Example sentences of "as [verb] greater [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was still opposed by Danish environmentalists , who claimed that it would affect the salinity of the Baltic Sea by partially blocking the Öresund , as well as bringing greater pollution to the Copenhagen area through increased traffic flows , but supporters of the project said that it would bring new economic activity to the area . |
| 2 | Upon taking office as Prime Minister in October 1948 , Yoshida summarised the priorities of his administration as fostering democracy in Japanese society , encouraging the Japanese economy so as to secure greater self-sufficiency , and restoring Japan 's status in the world . |
| 3 | They thought that this could reduce duplication and ensure better utilization of resources as well as guaranteeing greater consistency across different branches of the same service . |
| 4 | I lay with my limbs stretched out as stiff as though rigor mortis had set in , and imitated a corpse so as to give greater reality to the enquiry . |
| 5 | As well as suffering greater vulnerability to international trade cycles , the periphery also suffers a loss of labour to the more advanced areas . |
| 6 | For example , this is the pattern that emerges from studies of Urdu speakers in Britain described by Khan ( 1991 ) , who writes : Urdu thus emerges as having greater currency for first-generation than second-generation speakers . |
| 7 | Contrasting views , based on different areas , portray the working class as having greater potential for radical action . |
| 8 | Also , manufacturers have upgraded the specification of diesel cars as well as making greater use of turbo-chargers to improve performance . |