Example sentences of "[pron] had greater [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody had greater faith in the qualities of Alex James than Alex James himself — not even Herbert Chapman , and that is saying something . ’ |
| 2 | April 1923 , which had greater significance than was realised then — the Duke of York married lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon , who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth — now the Queen Mother . |
| 3 | Each dance followed particular rules laid down by the dancing masters , and this idea continued to prevail even after Gluck began to compose operas and ballets which had greater continuity . |
| 4 | The political problems that arise when changes do begin to happen were illustrated by the GP fundholders who had greater freedom than the DHAs . |
| 5 | These requirements were not satisfied in Schroeder because the contract was imposed on the plaintiff by a defendant who had greater bargaining power which he used oppressively . |
| 6 | One had greater faith on the day that one would be assured of their support — and incidentally the negotiations with the banks were fairly difficult . |
| 7 | He believed that they had greater capacity to do so than previous generations and hence would be less in need of support from the state when they reached old-age — there was therefore no need to establish complex insurance machinery . |
| 8 | The differences suggest that those in the non-manual occupational groups were more likely to choose early retirement than skilled manual workers , presumably because they had greater resources and hence more freedom of choice . |
| 9 | Some of the professionals believed that they had greater patience than their able-bodied colleagues , and often pointed out that their patients and clients had greater confidence in them and were more likely to take their advice . |
| 10 | Moreover , as the police and the army had no place in the formal structure of government , they had greater autonomy than in ostensibly centralized states . |
| 11 | On the whole , however , they had greater hopes of Russia than of Austria . |
| 12 | It had greater success in the year 1912 which followed , but the writing was on the wall . |
| 13 | The view that the East Ropery Banks site might be considered for ‘ high value ’ housing in order to provide potential consumers for the shopping centre had first been expressed in the Poulson Report of 1965 , but it had greater saliency by 1971 because the authority was already dealing with its second property company ( Town and City ) and it was clear that market conditions made the redevelopment of North Shields centre a highly marginal project . |