Example sentences of "[art] [adj] or a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , in support of the maternal depletion syndrome , perhaps contrary to popular belief , it appears from these data that a baby has better chances of being born alive to a woman in the 40–44 years age group if it is the first than the sixth or a higher order . |
| 2 | The idea is that if the seller can sell the goods elsewhere at the same or a higher price than the buyer had agreed to pay , the seller has lost nothing , in which case he will receive only nominal damages . |
| 3 | A hierarchical court structure is essential to give to a particular case a level of authority ; this will determine whether or not the case can be overruled by a decision of the same or a higher court , and which courts , if any , are bound by its decision . |
| 4 | If on the date the seller fails or refuses to deliver , the buyer can buy similar goods from elsewhere at the same or a cheaper price , then prima facie the buyer 's damages are only nominal . |
| 5 | Geographers have studied the recent adaptations of local industries , such as Manchester clothing ( Gibbs , 1987 ) , but these appear to be more concerned with the survival of firms , with the same or a smaller workforce , than to do with major ‘ re-industrialization ’ . |
| 6 | Most years it was washed up again on the next or a later tide , but this was of no consequence so long as the Scapegoat had gone . |
| 7 | It is best to acknowledge that " style " , like " meaning " , is a word which can be used either in a broader or a narrower sense . |
| 8 | A crude analysis of the use of doctors by the various socio-economic groups shows , for both males and females , either a similar or a lower use by the semi-skilled and unskilled groups than other groups . |
| 9 | Now that has nothing to do about whether our children will get a better or a worse education if the school is opted out . |
| 10 | Some fundholders did switch hospitals for some specialties where they were promised a better or a cheaper service . |
| 11 | But McMahon and Greene 's model predicted that there was an ideal between these two extremes , a surface at which the runner would be deflected more quickly than on either a harder or a softer track . |
| 12 | Why are they so large , because their economies of scale to be reaped right companies are trying to erm , to accrue those economies of scale right , cos if they do n't , they 'll go out of business , because their competitors alright will produce , erm , a superior or a lower price product okay . |