Example sentences of "[am/are] more important [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is always wise to remember that the seeds are more important than the nurse crop .
2 Thus one social argument which might be mobilised in favour of the rule in the Attorney-General 's Reference case is that the savings of medical expenses resulting from conformity with the law are more important than the liberty of individual citizens to engage in fights .
3 Our results demonstrate that the clusters of basic amino acids are more important than the zinc fingers for the interactions of NC protein with DNA in vitro , although a role for the zinc fingers in specificity of interaction or in facilitating its many functions can not be excluded .
4 Users are finally coming round to the idea that applications are more important than the platform , he says , citing the UK supermarket chain , Sainsbury 's , which took ten months to decide that it would move to Unix , choosing its software before inviting companies to bid for the hardware contract .
5 But the techniques discussed in this book are more important than the frequency of their use would suggest , for a number of reasons .
6 My personal objection , obligations are more important than the company ones .
7 The company 's position is that ‘ People are more important than the equipment , because of the necessity of understanding it , maintaining it , and running it ’ ( SA Motor , 1987 ) .
8 Attitudes and motivation are more important than the ability to learn and apply rules dogmatically .
9 Accuracy and steadiness under pressure are more important than the ability to produce the odd unplayable ball .
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