Example sentences of "more [adj] [conj] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As ale and songs flowed and inhibitions retreated , Farmer Blagrave 's boasting increased , the price he received for his corn became more exaggerated and an Appreciative audience egged him on . |
| 2 | Not very much is known about Lloyds so it 's somewhat more mystical than an ordinary club . |
| 3 | A little more serious than an expired tax disc , I think you 'll agree . ’ |
| 4 | A fundamental breach is one which the courts would consider more serious than an ordinary breach . |
| 5 | However , his abuse of Frank was more serious and an increasing strain . |
| 6 | ‘ They do not want a fix but a resolution of the issues , that the Labour Party moves to becoming more democratic and an immediate resolution of the situation on Merseyside . |
| 7 | Enriched uranium or plutonium in the wrong hands could be infinitely more dangerous than an oil-rig fire or a coal mine disaster . |
| 8 | At this stage , he said , it seems more likely that an attempted mugging went badly wrong . |
| 9 | Although the itching may be due to the movement of the louse over the skin , it only moves a maximum of six inches per day , and it is more likely that an allergic reaction is set up to the lice themselves or to their faeces . |
| 10 | Is it more effective than an orthodox option ? |
| 11 | The second characteristic , the contemporaneity of historical time , that is , the category of the historical present , is more complex but an essential element in the whole Hegelian model of history , indeed is its condition of possibility . |
| 12 | Now it becomes a little clearer why , in a young healthy child where ‘ disease ’ serves its function in its most simple and natural form , it has been observed that the child is more well after an acute ailment has resolved than he was before it started . |
| 13 | A high level of linguistic competence is obviously an advantage but a flair for friendship is more important than an impeccable accent or a perfect lexicon . |
| 14 | Where we have a different point of view is the point of view that says that a general education which will train the mind erm and expand capacity for judgement and so on , erm is perhaps more important than an exact knowledge of erm some particular political science theory . |
| 15 | If the coil is positioned for maximum output an offset adjustment equal to the mean magnitude of the field is required , but need be no more complicated than an offset bias to the following amplifier input . |
| 16 | Advantages : Students open up a vast network of potential sitters , and pensioners are usually reliable , so there should n't be many last-minute hitches ; it can be fairly cheap ; you 're leaving the children with someone older and more responsible than an experienced teenager . |
| 17 | Very sensible of Hilda : nothing is more ridiculous than an old-age pensioner gabbling on about his or her risqué past . |
| 18 | He picked up the desserts and hurried into the room , addressing the table in these terms , Eva becoming more furious until an intense discussion broke out about the importance of intuition in the breakthrough stage of science . |
| 19 | PLAYER : There 's nothing more unconvincing than an unconvincing death . |
| 20 | It can be more difficult when an elderly couple differ themselves as to what they wish to do , or if members of the family disagree . |
| 21 | If the learner can be guided through the programme , and can begin to delineate for herself what she needs to know , then the knowledge and skills developed should become more relevant and an inquiring attitude should be strengthened in the learner . |
| 22 | A space blanket , so called because it is a product of space research , is more efficient than an ordinary blanket . |
| 23 | England , who could meet Brazil in the second phase , may find the exercise more worthwhile than an hysterical afternoon at Lansdowne Road . |
| 24 | Clearly , however , the fame of the artist overrides all these statements : a pen and ink Rembrandt is vastly more expensive than an eighteenth-century watercolour . |
| 25 | Sadly , the Macintosh is still slightly more expensive than an equivalent PC system — especially when it has to be made PC compatible by adding AppleTalk or extras like the PC disk drive . |