Example sentences of "the [adj] [vb -s] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two noddies are fairly similar , but the lesser has a longer beak and the brown , as its name suggests , has a paler brown back . |
| 2 | Patency at 48 hours is about 85% and , interestingly , this is similar to the patency rate 48 hours after thrombolytic treatment , but the latter has a higher frequency of residual stenosis . |
| 3 | It must not be forgotten , however , that although a particular period may contain a low proportion of defective items , if publications from that period are in great demand , a larger number of defective items from that period may be issued ( and may suffer further damage ) than from a less popular period , even if the latter contains a higher proportion of items in need of repair . |
| 4 | As Basil Yeaxley put it back in 1925 : " the spiritual has a wider character than the religious , just as the religious does not fall wholly within the spiritual " ( Yeaxley 1925 : 46 ) . |
| 5 | It is in this sense that the former has a greater valency and so constitutes a better learning investment . |
| 6 | They could also argue that in general there is frequently a difference between morality and legalism and that the former has a greater claim on their allegiance . |