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

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1 In which case I would see that the sensible thing to do , which is what we have done , is to assume that the current vacancy rate stays the same as a percentage and that with a larger dwelling stock , results in some additional vacant dwellings .
2 Mm , there may be a need post two thousand and six for a further settlement , we wo n't know until we see , we do n't know the strategic policy context in which that decision will be taken , nor nor of course exactly what sort of demographic requirements may be arising in that period .
3 Also , it is likely that although I will get custody of my daughter , he will also be given leave to see her every week , and likely for a longer period than he sees her now .
4 Graduates pass final examinations in a minimum of six subjects , three at a higher level , similar to A-level , and three at a lower level .
5 Aunt Tossie , a survivor from those days , and unconscious of a further decline , looped her feather boa strategically , and called to the girls to hurry .
6 You , poor little one , were the victim of a pure overwhelming desire , and I of a smaller desire by no means pure ; and I feel much more abject than if that desire had been satisfied .
7 People from industry or education with an appropriate level of management experience , both specialists and those with a broader understanding of today 's management issues , who have the ability to motivate and direct the study of busy professional people learning at a distance .
8 As society evolved , however , relations between people became at once more individual and flexible with a greater scope for the exercise of choice and free will .
9 The British Government should press for all agricultural development plans , which are likely to be broadened in their scope and available to a larger proportion of ( particularly smaller ) farms , to be agreed with conservation authorities before they can be adopted .
10 The object of suburban man was to move onward and upward to a better suburb .
11 Mixed-motive officials are of three types : ( a ) zealots — they are especially obsessive about particular pet policies even though no one else may share their enthusiasm and although it may be detrimental to the organisation as a whole ; ( b ) advocates — concerned with getting things done and loyal to a broader set of policies ; ( c ) statesmen — concerned with the good of the state or society as a whole .
12 In June 1987 a first day conference on church planting was held at Holy Trinity Brompton ; more were held in 1988 and 1989 with a further conference held at St Andrew 's , Chorleywood in 1989 .
13 Perhaps a more important advantage of Solvent Free Varnish is that it is touch dry in 20 minutes , and ready for a further coat in two hours .
14 An alternative is the coefficient of colligation ( Yule statistic ) , which is mathematically similar to Îș but stable over a wider range of base rates .
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