Example sentences of "[is] more [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many other purposes it is more informative to regard different ‘ types ’ and degrees of psychosis as variations on a single underlying theme of psychopathology ; with particular forms of psychotic reaction being dependent on the co-existence of other , essentially unrelated , intellectual and personality traits that colour the individual 's behaviour . |
| 2 | Try not to rely on wholesaling to local shops , as it is more profitable to retail direct . |
| 3 | In studying the expansion of metals when they are heated , it is more profitable to limit the role of observers ' intuitions to , for instance , judgements of the position of the top of a column of mercury relative to a graduated scale . |
| 4 | Thus the bound produced by Fudenberg and Levine is correct in the limit too , because in the limit the payoffs are equivalent , but for any positive discount rate it is more profitable to have a permanent reputation . |
| 5 | He has grasped that it is more profitable to attack the Government for incompetence and negligence than to present it as a systematic and all-too-competent conspiracy against the people . |
| 6 | From the linguistic point of view ( and this is one way in which linguistics differs from philosophy ) it is more profitable to apply terms like " truth " and " reference " to psychological realities : one is not interested in what is really the case , but what particular individuals know or believe to be the case . |
| 7 | Previous work has used this characteristic to suggest a sub-lithospheric component that is more akin to MORB than to OIB , whereas the Os isotope data seem to favour an OIB-like component . |
| 8 | It is more correct to refer to this as a cistern , since a ‘ tank ’ is , strictly , closed on all sides and under pressure whilst a cistern is open at the top . |
| 9 | I , I think to be er , I think it is more correct to say that there was an outline planning application for an additional dwelling on that site , er in addition to the bungalow that is there , and I I think that is the situation , and all subsequent planning applications have been refused . |
| 10 | Under such circumstances it is more helpful to view services as needing to be ‘ problem-oriented ’ rather than ‘ illness-focused ’ . |
| 11 | Terminology in this field tends to be somewhat confused and it is more helpful to regard the assessment of training as one integrated process , while recognising that the facets described as evaluation and validation are contained within the general concept . ’ |
| 12 | It is more helpful to meet real people who have come to terms with their lives , than to wander around lost and alone in a maze of fantasies . |
| 13 | It is more helpful to think in terms of ‘ the fragile ’ or ‘ the traffic vulnerable ’ rather than ‘ the disabled ’ per se . |
| 14 | However , it is more helpful to consider it in the context of Canguilhem , who emphasized that the life sciences , like the natural sciences , require their own specific mode of history ; they show that historical method itself must be heterogeneous , in the sense that there is no single method applicable to the whole range of different histories . |
| 15 | For the purpose of formulating a curriculum , it is more helpful to present things in the following order : |
| 16 | As is so often the case in the social sciences , it is more helpful to develop theoretical notions in relation to actual , specific issues , rather than to posit theoretical distinctions in the abstract . |
| 17 | Nothing is more nourishing to doubt than hazy mists of vagueness ; but clear thinking disperses them and leaves a clear-cut choice either to believe or to disbelieve . |
| 18 | As will become clearer in the following chapters , we believe it is more constructive to view the use of heroin or other drugs as a complex social behaviour determined by a multiplicity of causes , not least of which is the normal human desire to ‘ feel high ’ ( be happy ) in an increasingly hedonistic world . |
| 19 | Rather than identify a point in time when some separation was effected , it is more constructive to locate successive shifts in the degree of subordination and the grounds of differentiation . |
| 20 | Many English fans even regard West Indian cricket as boring , but it is more impossible to know , as defeat follows defeat follows defeat , to what extent this is an objective judgement or to what extent it is just sour grapes . |
| 21 | Loop-in wiring is more straightforward to do , but junction box wiring is a better system for light fittings ( other than simple pendant lights ) and is easier to add to . |
| 22 | The producer may have to insist that Production Company A is more suitable to make the film than Production Company B. Perhaps because of the show-business nature of producing for TV , creative teams can want to take charge which can prove a disaster . |
| 23 | 14 , it is more reasonable to ascribe the latter pavement to an assistant of a more competent mosaicist 's workshop . |
| 24 | Since the number of probes is much less than the library size , it is more efficient to order the probes first and then fit the clones to the probe order automatically . |
| 25 | However , it has long been argued whether , for countries wishing to moderate population growth through fertility reduction , it is more efficient to invest the available meagre resources in primary health care programmes that , through reducing infant and child mortality , may have a secondary effect on fertility or , to promote policies aimed at healthful childbearing patterns that will reduce fertility and also have an indirect beneficial impact on maternal and child health . |
| 26 | It is more efficient to spread its effect more thinly over a wide range of markets . |
| 27 | For a greater range of communication , it is more efficient to channel the light signal along an optical fibre . |
| 28 | Experience will teach Robert that it is more efficient to make an estimate first ‘ This length fits round my head . |
| 29 | ( v ) In cases where thousands of eggs need to be collected ( e.g. for RNA extraction , see Chapter 9 ) , it is more efficient to remove the cumulus cells by using a nylon mesh ( mesh size 20–30 μm ) inserted into the base of the barrel of a 5 or 10 ml plastic syringe . |
| 30 | There may be instances when the systematic abuse of conflict of interest situations will be tolerated on the basis that it is more efficient to permit the abuse than to have it eradicated . |