant new scientific synthesis , the theory of relativity ( first propounded by Albert Einstein in 1905 ) . |
| 26 | Not only do they record the history of their localities , they are themselves the product of history , played on a far wider stage . |
| 27 | If ‘ community care ’ is not to result in increased impoverishment and dependency for women care-givers ( with all the possible long-term adverse consequences for their own old age ) , then employment and social security policies and the provision of ‘ community care ’ services have to be integrated to a far greater extent than they are at present . |
| 28 | It is like the sea breaking on a far off reef , and it lulls the being into extreme calm . |
| 29 | Another distinct possibility is that , although annual incidence appears to be declining , it may stabilise at a far higher endemic level than that characterising the population prior to the ‘ epidemic ’ in 1979 . |
| 30 | She swallowed hard on the tightness of her throat , the momentary fear vanishing , to be replaced by a far more tangible awareness of the man standing beside her . |