Example sentences of "fewer and [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That in turn means concentrating our limited resources on fewer and carefully selected targets where we can , over the years , bring about change and effect medium and long-term and far-reaching improvements , as opposed to merely and inadequately propping up the status quo . |
| 2 | As concerts became fewer and more difficult to fill , he turned to writing music suitable for publication — fewer large-scale works such as symphonies and piano concertos , and more chamber music suitable for domestic consumption . |
| 3 | the only signs of war are that the men now usually wear short coats and black ties in the evenings , the dinners are shorter , and the servers are fewer and less good . |
| 4 | A country that has a large supply of easily-developed resources ( land , water and minerals ) will find growth easier than one that has fewer and less accessible resources . |
| 5 | The physical and psychological problems may or may not be fewer and less serious than the problems associated with other drugs , but who knows what kind of problems the cultural changes will produce ? |
| 6 | Coutsoudis et al also found fewer and less severe episodes of illness in a six month post discharge follow up of the supplemented group who had had measles . |
| 7 | Both the rump of the Takeshita faction , led by Obuchi , and the new Hata-Ozawa faction , consisting of around 44 of the Takeshita faction 's 109 Diet members , were represented within the new Miyazawa administration , but together they controlled fewer and less important portfolios than had been held by the Takeshita faction prior to the reshuffle . |