Example sentences of "is more [adj] that [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is more probable that the whole matter lies in the discretion of the court as to the grant of an injunction ( or damages in lieu ) . |
| 2 | In broad psychological terms , it can be said that the male is achievement-orientated , directing his efforts towards a specific goal , whereas the woman is more concerned that the differing elements in her life should be in harmonious relation to one another , and that the circle of light in which she is centred includes them all . |
| 3 | It is more remarkable that the religious houses survived so well than that they were faced with economic problems , and if they were sometimes regarded as grasping landlords , they had little option to be anything else . |
| 4 | Indeed , it is more likely that a small child will attempt to command an adult than the other way around . |
| 5 | It is more likely that a high-level package will be identified initially , and then after some investigation this will be refined to one or more lower level packages . |
| 6 | It is more likely that a high-level package will be identified initially , and then after some investigation this will be refined to one or more lower level packages . |
| 7 | But it is more likely that a physical restraint influenced the swirling liquids — just as bad weather cyclones and hurricanes are anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise south of the equator of spinning planet Earth . |
| 8 | However , it is more likely that the marital conflict which precedes the separation and the stressful events which follow it are the real sources of difficulty . |
| 9 | When this happens it is more likely that the two strands mix indifferently . |
| 10 | But , as we all know , beauty is only skin deep — it is more likely that the new breeds were favoured because they grew faster and to almost twice the size of bronze strains . |
| 11 | At least in the higher animals , it is more likely that the visual perception of shape and motion have evolved in response to such biologically significant environmental features as the gait or stance of hunter or prey , or the facial grimaces and tail-waving of conspecifics . |
| 12 | It is more likely that the white ear spots are there as a signal to cubs following their dam in thick jungle . |
| 13 | It is more likely that the eventual , inevitable success of HDTV will owe more to the power of huge marketing campaigns which will soon be waged throughout the world than to any urgent need among consumers . |
| 14 | If one word is incorrect then it is more likely that the surrounding words are also incorrect , possibly due to incorrect word segmentation . |
| 15 | It is more likely that the different reproductive roles of males and females have led to the divergence of size . |
| 16 | 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 . |