Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " We in Christian Aid are proud to have been in at the start of this magazine which campaigns relentlessly for a better , fairer , environmentally purer and politically more aware world . |
| 2 | Commissioning research on the use of deprivation indices in allocating formulas is therefore often seen as a means of arguing more effectively for a bigger share . |
| 3 | It argues that renewable energies are not developed enough for a higher goal , but if more money for research was made available , the future could be very different . |
| 4 | For example , in Brazil , peripheral capitalist development is responsible not only for a lower level of participation of women in agriculture but also a lower level of integration of women in urban development . |
| 5 | For Miss Green , Lee 's appointment was perceived as an explicit threat simply because in the previous year , renewal of the Cassell Trust 's grant had not been easily secured and had been made on the understanding that the 1930 renewal was to extend only for a further and final two years . |
| 6 | Cook gently for a further 10 minutes then break the fish into bite-size pieces . |
| 7 | 2 Add the garlic , tomatoes , thyme and green beans and cook gently for a further 5–7 minutes . |
| 8 | Cook gently for a further 10 minutes , turning the carrots all the time . |
| 9 | Take 1 hour to bring the solution slowly to simmering point , simmer gently for a further hour . |
| 10 | If you really want your fish fed while you are away , perhaps for a longer time , you cold measure out individual portions of food into envelopes , and hide all the other food . |
| 11 | Working together for a healthier future … and a cleaner , greener Company |
| 12 | Shaking a match out involves a lot of rattling and scratching about , before he lights the turd using two matches held together for a brighter flare . |
| 13 | Depending upon the particular system required , a balance must be found between the main variables of speed of searching and amount of memory used , especially for a larger vocabulary ( approximately 60,000 to 70,000 words ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Even when he ca n't get round , he phones me up , just for a natter . ’ |
| 15 | We do not expect prices to rise generally for a further two years . |
| 16 | However , if the share of UK GDP accounted for by a particular region is higher than its share of UK population , then that region is relatively more prosperous than the average ; conversely for a lower figure . |
| 17 | They are prepared to pay a little more for a better quality of service . |
| 18 | Rail fares have been rising at around 1 ½ per cent over inflation in recent years and the new corporate plan also warns that BR has 12 months to assess whether passengers would pay even more for a better service . |
| 19 | Have you ever paid a little more for a better seat at the theatre , and thus enjoyed a far more memorable evening ? |
| 20 | Three , you could arrange payment of the deposit as requested , possibly for a certain period of time and possibly for a smaller amount than demanded , this would no doubt by in the process of the licence . |
| 21 | Maybe go near for a closer look . |
| 22 | It was they who inspired me to struggle incessantly for a better world . |
| 23 | But though this hope might be enough for some who were actually to lift themselves out of the working class , and perhaps also for a greater number who never got beyond dreaming of success as they read Samuel Smiles 's Self-Help ( 1859 ) or similar handbooks , it was perfectly evident that most workers would remain workers all their lives , and indeed that the economic system required them to do so . |
| 24 | Susan bent forward slightly for a better view and saw what it was . |
| 25 | I hope there will yet be occasion to make use of them again in the same cause , even if we must wait now for a better opportunity . |
| 26 | Scheer continued steaming westward for a further 20 minutes ; and then , for reasons never adequately explained , turned cast again . |
| 27 | Some are forced into single-parenthood by a man who walks out on his wife or partner , often for a younger model and a quiet life away from nursery squalls . |
| 28 | But despite the presence of several musical forms here — canzonas , capriccios , ricercars and motets — and it does begin to sound a bit samey , and I was just beginning to tap my fingers halfway through when the Loeki Stardusters began their arrangements of a part of Palestrina 's Lamentations of Jeremiah , a hauntingly beautiful piece of music , arranged here for a lower-pitched recorders than the rest of the programme . |
| 29 | ‘ I would seriously think about coming here for a longer stay if the right opportunity arose , but I do have a lot going for me back home , ’ said Lloyd , who spent his early years in Epping . |
| 30 | The big potential drawback of a personal pension , particularly for an older person , is that it may not offer you such attractive benefits as your present pension arrangements . |