Example sentences of "with a [adj] [conj] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Though Wallace was inclined to draw his line round some of the islands with a blacker and firmer pencil than are modern zoologists , nevertheless the Wallace Line still stands where he put it , as the division between the two regions .
2 Who Which i which are having to cope with a bigger and bigger body .
3 EVERY LASMO site around the world will soon be armed with a new and better way of carrying out vital safety checks .
4 Recent developments of Darwinian theory provide us with a new and deeper understanding of the processes of natural selection .
5 Büchler reported that CRP showed an overall accuracy of 93% in the detection of pancreatic necrosis ; a serum CRP concentration of > or <100 mg/l distinguished between patients with a better or worse prognosis with 100% sensitivity and 86% specificity .
6 In France many noblemen , especially those of middling to lower rank , were so impoverished that they needed the king 's wages , which provided them with a better and surer income than did their lands .
7 Some employees like to be told what to do and prefer a standardised , uniform structure of organisation with authoritarian leadership ; other employees ( often those with a broader and greater education ) prefer to be given responsibilities and to work in teams , and to make decisions in their own ways .
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