Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] a [adj -er] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Let's not , however , dwell on negative aspects of what was after all a further morale boost to our international prospects .
2 I have taken advice about what would be involved in amending the Bill to allow for such a further education council to be established at a later date by a future Secretary of State if he so wished .
3 In 1981 a wider umbrella organization was set up — the Gulf Co-operation Council ( GCC ) , which grouped together the UAE , Bahrain , Qatar , Oman , Kuwait and Saudi Arabia .
4 The application of QALY theory would result in old people having less chance of cardiac surgery than younger people for two main reasons : firstly , the operation is likely to have a higher mortality and morbidity for older people ; secondly , older people have in general a shorter life expectancy and therefore fewer life years to gain from the operation .
5 In 1880 a further Education Act made schooling compulsory for children between five and ten , and in the 1890s it was established that most elementary education should be free .
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