Example sentences of "[adj -er] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the lower the mass of the black hole , the higher its temperature . |
| 2 | Slowly lower the forearm to the starting position . |
| 3 | Furthermore , the lower the level of education , the more likely the respondent was to oppose the return of the refugees . |
| 4 | However , the lower the level of the occupation , the higher the proportion of the workforce working on a temporary basis . |
| 5 | A priori this latter feature might be thought somewhat undesirable as it implies that the higher the rate of growth of wealth the lower the share of the total portfolio held within the UK . |
| 6 | The 1988 General Household Survey found that in general , the further north or west the region , the lower the proportion of cohabiting couples . |
| 7 | The higher the burn-up , the lower the proportion of plutonium 239 remaining . |
| 8 | In the long run , the obvious consequence of this is that the more frequently a word occurs the lower the threshold of its logogen will be , and hence the less activation of the logogen needed for it to reach threshold . |
| 9 | Slowly lower the dumb-bell to the back of the head , keeping the upper arm vertical . |
| 10 | Triceps extension — slowly lower the dumb-bell to the back of the head and then press to the vertical position |
| 11 | The closer the stimulus or medicine is aligned to the healing in the patient the lower the dose of drug needed ; they are more susceptible to it . |
| 12 | It seems as if the lower the competition for places , the greater the likelihood of working-class children staying on or perhaps not being pushed out . |
| 13 | For any sample size there will be an inverse relationship between these ; the smaller the range specified , the lower the probability of accuracy it will be possible to associate with it . |
| 14 | This change is greater , the lower the correlation between the before and after measurements . |
| 15 | However , it is not necessarily the case that the shorter the period during which the plaintiff is likely to be deprived of amenities the lower the award of damages under this head . |
| 16 | In general , rate cards are constructed so that the larger the space or the longer the commercial , the lower the cost per column centimetre or per second . |
| 17 | So to lower the cost of capital and raise the firm 's value , should you not fill your boots with it , at least until you get so close to bankruptcy that shareholders and creditors start to demand higher returns to balance the risk ? |
| 18 | The reciprocal of the p/e ratio — the earnings yield — is thought to measure the claim by shareholders on a firm 's cash flow , so the higher the p/e the lower the cost of capital . |
| 19 | The lower the choice of field is made , the fewer fields are within reach and the less time there is to decide which one is best . |
| 20 | Therefore , the later the marriage , and its preliminary courtship , the lower the rate of illegitimate births in relation to the larger number of unmarried women ( Crafts 1982 ) . |
| 21 | The effect was more pronounced the lower the rate of fluid absorption or the higher the rate of fluid secretion . |
| 22 | The general attempt to sell bonds will tend to drive down the price of bonds and raise their rate of interest , and this will help eliminate the excess demand for money , since the higher the rate of interest the lower the demand for money . |
| 23 | The size of a quantum of light is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the light : the longer the wavelength , the smaller the quantum and the lower the energy of the light . |
| 24 | Section 8 only came into the argument because it was contended on behalf of Mrs. Gillick that , but for section 8 , no minor could ever consent to medical treatment and that section 8 was designed only to lower the age of consent to such treatment from 18 to 16 : see [ 1986 ] A.C. 112 , 123 , per Parker L.J. , and at p. 144D , per Fox L.J . |
| 25 | Stephen Ross phoned in from Cardiff , he says can Labour lower the consent for gay people if they get in ; Mike Collins from Chesterfield says he 's not had a job for 11 years , has to pay for all sorts of things , he wants some action from Labour on long-term unemployment … ’ |
| 26 | Perfect finish : to store an iced cake without smudging it , put the cake on the lid of the tin and then gently lower the tin on top of it . |
| 27 | Size is a trade-off between cleanness and accuracy : the lower the limits , the lower the risk of fall-out , but the greater the uncertainty that the test can accurately predict what a bigger explosion would do . |
| 28 | Thirdly , those of us who are overweight tend to have higher levels of fats in the blood , and fibre-rich foods , when combined with weight loss , can help this enormously and thus lower the risk of heart disease . |
| 29 | The more leakages dependent on , the lower the value of the income multiplier . |
| 30 | Although our cost-benefit figure differs from that of Meshkinpour et al by a factor of 10 , it is nearer the finding of Owen et al who estimated a cost of £427.00 per change in diagnosis . |