Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In general , the less objective the perception and the more it was influenced by partisan factors , the greater the influence of the press and the less the influence of television . |
| 32 | The less the variation in speed , the more monotonous the theme . |
| 33 | The less the capacity to learn and consider , the greater is the habit instinctive . |
| 34 | And insofar as the media do ‘ mould ’ opinion their influence is probably greater the less the issue is one of direct practical concern . |
| 35 | None the less the electricity industry was fortunate compared with , for example , the coal industry , where politics had long bedevilled management relations with both government and workers , and nationalisation led to the departure of senior managers in larger numbers . |
| 36 | Asquith 's capacity to recover quickly from his infatuation , strong though it was , was much greater than she allows , but it is none the less the case that he was thrown off balance for a crucial couple of weeks , the repercussions of which were considerable . |
| 37 | If cc was a causal circumstance for e , then ( 5 ) If cc occurred , then even if there also occurred any change x logically consistent with cc and e , it was never the less the case that e occurred — or , cc began and e ended a sequence of things such that it was true of each one and its immediate successor that if the first occurred , even if there also occurred any change x logically consistent with both , then the second also occurred . |
| 38 | Third , for any checklist which claims a developmental sequence , the larger the ‘ developmental space ’ between items , the less the checklist will discriminate levels of linguistic ability , and the less accurate it will be . |
| 39 | The smaller , the smaller the ripple in the pass band but the less the attenuation in the stop band . |
| 40 | If no action lies for the actual object , none the less the doctrine of tracing allows the money or property received by the trustee on sale of the object under trust to be pursued , and for it to be regarded as subject to the trust in place of the original property intended . |
| 41 | The sooner the animals are checked after mating the less the likelihood of the plug falling out prior to detection . |
| 42 | You know a gas er light in the hall but the less The stairway , you either had to go up by er with a candle in your hand , you see ? |
| 43 | On occasions the effect on inter-state trade is tenuous , but none the less the competition rules have been applied . |
| 44 | Ideally they would like these assets to be as illiquid as possible , since the less the liquidity , the higher the rate of interest they can charge . |
| 45 | The less the content , the less the risk , and greater the chance of infallibility . |
| 46 | Many fear the longer the fighting goes on the less the chance of a tolerant democratic system emerging . |
| 47 | The less the prospect — and most cases which reach this point will be hopeless — the less the obligation to continue treatment , including the use of the ventilator , which is thus seen as only one factor of many which have to be considered . |
| 48 | Their view that the less the state interferes with the market , the better for everyone is a totally different argument , especially as it applies to the developing countries . |
| 49 | The richer the vein was the less the tribute paid by the mine ; the leaner the vein the greater the tribute . |
| 50 | The less the prospect — and most cases which reach this point will be hopeless — the less the obligation to continue treatment , including the use of the ventilator , which is thus seen as only one factor of many which have to be considered . |
| 51 | ( 2 ) That the court 's discretionary jurisdiction to stay criminal proceedings should be exercised very sparingly and only in exceptional circumstances ; that , while the longer the delay was the greater was the likelihood that the prosecution was at fault and that the defendant had suffered prejudice and the less the prosecution could explain the delay the easier it would be to infer fault , the question whether the defendant had discharged the heavy burden of demonstrating that it would be an abuse of the process of the court for the proceedings to continue , was to be considered in the light of all the circumstances without applying shifting burdens of proof ; and that , accordingly , since the district judge had correctly taken into account all the relevant factors , and had made no error as to the burden of proof , there were no grounds on which the High Court judge could have reversed the district judge 's decision not to grant a perpetual stay of the 1989 prosecution ( post , pp. 261B , 264E–F , G–H , 265A–B ) . |
| 52 | The parameters established were good predicators , and the more the cultural barriers to adjustment , the less the satisfaction in these countries . |
| 53 | Is my hon. Friend aware that while Derbyshire county council 's policies have led to the redundancies of hundreds of teachers recently , and while Derbyshire is the only county in England to have fewer policemen than 10 years ago , none the less the county council 's job creation priorities have managed to find no fewer than three posts at £40,000 per annum for former Labour councillors and Members of Parliament , the council leader has fitted himself up with a job at an annual equivalent salary of £40,000 , the leader of the Derbyshire Labour party — one David Skinner — has been given a job as a minder to Japanese business men despite being kicked out of the council for corruption 15 years ago , and his wife has been given a job at £23,000 per annum in the council 's bloated publicity department ? |
| 54 | Poverty is often associated with old age for the longer people live the less the value of their pension or savings , and the greater the expense of providing care in increasing disability ( Townsend , 1979 ; Phillipson and Walker , 1986 ) . |
| 55 | For instance , the larger the sales force , the less the need for heavy advertising expenditure . |
| 56 | The more heavily disguised our needs , the less the risk of being rejected or overpowered — the more easily we can say , ‘ You misunderstood me . ’ |
| 57 | The less the content , the less the risk , and greater the chance of infallibility . |
| 58 | We all know , of course , from the American experience , that the higher the marginal rate , the less the revenue . |
| 59 | A large number of architects and designers were involved , but none the less the result was stunning . |
| 60 | The more inelastic are supply and demand , the less the tax will change equilibrium quantity and the smaller will be the deadweight burden triangle . |