Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the burden becomes too much and the responsibilities too great , one must always feel that one can turn to somebody who is more knowledgeable , or has broader shoulders and who will share the burden . |
| 2 | It is doubtful , in these expensive times , if there is a sports book anywhere that offers better value for money . |
| 3 | Indeed , comparison of managerial facilities and perquisites in the public and private sectors ( such as office furnishings , secretarial support , company cars , expense accounts , etc ) suggest that ‘ it is the private rather than the public sector that offers greater possibilities for at least these kinds of non-pecuniary consumption ’ ( Breton and Wintrobe , 1982 , p. 77 ) . |
| 4 | At the same time , much good practice has developed that needs better dissemination and application . |
| 5 | The researchers have found that it is possible to control the movement of electrons by adjusting side gate voltage though they say it is an area that needs further research . |
| 6 | Whether an inquiry by the IAAF would alter the findings of the legal commission is uncertain , but it is a consideration that needs further investigation . |
| 7 | So far , we have mentioned two possible answers , those of Descartes and Brentano : Descartes 's , in terms of mental activity , a distinguishing mark of the mental being that it is not extended in space ; Brentano 's , in terms of a concept that needs further elucidation , the concept of intentionality . |
| 8 | The aim should be to move away from a subsistence standard of income in social security towards one that allows older people to participate more fully in society . |
| 9 | Indeed that is something that bears closer examination because there are many people who believe that the relationship between a client and an auditor can be too close and that there ought to be a respectable distance between them . |
| 10 | Author of Love Is n't Quite Enough — a study of male-female relationships — Dr Tysoe says , ‘ I have n't come across any evidence that shows older women are attracted to toyboys because they think they might be better in bed . |
| 11 | With placebo treatment , the duration of contraction was higher in the distal oesophagus , a finding that confirms earlier studies in healthy volunteers . |
| 12 | If anyone else is significantly worried about a person 's alcohol consumption and its consequences , that person may well have a problem that requires further assessment . |
| 13 | It is this ‘ position ’ that homosexuals find themselves in modern Britain that requires further consideration . |
| 14 | The involvement of physicians in assessment is certainly an interesting development and one that requires further investigation in view of its possible limitations . |
| 15 | ‘ Closer study shows that there is no simple solution , no one right answer , no single ‘ management style ’ that delivers better results . ’ |
| 16 | Unfortunately , the very poverty that afflicts older women so deeply is a major factor in their political acquiescence . |
| 17 | As you breathe out , imagine the breath passing through any part of your body that feels stiffer aches . |
| 18 | It may have an Elim label on it , but I think ‘ Breakthrough 2000 ’ is a vision from God that deserves wider exposure . |
| 19 | Given the disparate investment pattern in the North Side , which appears to favour areas previously showing a greater tendency to revitalise , and an investment strategy that permits higher income rehabilitators to use government funds for revitalising increasingly fashionable homes , what guides programme investment in an alleged attempt to alleviate deprivation ? |
| 20 | An ulterior motive for performing text recognition is to convert existing printed material into a computer format that permits further processing . |
| 21 | A system that gives higher standards of hygiene and health care , stronger family ties , more time productively spent out of cells . ’ |
| 22 | Mr Rogich says , unhelpfully : ‘ I look at everything from the historical point of view because I think that gives greater impact to the message . ’ |
| 23 | This is always true and follows from using the present values of redemption cash flows rather than actual values , a procedure that gives greater weight to earlier cash flows . |
| 24 | The pension would be paid on an individual basis and at a level that enables older people to participate in the normal life of the community . |
| 25 | At least in principle , this can improve the holder 's chances for promotion to a more responsible paraprofessional position that brings higher status and salary . |
| 26 | The association between age , adaptability , and psychological theory remains one of the major factors that disables older people , particularly within a society in which ‘ change ’ and ‘ progress ’ are increasingly important . |
| 27 | Questioned on whether the party 's credibility to campaign on such issues had not been hurt by its vote with the Government in order to secure seats for Scottish representatives on the European Community 's Committee of the Regions , Mr Salmond said the SNP was ‘ entitled to vote in such a way that secures better representation for the people of Scotland . ’ |
| 28 | Gooch has led the way with monumental batting efforts and a strict diet of training and practice that leaves younger men breathless . |
| 29 | Gooch has led the way with monumental batting efforts and a strict diet of training and practice that leaves younger men breathless . |
| 30 | ii ) Laid paper made by Fourdrinier machine is wove paper which has been embossed with a laid pattern whilst wet , this displaces the fibres and produces denser lines of pulp . |