Example sentences of "it [verb] a more [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The backing of the union is not only important because of the information and clerical services it provides to strikers applying for supplementary benefit , but also , perhaps , because it evokes a more sympathetic treatment from the supplementary benefit officers . |
| 2 | Certainly , it plays a more important role in higher mammals than in lower ones . |
| 3 | It 's lighter , lasts longer , is more convenient and hard-wearing ; and it represents a more efficient use of energy . |
| 4 | It recommended a more co-ordinated approach to the funding and management of care placing the responsibility for allocation of funds , assessment of need and co-ordination of care with the local authority social services department . |
| 5 | Patterned sampling erodes the field man 's personal discretion while it offers a more visible index of activity for the organization . |
| 6 | However , the Marxist position is no more verifiable even if it constitutes a more rounded explanation . |
| 7 | The working class had little direct input into public health and housing reform , but with the growth of collective action , in particular through the trade unions , it made a more significant contribution to later regulation such as rent control … |
| 8 | One response to the effects of the crisis upon trade unionism is to suggest that it needs a more politicised education . |
| 9 | Of all these , Augmentations was probably the most remarkable , since its accounting processes were modern and it used a more rational system for collecting revenues than did the old Exchequer . |
| 10 | If you are in France , try to find some of the Port Salut that is still made by the monks — it has a more distinctive flavour than the mass-produced cheese . |
| 11 | Sometimes , however , it has a more specific sense , when used by authors with a materialist view of nature and human history . |
| 12 | The reason HP is rated ‘ difficult to arrange ’ by more people than other credit types is not that people think it would be more difficult to arrange , but that people generally were quicker to apply any comments to it presumably because it has a more prominent image for them . |
| 13 | Alcohol is a greater danger than food because It has a more powerful effect . |
| 14 | For the purpose of constitutional law , it has a more technical meaning signifying more or less what in popular language is referred to as ‘ the government ’ , which term embraces , rather vaguely , the Prime Minister , Cabinet , central government departments and all that goes with it . |
| 15 | Music plays directly on the emotions of the mind , without the go-between of words , so it has a more direct impact on the mind . |
| 16 | It has a more direct effect than anything we are doing now . ’ |
| 17 | Compared to the Chardonnay it has a more obvious fruit character and in its youth possesses a greater depth of flavour and bouquet . |
| 18 | It wants a more detailed report , but Llewellyn , though free now to continue playing , will eventually be subject to the same disciplinary measures as a player sent off at home . |
| 19 | The conservative aspect of the new bourgeoisie is that it establishes a more durable form of capitalism , but as Becker does not see socialism as the only way of ushering in progress , this does not present a problem for him in his depiction of the new corporate bourgeoisie as promoters of development . |
| 20 | Firstly , it allows a more user-friendly means of communicating with computers . |
| 21 | Firstly , it allows a more user-friendly means of communicating with computers . |
| 22 | Firstly , it allows a more user-friendly means of communicating with computers . |
| 23 | As the case developed , however , it spawned a more fundamental debate concerning legal strategies and the treatment of complainants , particularly in cases of sexual assault . |
| 24 | If an agreement successfully passes one or more of these gateways the defendants still have to demonstrate that it passes a more general gateway or " tailpiece " by conferring substantial benefits to the public interest , with the demonstrated benefits outweighing any detriments . |
| 25 | Minuchin 's description of an Italian immigrant family in America parallels my picture , although it describes a more extreme situation . |
| 26 | It replaces a more general treaty adopted in 1974 . |
| 27 | Financial delegation was seen as a key factor in improving school quality because it encouraged a more systematic approach to policymaking and planning in school . |
| 28 | Writing out a fresh job specification enables you to see the job objectively , possibly rethinking it to fulfil a more useful function . |
| 29 | Obviously , when a post can not be filled by a British executive because it requires a more cosmopolitan background a client would turn to headhunters with a strong overseas network ; and there was a general feeling that in these cases long-established major international search firms were preferable . |
| 30 | In particular it requires a more flexible approach to taxation , and the operation of the social services . |