Example sentences of "a [adv] [adj -er] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leila was a much safer subject for consideration . |
| 2 | Clay soils , composed of very fine particles , have a much higher affinity for water than silty soils . |
| 3 | ‘ There is a much greater thirst for knowledge , ’ he says . |
| 4 | They 're relatively heavy , take longer to dry and some pocket seams were not properly finished — but they remain a much better bet for walking than non-specialist alternatives . |
| 5 | The Protocol also leaves out ‘ soft ’ CFCs , which have a much lower potential for ozone depletion but still have a destructive effect . |
| 6 | A much sounder basis for doubt is the worry that legalisation would increase drug-taking , and that rising consumption and addiction would overwhelm the gains to be had from getting drugs within the law . |
| 7 | Er , I think that reflects the , a certain unrealism out there in the world , and that is the notion that you are likely to entrust major decisions about mega-millions er , of money , er , to a much broader arena for discussion . |
| 8 | UK consumers have a much smaller appetite for cheese than their continental neighbours . |
| 9 | Most L1 + cells at this site were this taken to represent granulocytes , which was supported by the fact that the CD68 + L1 - cells showed a much stronger reaction for acid phosphatase than those expressing L1 in all ethanol fixed specimens examined . |
| 10 | Anyway , Unix now faces a much tougher fight for survival against Microsoft Corp — or are we imagining things ? |
| 11 | Competition among them has been intense in the past decade as a result of the switch to reimbursement based on diagnostic related groups rather than historic costs , a difficult regulatory environment aimed at reducing short stay hospital capacity and at cost containment , and a much tougher climate for research funding . |
| 12 | All this detailed analysis and cataloguing of the pottery forms part of the archive for the excavation , and the specialist then produces a much shorter report for publication , giving the main results of the analysis . |
| 13 | With a still greater capacity for self-deception , he assured the House that Austen Chamberlain never had an unkind thought about any man . |
| 14 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 15 | There is therefore , a far greater responsibility for originality placed upon them , as they will in future have to be leaders rather than followers . |
| 16 | Other minerals ( e.g. pyroxenes , amphiboles , micas and many rock fragments ) have a considerably higher potential for alteration and dissolution and are also less rigid . |
| 17 | Table 3 shows there is a significantly greater RFA for trigram than for dot location and for words than for dot counting . |
| 18 | Visual Analogue Scores over the first 3 days showed a significantly lower score for breathlessness for the NIPPV group , median 2.3 cm ( range 0.1–5.5 ) , than for the control group , median 4.5 cm ( range 0.9–8.8 ) , p < 0.025 ( fig 2 ) . |
| 19 | But an even greater cause for resentment is that she may feel guilty about meeting her friends or pursuing her usual weekday activities unless her partner is also busy . |
| 20 | The attempt to ‘ educate ’ the people to heroic self-sacrifice for historic deeds and ideological aims had led ultimately to an even stronger yearning for material satisfaction and personal happiness . |