Example sentences of "[art] [adj -er] or more " in BNC.
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| 1 | There , four- and even five-year rotations , with only short grass leys between to restore soil structure and fertility , are quite normal on the ploughable land ; permanent grass or long leys are confined to the steeper or more difficult fields . |
| 2 | Unless the original is crisp and clear the copies will lose definition , the smaller or more delicate the typeface , the worse the problem . |
| 3 | I am sure that if he had been with one of the stronger or more glamorous clubs at the time , his name would now be held in respect by a far wider clientele than those relatively few of us who were privileged to see him play his heart out for Crystal Palace . |
| 4 | At first sight the outcome may seem to depend on which of the combatants is the stronger or more skilled . |
| 5 | Only the bolder or more totally disillusioned parents braved his forthright opinions of their sons and heirs . |
| 6 | Braque 's interest in space gives his work an ‘ overall ’ quality , which has ever since remained one of the main features of his style , whereas in Picasso 's painting the attention is usually riveted on the subject while the background or surround is often treated in a simpler or more cursory fashion . |
| 7 | There is a fortune on offer for the side that go into the European Cup 's mini-league , the build-up has been intense and not many of the players will have taken part in a bigger or more crucial event . |
| 8 | Any mortgage increase undertaken for personal reasons ( for example , to obtain capital , maximise tax allowances ) or purely as a result of purchasing a larger or more desirable property will not qualify for assistance . |
| 9 | There is perhaps no phase in the moral history of mankind of a deeper or more painful interest than this ascetic epidemic . |
| 10 | NO HORSE was ever given a better or more fitting name than Nijinsky and few have paid their namesake more graceful compliments . |
| 11 | Some organisations find that supporting libel actions on behalf of their members is politically convenient because it assures them a better or more polite press : the Police Federation is one example . |
| 12 | There were no warmer or more enthusiastic supporters than the BDDA in the reconstitution of the Institute , and there has always been harmonious co-operation between the two . |
| 13 | meaning would be improved by a richer or more precise choice of vocabulary . |
| 14 | ‘ To the untutored view a greater or more imposing display is necessary to afford pleasure . |
| 15 | Oliver had never seen a dirtier or more miserable place . |