Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to say , however , that prevention is impossible , simply that preventive programmes need to concentrate not only on the removal or modification of isolated stresses , but also on the factors surrounding and responsible for such stresses , for these may be of equal or even greater importance in the development of later psychiatric disorders . |
| 2 | When the real crisis broke the Unionist ministers acted to strengthen Lloyd George 's hand , from a conviction that only greater power for Lloyd George could put enough drive into the war effort . |
| 3 | We can now see clearly why it is that once great state dominations appear which have the means to minutely command and control the lives of their citizens , those citizens can relieve themselves of the discomfiting need to exercise personal self-restraint or economic forethought for the simple and adequate reason that the state now exercises these ungratifying functions for them . |
| 4 | Flying off water takes different and rather greater skill than boring ground-bound aviation , and while sometimes it is slightly less practical , it is always immensely more rewarding — and much more fun . |
| 5 | More immediately , while realism dictated that Mary would go to England when she married , Henry was told very bluntly that she must not go sooner : such a demand would be ‘ a right high and right great inconvenience to the realm of Scotland ’ , and parliament trusted to the English king 's ‘ high wisdom ’ , and assumed that he would not insist . |
| 6 | Then said he , I am Saint Lazarus , and know that I was the leper to whom thou didst so much good and so great honour for the love of God ; and because thou didst this for his sake hath God now granted thee a great gift ; for whensoever that breath which thou hast felt shall come upon thee whatever thing thou desires to do , and shalt then begin , that shalt thou accomplish to thy heart 's desire , whether it be in battle or aught else , so thy honour shall go on increasing from day to day ; and thou shalt be feared both by Moors and Christians , and thy enemies shall never prevail against thee , and thou shalt die an honourable death in thine own house , and in thy renown , for God hath blessed thee ; — therefore go thou on , and evermore persevere in doing good ; and with that he disappeared . |
| 7 | And this leads to the last and perhaps greatest check on popular sovereignty in the age of Pericles , namely Pericles himself . |
| 8 | And it is just that : a point of view , a vision , put forward through a fine prose style , that gives the work of Frazer a position above that of other scholars of equal erudition and perhaps greater ingenuity , and which gives him an inevitable and growing influence over the contemporary mind . |
| 9 | Although the people of Stowey had by degrees reconciled themselves to the presence of Coleridge , who lived in their midst with his wife and child , Wordsworth 's arrival at remote Alfoxden , with a young woman said to be his sister , provided much greater scope for speculation . |
| 10 | Dalgliesh thought of him as a type of police officer less common than formerly but still not rare ; the conscientious and incorruptible detective of limited imagination and somewhat greater intelligence who had never supposed that the evil of the world should be condoned because it was frequently inexplicable and its perpetrators unfortunate . |
| 11 | This performance needed more pace , a lighter touch throughout from the orchestra and much greater clarity from the first violins . |
| 12 | I feel that although on the modern piano we may lose a few colours , we ultimately gain more : a wider expressive range , increased dynamics , the possibility to suggest a full orchestra , and much greater ability to permit cantabile in the higher region of the instrument . |
| 13 | Rising costs , a more sophisticated travelling public and much greater competition from numerous holiday attractions , which have developed within the last 10 years , have made it virtually impossible to run two commercial railways in such close proximity . |
| 14 | The Fair Employment Commission was set up because of the disadvantage experienced by Northern Ireland Catholics in terms of greatly higher unemployment rates , lower participation rates in the more prestigious better-paid jobs and much greater participation in insecure or poorly paid jobs . |
| 15 | Some of these roads mentioned as though the focus of the the sectors erm have a much higher capacity and much greater speed capability than others and in terms of relative accessibility to the centre of York , probably you could come further out west on the A sixty four than on perhaps on the B one three six three , for example . |
| 16 | She had been moved to a different room in the factory and was doing more intricate work which involved the use of a micrometer and much greater concentration . |
| 17 | Its overall composition has been changing substantially towards older average age , smaller household size , greater labour force participation , and generally greater prosperity . |
| 18 | In this manner I restored many to their senses , with great increase in reputation , and still greater diversion for myself . |
| 19 | People are your organisation 's greatest asset and probably greatest cost . |
| 20 | In a drive for improving productivity and hence greater profit the values , needs and concerns of the worker are ignored . |
| 21 | Hence the European Parliament 's Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens ' Rights proposed a comprehensive report on codification in May 1989 , and in 1991 its chairman Graf von Stauffenberg again stressed ‘ the pressing need for proper codification and simplification , and hence greater transparency , of Community law ’ . |
| 22 | They would also give rise to a smaller Schwarzschild mass parameter , and hence greater curvature on the horizon . |
| 23 | Through the brilliance , industry and far greater mobility of Jack Sheedy and Paul Bealin Dublin ruled supreme in the middle of the field . |
| 24 | It is reasonably hardwearing but it lacks the springiness and suppleness of wool ; consequently , silk rugs tend to retain any creases or scuffing in the pile , and far greater care is needed to protect them from damage . |
| 25 | as if massive trauma and often great suffering are not enough to face , those who are informed that they are infected have also to deal with social stigma ( unlike many other diseases ) . |
| 26 | Those doing it would n't necessarily agree , although most find it varied , exciting and often great fun . |
| 27 | ‘ You have , ’ he said smiling , ‘ but impulsiveness has great charm and often great effect . ’ |
| 28 | However , curricular changes , joint teaching projects , and overall greater contact were seen necessary . |
| 29 | It lasted three days and during that time the 4,000 delegates had a choice of plenary sessions with top speakers , technical study groups , workshops , banquets , free time and even great music . |
| 30 | One thing is clear , though : it will require greater self-discipline and even greater emphasis on individual responsibility for relationships and for communications . |