Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 From the firm 's point of view , retained earnings are generally regarded as a cheaper source of funds than new external funds , given the costs of raising external finance .
2 Double-sided adhesive pads are very useful for this purpose and are easily removed at a later date .
3 Especially if it 's smaller ones cos they 're probably moving onto a bigger house .
4 Er we at the County Council think that to delete that Greater York erm dimension would take us back to the realms of uncertainty , past uncertainty , in the Greater York area , we 're therefore proceeding with a Greater York dimension in policy H One at none thousand seven hundred dwellings , which equates to hundred percent migration .
5 Challis draws a distinction between geographical decentralisation and resource decentralisation where ‘ decisions over the precise allocation of resources are formally pushed to a lower level than is usual , at times to the individual field worker , to ensure more appropriate allocation of resources ’ .
6 They are usually endowed with a higher status , in some degree , as a matter of law , than other legal rules in the system of government .
7 Larger administrative units are usually associated with a greater concentration of service outlets .
8 These firms ' activities in the listed market are usually shared with a larger firm .
9 It is beautiful , but both the light and view are partly obscured by a later altar .
10 Traditional Campa agriculture is based on garden or chacra plots which are used mainly for the cultivation of manioc , although plantains , bananas , sweet potatoes and beans are also grown on a smaller scale .
11 The TV companies that own ITN are also clamouring for a higher bid .
12 Plant cells are also surrounded by a thicker , more rigid structure — a CELL WALL .
13 Chestnut is still in demand for fencing , although the trees are often grown to a greater girth , and hornbeam is now little used .
14 If the witnesses are n't killed at the time , then they are often murdered at a later date , or frightened off with violent threats .
15 Therefore I am now looking for a larger tank .
16 Thanks to its huge IDV wines and spirits division they are now seen as a cheaper way into the international premium-branded booze market than those of rivals Allied-Lyons and Guinness .
17 If we take into account the fact that women are now marrying at a younger age as well , twentieth-century families will be completed even earlier than the chart indicates .
18 Thousands of refugees in Afghanistan who 've fled conflict and civil war are now preparing for a further challenge … the bitter winter ahead .
19 A growing number of nurses are making a personal contribution to clinical research : some are even aiming for a higher degree .
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