Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [conj] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was , moreover , a decline in wage differentials between craftsmen and unskilled workers , a development which regularly occurs when labour is scarce and higher rates have to be paid , even to the unskilled . |
| 2 | But soil is dry and warmer than usual . |
| 3 | It 's simpler and cheaper to pay it when placing your bet , rather than on your winnings . |
| 4 | Cash is obviously a favourite with thieves ; try to avoid carrying large amounts — and if you 're on holiday take travellers cheques instead of cash — it 's simpler and safer . |
| 5 | ( The supper menu is simpler and cheaper . ) |
| 6 | The dog gall bladder epithelial cells have similarities to bovine in a number of biological characteristics ( time to reach confluency , division rates , etc ) but the method we report in this paper is simpler and quicker . |
| 7 | While the Chancellor has been concentrating — unsuccessfully — on bringing down inflation , unemployment is raging and further factory closures and redundancies have been announced nearly every week since he came to office . |
| 8 | The doctors tell us that elderly pilots and pilots who smoke should be aware that their tolerance to a shortage of oxygen is lower than younger people 's or that of non-smokers . |
| 9 | The balcony is frail and higher than you thought |
| 10 | Another year older , another year wiser , Nigel Mansell reckons he 's leaner and meaner than he 's ever been . |
| 11 | On the contrary , it is possible that greater training in counselling skills may lead to a more skilfully directed and efficient interview . |
| 12 | Finally , it is possible that tighter control of restrictive practices agreements between firms is one of the factors that provide an incentive for mergers , a subject we take up in the next section . |
| 13 | Curiously , Gill and Jackson are aware of the problem of identity confusion but believe that it can be avoided if black children are placed transracially when very young : ‘ it is possible that older black children may , by the time a placement has occurred , have already internalised a definition of themselves as being black and that this definition may jeopardise the possibility of integration and emotional identification within a white family ’ ( p. 138 ) . |
| 14 | But it is possible that warmer soil temperatures contribute in part to greater fine root mortality rates in the southern forest ( Table 1 ) . |
| 15 | Chupp says the correlation of events is important because it lets ground-based observers know what to look for ; it is possible that earlier observations of solar neutrons went unrecognised . |
| 16 | No peaceful international order is possible if larger states can devour their smaller neighbours … |
| 17 | This means that complete market surveillance is possible and better investor protection is thus also possible . |
| 18 | This is possible as later maps show this as New Farm . |
| 19 | The sculptural decoration , which is contemporary with the building of the arch , is cruder and poorer but much of the ornamentation was taken from earlier monuments in the period of Marcus Aurelius and Trajan . |
| 20 | It gives you a level of control over the configuration that is cleaner and quicker than anything DR-DOS offers in its question and answer CONFIG.SYS functionality . |
| 21 | Administration can be done by double-entry book-keeping , but is quicker and cheaper if the core group has access to a computer . |
| 22 | Any diagnostic system that is quicker and cheaper than the present system would be of use . |
| 23 | In general terms it is suggested that determination by expert is quicker and cheaper than determination by arbitrator . |
| 24 | yet the gear change itself is quicker and lighter than the long throw , rubbery device that spoils the Vauxhall . |
| 25 | This is quicker and easier to use when you first begin to dig the hole down towards your ferret and , hopefully , the rabbits . |
| 26 | It is clear that better therapeutic strategies will be needed if we are substantially to improve outcome in subjects with phenylketonuria . |
| 27 | It is clear that further legislative changes will be needed before TAURUS is introduced but precisely what these will be remains to be worked out . |
| 28 | It is clear that older people value their independence and are reluctant to accept help . |
| 29 | It is easier and safer to free up an ordered society than to re-order a chaotic one . |
| 30 | ‘ It is easier and quicker to do a task for someone than promote independence . |