Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [coord] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not that I 'm totally assured that this time round I wo n't be quite so foolish , it 's simply that I know it 's possible to progress to that stage beyond ‘ falling in love ’ — if I do n't opt out as soon as he starts to look less like Prince Charming and more like Mr Very Ordinary and Boring . |
| 2 | Medical advances in recent years have made male and female sterilisation simpler and more acceptable to many people . |
| 3 | The reality is a good deal messier and more risky for those managing the change . |
| 4 | It so happened that the first person to come a cropper on the steps was the warden Jane Cartwright , who was a good deal younger and more agile than those in her care . |
| 5 | Blowing right to left across the beach , and slightly on shore , it quickly reaches force 4 or more on about 65% of the afternoons in season , including the odd flat patch when nothing blows at all for six or seven days . |
| 6 | Some of the larger models made appreciable noise in winds of Force 4 or more and the fans , of course , are almost lethal at these speeds . |
| 7 | Force 6 is not a gale , it has to be force 8 or more for that , but it is still rough enough , with every wave breaking over the bows and sometimes over the whole boat , drenching us as we sat in the cockpit at the back . |
| 8 | You 'll just have to hope that they 're a great deal kinder and more charitable than you are , James . |
| 9 | Suddenly , there stood beside me a very tall figure , six foot six or more , bearded and misty-white in appearance . |
| 10 | hence such a cubic polynomial has a root in Q. The theorem is not of immediate use in checking polynomials of degree 4 or more for irreducibility . |
| 11 | Serums are another good styling aid , helping to make frizzy hair smooth and more manageable . |
| 12 | Talkative , gregarious and insensitive , he attached himself as if by magnetic force to any group larger or more important than the one he was actually in . |
| 13 | Although a lower incidence of bacterial and fungal infections was observed among the CI Gammagard-treated group , there was also an increased incidence of GVHD grade II or more ( table ) . |
| 14 | point five or more you round up . |
| 15 | Rather than focusing on the hazards of the world around you , try to think what you can do to make your body stronger and more resistant to environmental chemicals . |
| 16 | In the last 20 years they have been using invisible nylon gill nets half a mile long and more . |
| 17 | His fame made criticism sharper and more wounding . |
| 18 | At altitude , sunburn can seriously damage your skin — children in particular should go with factor 15 or more . |
| 19 | Dermatologists recommend : stay inside when the sun rays are strongest and make sure you wear a factor 15 or more on exposed skin . |
| 20 | This was partly because it is easier to train a bird to come back to you if it 's hungry — not starving , you understand , but a bit peckish and more interested in food than it might otherwise be . |
| 21 | So we 've combined them in a shampoo that makes dry hair lustrous and more manageable . |
| 22 | When he was a bit older and more rational , William wondered if his interest in the darkest periods of human history was an attempt to exorcise these terrors of his childhood ; to look at the worst of them , coldly and analytically , and not be afraid . |
| 23 | The government 's declared intention in introducing the Act is to make the processes of raising revenue and financial planning simpler and more ‘ transparent ’ than before , and thus to make local authorities more accountable to their voters for their spending . |
| 24 | Despite some expansion of the system , classes are still very large , on average forty or more , and facilities are overstretched . |
| 25 | Valuable information as to the different types of method available and more particularly the best present practice recommended for certain specified trades and industries is available from various reports , in particular the Odour Reports and subsequent research reports published by the working party and ADAS mentioned earlier . |
| 26 | The risk of anaemia was much greater for young mothers , particularly those under age 20 and more so for teenagers having the second child than for those having their first . |
| 27 | Make frizzy , overdry hair softer and more manageable by massaging hair wax into the ends and over the surface . |
| 28 | This practice plainly makes Community legislation clearer and more accessible , and it is to be hoped that it will be maintained and developed in the coming years . |
| 29 | Because the Port of Rotterdam Distriparks offer you groupage services , warehousing , physical distribution , packaging etc. to make your logistical business operation cheaper and more flexible . |
| 30 | Here dear Anderson had built a retreat for her bantams — there was no man kinder or more trustworthy . |