Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [adj] [conj] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a declining fishery , extra pressure is thus placed on fishermen to catch the larger and higher value yellowfin which associate with dolphins . |
| 2 | Those who did not want to buy a bigger or better house were able to borrow more to extract equity from their fast-appreciating assets . |
| 3 | The task of maintaining existing production levels has therefore come to consume a higher and higher share of national output . |
| 4 | Her charge was still spirited underneath , but had learned to wear a calm and gentler front , very composed as she went about her work . |
| 5 | Many studies of previous generations have shown that many young people leave rural areas before they even enter the job market , and that these migrants are the most able and motivated ( Rieger , 1972 ; Hannan , 1969 ) thus adding weight to the theory of cumulative causation , as the less able young , the old , and the redundant come to form a greater and greater proportion of the population . |
| 6 | Sand had been shipped in to form a deeper and wider beach , to accommodate up to two hundred people . |
| 7 | Water-based paints dry quickly , and can get ‘ caught ’ in the rough edges of natural bristle , but glide off the smooth sides of Waterbase 's filaments to give a faster and better quality finish . |
| 8 | Before making such statements , the hon. Gentleman should take the time and trouble to read the Further and Higher Education Bill that is going through another place . |
| 9 | We also need to consider the local and wider community and its various institutions — not least , the powerful influence of television , which for some children represents more hours of information intake than is provided by teachers during eleven years of compulsory education . |
| 10 | Together we could help to destroy crime in the world , and begin to build a new and better life for everyone . ’ |
| 11 | Set far in the future , it told of the fall of a mighty Galactic Empire , and of the efforts of Hari Seldon , a great social scientist , to build a new and better empire out of the ruins of the old . |
| 12 | Open fields without hedges or other divisions were awkwardly split up in a system known as ‘ run-rig ’ between joint small tenants living in a small village or ‘ fermetoun ’ , each annually allocated strips or ‘ rigs ’ of from a quarter to half an acre , with a rough- and ready attempt to balance the better and poorer land between the respective individuals . |
| 13 | And to do both we need to have a better and clearer idea of what an educational tool for learning looks like . |
| 14 | Mr Gray said a new attitude would be needed from Mr Lang if he wanted to fulfil his recently stated aim to have a new and better relationship with local government . |
| 15 | Advances in virology became inseparably linked with the new science of molecular biology , and the discovery of antiviral drugs began to have a deeper and stronger foundation . |
| 16 | The aims of Environment City are to achieve a greener and cleaner city which will contribute to a better world which can sustain itself . |
| 17 | Who could say if Margaret was not better off a young widow , able yet to make a humbler and happier match ? |
| 18 | I said that I was willing to see him and his colleagues to consult on how best and how quickly to abolish the poll tax and on how best and how quickly to introduce a new and fairer system . |
| 19 | In this approach , trade unions are viewed as pushing for wage increases in an attempt to gain a bigger and fairer share of the national income for their members . |
| 20 | Thomson , and a reformist journalist called Adolphe Smith , set out to produce a similar but better document on urban poverty , this time using photography for more accurate illustrations . |
| 21 | In a maltings the grain is allowed to germinate , with roots breaking through the husk of the barley , and is then heated in a kiln to produce a pale or darker malt according to the brewer 's needs . |