Example sentences of "[adv] important [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Job knowledge can be less important than willingness to learn . ’ |
| 2 | It was the third part of the book that spoke about the danger of making changes ; in the summer of 1857 Part Three may have seemed less important than Part Two because the tsarist authorities had yet to give an unequivocal sign of their commitment to reform . |
| 3 | ‘ Beauty is less important than character , ’ Turakina said , as if she believed it . |
| 4 | Although much less important than consumption in aggregate demand , investment has , through the multiplier , a significant effect on National Income , and is the most volatile element in aggregate demand . |
| 5 | In particular , the New York Times/CBS poll of Oct. 22 found that 79 per cent believed foreign policy less important than home issues , that only 37 per cent approved Bush 's handling of the economy , and that 56 per cent believed that the recession was getting worse . |
| 6 | Colonies were very handy bargaining counters if a state wanted to concede something less important than territory in Europe , but it was hard to imagine that any country would want to take all of its rivals ' imperial possessions . |
| 7 | Other factors can cause lung cancer but they are much less important than smoking . |
| 8 | Timing is therefore , less important than position . |
| 9 | Gifts in kind Gifts in kind are no less important than money in family exchanges and there is evidence that these can include both goods and services , including the basic necessities . |
| 10 | People for whom career goals are less important than comfort goals ( lower achievers in an organizational sense ) are more likely to watch others play sport ; their first sexual experiences occur younger and more frequently thereafter . |
| 11 | Most people think if it , if it 's , if it 's real at all it 's er it 's much less important than weight . |
| 12 | Not surprisingly , for the average European manager comfort , structure and relationships goals are much less important than recognition , power and autonomy . |
| 13 | On the battlefield armament was still much less important than discipline and fighting spirit . |
| 14 | And on the other side , there are political systems ( those of empires or of the European feudal societies ) in which these factors are less important than allegiance or subordination to a particular ruler or ruling group . |
| 15 | As we have seen , differences were made regarding the value of male sacrifices as opposed to female ones , the latter only being offered on less important or non-community based occasions . |
| 16 | State and local parties have also become significantly less important as campaign organizations for Congressional elections . |
| 17 | Despite the fact that the global , often UK-originated course is likely to become less important as product becomes increasingly country , market and syllabus-specific , it is the UK 's TEFL industry that underpins British publishers ' claim to superior authenticity , experience and expertise . |
| 18 | Locating the feeding routes of bream is no less important when float fishing from a punt than when legering from the bank . |
| 19 | Coalitions are especially important when change is needed because innovation — new projects or developments — generally involve going outside of current sources of organizational power . |
| 20 | Methods however are not so important as outcome . |
| 21 | It is extremely important that Network members are given the opportunity to handle both of these tasks ( origination and/or contacts ) in an effective and professional manner . |
| 22 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that although business sponsorship of the arts is extremely important and welcome , it would be just as beneficial for the arts , particularly local theatres such as the Civic theatre in Chelmsford , if we had a national lottery to which everyone could contribute to help to raise funds for the arts ? |
| 23 | Food and drink were extremely important and luncheon might consist of pâté de foie gras , lobster , roast chicken and York ham with all the trimmings followed by pêche Melba , cheese and biscuits , crystallized fruits , coffee and liqueurs , washed down with fine wines and vast quantities of champagne . |
| 24 | Rectification is often more important than restitution . |
| 25 | In the mating season finding a partner is more important than camouflage and bright colours are moulted in , but during the rest of the year self-protection dominates and camouflage returns . |
| 26 | She had no idea how long she stayed there , simply gazing into the beautiful sea-blue eyes which had become more important than life itself to her , but everything she saw there somehow made all of her doubts , all of her fears just slide away , leaving her lighter of heart than she could ever remember being . |
| 27 | Bill Shankly was only joking when he said football was more important than life and death . |
| 28 | He mentioned stuff about his family … and how football was nt more important than life or death ( Shankly ) . |
| 29 | In the West , leisure is becoming more important than work . |
| 30 | Language development is more important than vocabulary building and offering dauntingly-high standards of written and spoken language . |