Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] in a [adj -er] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relatively short human lifespan is thus put in a clearer biological perspective . |
| 2 | Staff in Virgin 's international department grew to accept the fact of opening Music Week to read that Virgin now had offices in fifteen countries ( a slight exaggeration ) , and would shortly open in a further five ( It 's the first we 've heard of it , Richard has to be kidding ! ) . |
| 3 | In Tervoort 's ( 1983 ) survey he discovered six of his responding countries had a signed spoken language form ( Finland , Ireland , Norway , Rumania , Sweden and the Soviet Union ) , but he also discovered in a further five countries an ‘ unofficial ’ system of signs structured to reflect the spoken language . |
| 4 | If that were to be fully reflected in a lower real exchange rate ( the nominal rate adjusted to take account of changes in UK output prices relative to those elsewhere ) , competitiveness would improve significantly and could give a boost to growth . |
| 5 | He then taught in a higher elementary school , but became critical of the local Bolsheviks ' lack of progress in educational and social affairs . |
| 6 | Obstructive symptoms then resulted in a further small bowel resection but he did not achieve remission despite prednisolone . |
| 7 | The precise outcome of these changes will not be known for a little while , but regrettably it will almost certainly result in a lower financial provision for IT and many other areas in the longer term , and quite probably a significant lower level of commitment to new grants in all areas in the current academic session , since the sharpest adjustment needs to be made for 1991/92 . |