Example sentences of "[noun sg] a greater [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a high performance car a greater depth is required . |
| 2 | In the private sector a greater incentive might exist to show a need for higher fees to match high levels of dependency . |
| 3 | There is at the moment a greater demand than available parking places and applicants may be placed on a waiting list for a time . |
| 4 | There is at the moment a greater demand than available parking places and applicants may be placed on a waiting list for a time . |
| 5 | I think it will be clear that the narrower the space unc the more stringent the cancellation requirement outside it , and in consequence a greater number of different waves will have to be added together to achieve it . |
| 6 | Such an effects-based approach is seen as being more efficient in that it is likely to capture for investigation a greater number of anti- competitive agreements and fewer of those that are innocuous . |
| 7 | Some radio stations are run by public corporations with a degree of operational autonomy from government , on paper at least — as in Malawi , Ghana , Nigeria and Zimbabwe — but in each case a greater degree of government control exists than is true of the BBC , which provided the model for the corporations of these countries . |
| 8 | I think that that is an absolutely disgusting thing to say , to appear to make voyeurism a greater sin than the murder of my son , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I think that that is an absolutely disgusting thing to say , to appear to make voyeurism a greater sin than the murder of my son . ’ |
| 10 | It gives the water a greater sense of depth , and if a bit of liner does become exposed it does n't look so conspicuous . |
| 11 | But others would claim with equal sincerity that Mr Gorbachev is a pragmatic leader who is giving the reconstruction of the Russian economy a greater degree of priority than have his predecessors . |
| 12 | The reward for encouraging all members of staff to be active participants in the decision-making process , so helping them to develop an ownership of the final policy , is that it gives the policy a greater chance of being fully implemented across the curriculum . |
| 13 | In broad terms it was found that British managements had adopted a control system which relied little upon direct managerial intervention and allowed the workforce a greater say in decision-making , essentially as a recognition of the de facto power of trade unions and shopfloor organisation within the industry . |
| 14 | Although the latter cases are probably a diminishing minority , especially now that budgetary delegation under LMS has made it essential that heads in their turn delegate a greater proportion of their managerial functions to senior staff , our studies indicate a more general need for primary schools to continue to review the role of deputy headship , to define more exactly the range of tasks it is appropriate for someone at that level of seniority to undertake , and to ensure that all deputy heads have appropriate job specifications . |
| 15 | Was the hazardous code of the duel a greater injustice than the unfairness of the law ? |
| 16 | Most important , since form was now largely suggested rather than clearly defined , and since a strong linear quality was retained in the finished painting , it became much easier to combine the various views of an object or to synthesize in its depiction a greater amount of information . |
| 17 | However , giving as a reason a greater degree of compatibility with the LDP 's conservative line on defence and foreign policy a Komeito spokesperson , Akira Kuroyanagi , told foreign journalists in late November 1989 that it would " make sense " for his party to start supporting the LDP on a " case by case " basis . |
| 18 | It was in 1688 that he became a leader of the seven bishops , including Archbishop Sancroft of Canterbury , who refused to ‘ make themselves parties ’ to the two Declarations of Indulgence issued by James II and aimed at giving the Nation a greater degree of religious tolerance , thus taking some of the pressure off the Roman Catholics . |
| 19 | The left suffered further defeats including the rejection of its attempt to make the reduction of unemployment a greater priority than the control of inflation . |
| 20 | Whatever the explanation , the above treatment is cheap , does not involve drugs and gives the patient a greater control over his treatment . |
| 21 | In this way a greater insight into the ways in which population size and structure change may be gained . |
| 22 | and of course if you want to include a small element this year a greater element would be for the new open plan . |
| 23 | Thus confidential data can be stored on such a disk and the user of this data can physically remove it , even take it home with him if he so desires , thereby ensuring that the information can not be seen by any unauthorised persons This control over sensitive data coupled with the fact that the computer is personal to one user at a time gives the operator a greater sense of confidence in , and control over , the machine he is using . |
| 24 | The elastic network of tiny family businesses and the high proportion of self-employed workers give the whole labour market a greater degree of fluidity than other leading capitalist economies . |