Example sentences of "[adv] for the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the days of Queen Victoria the method of choosing bishops for the Church of England had changed , not wholly for the better . |
| 2 | The legislation did most for the better-paid male workers , an increasingly crucial sector of the workforce both economically and politically . |
| 3 | However fraught the relationship with their mother , how could she have cared so little for the older woman as to send notice of her intentions through another teenager ? |
| 4 | In appearance everything had been altered since then , and — so far as looks went — much for the better , but nearly everything he cared about most was enshrined in these earliest recollections . |
| 5 | So much for the younger generation and their attitude to the new technology . |
| 6 | An employee who qualifies only for the lower rate of SMP is entitled to it throughout the Maternity Pay Period of up to 18 weeks . |
| 7 | Bathing , which before leaving London had been deemed suitable only for the lower classes , suddenly seemed a most adventurous and desirable way of spending an afternoon . |
| 8 | There is , however , the difference that in those cases the control is used to investigate the first instability whereas here it is needed only for the later stages . |
| 9 | Sanatoria , popular by the end of the century , were only for the better-off , apart from some charitable foundations , and in any case had little effect . |
| 10 | This happened only for the deeper intervals and also had the effect of nearly destroying the core . |
| 11 | For sashes , you need to use the brush-strip type of draught excluder along the vertical edges ( fitted inside for the lower sash , outside for the upper one ) , so the windows can still slide easily . |
| 12 | Not all of these differences are necessarily for the worse , but the last four mentioned clearly are . |
| 13 | they put her in , they put in for the higher |
| 14 | The jump in share prices was comparable to yesterday 's but the euphoria quickly ebbed away as it dawned on investors that — in terms of the immediate prospects — not much had changed and what had changed was not entirely for the better . |
| 15 | In South Africa a breed society was formed in 1958 and there are now perhaps 1,200 registered animals , the largest herd with 120 head , and the total commercial herd numbering about 2,500 , the demand for the breed remaining keen , especially for the taller type ( 107–117/102–107cm ) . |
| 16 | These US estimates tend to emphasize direct rather than opportunity costs , partly reflecting the lower level of welfare support especially for the higher education of children . |
| 17 | Dr Clay writes that during the middle years of the seventeenth century customary tenures were still widespread and important , especially for the smaller properties , but that much less land was held in this way than was the case 100 years earlier . |
| 18 | For the activist and ‘ committed ’ core of the Movement , especially for the younger element , the perceived Führer image stood symbolically for ideological precepts — preparing for a show-down with Bolshevism , acquisition of Lebensraum , ‘ removal of Jews ’ — which were ‘ directions for action ’ long before they were realizable objectives . |
| 19 | I think that would be a great shame , especially for the younger ones . |
| 20 | The cuts will seriously affect education , especially for the younger pupils . |
| 21 | As this was a retrospective study retrieval of notes was difficult , especially for the earlier years , and information from case notes was patchy . |
| 22 | Lady Grace bridal gowns from Sposa Bella Manufacturing Ltd are designed and made especially for the larger bride in sizes 18–30 . |
| 23 | Designed especially for the larger party . |
| 24 | Designed especially for the larger party . |
| 25 | Things change and not for the better , to my mind . |
| 26 | erm There is a general concern I think with multiple occupancy that there 's , a whole way of life of East Oxford is changing , and not for the better , and indeed I was part of this when I moved into the area ten years ago . |
| 27 | But these would be for the general benefit , not for the worse . |
| 28 | John Wesley , however , greatly admired Herbert and adapted a number of his poems , usually for the worse , as hymns . |
| 29 | Every increase in the price expected will , as a rule , induce some people who would not otherwise have produced anything , to produce a-little ; and those , who have produced something for the lower price , will produce more for the higher price . |
| 30 | In Levene v Pearcey [ 1976 ] Crim LR 63 , a taxi-driver falsely told his passenger that the route was blocked and charged more for the longer way . |