Example sentences of "[prep] a far more " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ William , It Was Really Nothing ’ had a backbone made of a far more substantial nature . |
| 2 | A bulging section provides the crux and allows access to rock of a far more amendable angle in the form of a large slab — hidden from the foot of the cliff . |
| 3 | The ‘ compunctions of conscience are in general of a far more fleeting nature ’ . |
| 4 | Embarrassed at having seduced the daughter of a friend , and now encumbered with the threat of a far more intense relationship than he 'd bargained for ? |
| 5 | So we return to Shklovsky 's early principle that art refreshes our sense of life and experience ; but the principle is now stated in the form of a far more coherent , complex and far-reaching theory . |
| 6 | The difference between these two values might be very substantial , particularly where development of a far more valuable character than had been anticipated in 1947 took place . |
| 7 | Instead of getting worked up about who is or is n't in the Queen 's Honours List why not demand the scrapping of a far more cynical honours system University Honorary Degrees . |
| 8 | Be that as it may , this work , heavily reliant on repetition and never straying far from the home key , cried out for someone to nurture its more lyrical passages , to shake its often delightful phrases , to exploit its contrasts ; in short , for a far more imaginative approach than that brought by Harry Christophers . |
| 9 | Li Po is leaving the world of men for a far more perfect world but there is in his poem nonetheless the idea that he might have wanted both of these worlds , but he has lost one of them ; thus he is chastened . |
| 10 | As noted earlier , Widdicombe 's proposals for a far more powerful chief executive were rejected by the government 's 1988 White Paper ( Department of Environment et al . , |
| 11 | But I am as sure as I can be that the uncertainties and multiple complexities , the appalling human and social cost , and what is in my view the cynicism of this war , will demand a far higher price for a far more dangerous future . |
| 12 | It was an easy way out , but one which could make for a far more enjoyable session . |
| 13 | This , coupled with the rise of a narrower version of monetarism , was to clear the ground for a far more extreme school of macroeconomics which would make adherents to old style monetarism look like liberal wimps . |
| 14 | The slaughter on the Somme and at Passchendaele had helped to bring about these conflicting pledges , just as a far more terrible massacre would in the second great European war virtually guarantee the creation of the Jewish state in Palestine . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | We see the matter not as a purely British problem but as a far more widespread problem . |
| 18 | Oh but my Lord yes , but what I meant was nothing else was put as a far more serious suggestion . |
| 19 | They both want to see narrow bends built into straight roads as a far more effective means of slowing traffic . |
| 20 | The referee 's first task of a damp evening was to ask Wasps to change their jerseys in order to avoid confusion and they emerged with a far more waspish look about them in black-and-yellow hoops . |
| 21 | After it has served its purpose , though , this sign stimulus is replaced by associative learning with a far more detailed picture of the flower . |
| 22 | A bit of Euro savvy is de rigueur these days — so while Tarling and Freedman 's suits and jackets are clearly inspired by Savile Row , they are made in soft , lightweight tweeds and worsteds , with a far more relaxed fit and gentle construction . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Nowadays , with a far more sophisticated outlook on life , Laura hoped that she would be able to deal with the indomitable woman in a calm and reasoned manner . |
| 25 | So what was it that pushed them into a far more extreme position towards Mary than that of 1558 ? |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Not , as might be imagined , from the long-dreaded combined forces of Sega Megadrive , Nintendo Game Boy and the rest but from a far more insidious and therefore dangerous enemy — the government . |
| 29 | With Mr Milken 's pronounced bias towards debt , he and his raiders left companies in a far more precarious financial shape than they found them . |
| 30 | This disciplined approach was unusual for the time , and indeed , many later medieval wars were conducted in a far more haphazard manner . |