Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [prep] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , these estimates do not take full account of the class of mutational events which lead to minor deleterious effects and which , by their large number , might impose a greater total genetic burden on the population than that from a smaller number of relatively more serious conditions . |
| 2 | Today , herbivory in the crowns of mature trees in lowland rain forest in geographically distinct regions in the New and Old Worlds leads to 13.8–14.6% tissue loss in the leafy branches of trees , but consistently less in epiphytes , while in Ghana it has been shown that those plants with a rapid flush of leaves are consistently less severely attacked than those with a slower leaf production . |
| 3 | The study also shows that grasslands with a high above-ground biomass lose their standing crop more rapidly than those with a lower biomass . |
| 4 | Moreover , patients with an alcohol intake higher than 100 g/day had higher lamininin concentrations than those with a lower intake ( p=0.03 ) . |
| 5 | Patients with ARF of 10 or less days duration had a lower median ( interquartile range [ IQR ] ) carbamylated haemoglobin concentration than those with a longer duration of ARF ( 29 [ 27–35 ] vs 72 [ 60–83 ] g VH/g Hb ; p<0.01 ) . |
| 6 | Hamilton argued that , because selection is stronger on earlier ages , alleles with advantageous effects early in life would be more likely to be fixed by selection than those with a later age of action , an argument that implies that populations are continually adapting , and so are not in equilibrium . |
| 7 | We see this as sufficient justification to go ahead at a pilot level of say eight student places ( rather than 15 for a later course with two lecturers ) , but also a warning that considerable effort will have to be put into consulting with partners both to incorporate their main concerns , and to advertise the course . |
| 8 | Better results are obtained by rooting them singly in 2in pots rather than several to a larger pot . |
| 9 | If stable over a longer period , the presence or absence of trimer structures at certain positions on a surface could act as bits of digital data . |
| 10 | The first consideration was seasonal : from a hot country plants should be sent in spring in order to recover before winter , while those from a colder clime would travel best through winter , when they would not shoot unduly on the voyage . |
| 11 | This was in due course designated Iraq Pipeline Saudi Arabia No 1 ( IPSA-1 ) as distinct from a later scheme whereby a separate and entirely Iraqi line to handle 1.6 million b/d duplicating Petroline was to be built and called IPSA-2.6 Basrah Light crude became available to Iraq 's customers again from 28–29 September 1985 . |