Example sentences of "more important than [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 In this , nothing is more important than a core of energetic teachers with an interest and commitment to such related trends as those of RBL , study skills , information handling and integrated thematic approaches .
2 Simple accounting systems are no longer adequate or appropriate for monitoring and evaluating job performance : tasks are intertwined and interdependent , and the quality of work is often more important than the quantity of work .
3 For me nothing could be more important than the scandal of world poverty in the late 20th Century .
4 The sediment geochemistry , which will be discussed in full elsewhere , implies that erosion of subsoil ( fraction c in Fig. 2 ) , possibly by gullying , was more important than the removal of fine weathered topsoil ( fraction a ) .
5 In this area , the message is more important than the medium of communication .
6 Even more important than the size of the type , though , is the amount of leading that is inserted between the lines .
7 What is to be avoided is the point-scoring conflict that develops between groups who see their relative success and status vis-a-vis their neighbours as being more important than the pursuit of the common good .
8 A national survey of teachers ' attitudes to equal opportunities found that men were more likely to be opposed to promoting equal opportunities than women , but that differences in subject taught were more important than the sex of the teacher in determining his or her attitude .
9 The total dose given is probably more important than the frequency of dosing .
10 But the techniques discussed in this book are more important than the frequency of their use would suggest , for a number of reasons .
11 THE new Gatt agreement on trade is far more important than the ego of the French and the greed of their farmers .
12 The majority of bird netting is likely to be knotted ( this produces a fine and very flexible net ) or knitted , but the thickness of the thread is likely to be more important than the type of assembly .
13 However , what seems more important than the type of award is the quality of the school 's approach to the grant , whatever its size or designation .
14 For the UK in particular the use of IT is far more important than the development of the technology itself .
15 A consensus between powerful corporate interests is regarded as more important than the sovereignty of elected representatives .
16 Thus one social argument which might be mobilised in favour of the rule in the Attorney-General 's Reference case is that the savings of medical expenses resulting from conformity with the law are more important than the liberty of individual citizens to engage in fights .
17 None is more important than the seeing of themselves as valued and important people , each with a separate and positive sense of identity .
18 Far more important than the bombardment of such particles is electromagnetic radiation .
19 For productivity the substitution of the iron for the wooden plough , or even — a neglected but important development — of the scythe for the sickle , were more important than the application of steam power , which never found the basic labours of the farm congenial , since it was largely immobile .
20 More important than the form of the covenant , however , was its theological significance .
21 There is a strong danger of a mountain ‘ twitcher ’ emerging , who like some bird fanatics finds a tick in the book more important than the joy of climbing the hill .
22 They will also need to remember that development — and particularly the development of attitudinal change — is more important than the acquisition of skills .
23 Even more important than the nature of the upper is the midsole , for that is at the very heart of the boot 's performance .
24 The number of people supporting an idea is more important than the quality of the idea .
25 ‘ Quality of care is far more important than the quality of the surroundings in which they live , ’ added Jane .
26 How can the colour of your bum be more important than the safety of your brain , unless the BSJA supports the dressage riders ' theory that show jumpers are brain dead anyway ?
27 Books like Skinhead and Suedehead , both million sellers , were essential reading way back when the length of your hair and the logo on your button badges were more important than the flavour of your trainers .
28 Probably more important than the detail of how a left government could appropriate personal saving , is the question of deployment of the funds .
29 It has long been the case that the fact of winning is far more important than the manner of doing so , and since they have found a winning formula they have a powerful argument for keeping it , especially now that the financial rewards are considerable .
30 In the orchestration of this criticism , and in the curbing of local aristocrats who were quite unrestrained by royal power , no single factor was more important than the veneration of saints ' shrines at a local monastery .
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