Example sentences of "[vb -s] that [art] [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | At one end is the minimalist approach , which postulates that the narrower the field the greater the likelihood that the project will be successfully completed within a reasonable time . |
2 | It often happens that the greater the area of choice , the less clear cut are the guidelines . |
3 | A general guide , for any amount you might borrow , says that the shorter the loan you have , the higher are your monthly repayments and the less that you repay overall . |
4 | Experience shows that the greater the degree of acceleration that a test attempts to achieve , i.e. , the further removed are the conditions of test from actual market conditions , the greater is the risk of occurrence of changes which never occur at market conditions , i.e. , the test no longer merely accelerates changes occurring under ‘ normal ’ conditions . |
5 | Indeed there is evidence which shows that the longer the delay in seeing a solicitor , the less likely damages will be obtained . |
6 | Still , he reckons that the bigger the mainframe , the cheaper relatively it is to buy — 10% cheaper , in fact , at the top than at the bottom end of the range . |
7 | In general it seems that the greater the learning difficulties , the more didactic is the approach and the more controlling the relationship . |
8 | Although the formula means that the higher the validity the greater the return , it also means that selection tests can be worth using even when their validity is low , so long as their cost is also low . |
9 | What is more , it implies that the worse the market does the better is the performance of the underlying company . |
10 | A priori this latter feature might be thought somewhat undesirable as it implies that the higher the rate of growth of wealth the lower the share of the total portfolio held within the UK . |
11 | The literature on both temporary working and labour-hoarding suggests that the higher the skill level , or more precisely the specific skill level , of his labour force , the more likely an employer is to seek to maintain continuity of employment and so protect the training investments he has made . |
12 | This suggests that the smaller the mass the greater the number of impacting bodies . |
13 | The model also predicts that the higher the value of the greater , ceteris paribus , the value of . |