Example sentences of "[adj -er] [noun pl] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But lower taxes and a prudent approach to borrowing do not mean public spending fall ; quite the reverse . |
| 2 | With lower taxes and a smaller distortion there would be a lower dead-weight burden . |
| 3 | Things would n't have been so bleak , perhaps , if the dramatic rise in population had been brought about by healthier times and a consequent increase in life expectancy ; in the event , many scholars would cite a different cause or causes for it — like the fact that the decline of the apprenticeship system meant that couples were marrying younger , and so increasing the number of child-bearing years per family . |
| 4 | Renton also discussed the situation with Lord Whitelaw , the deputy leader of the party , who was one of its most widely respected elder statesmen and a person renowned for the loyalty he had shown to Mrs Thatcher . |
| 5 | Unemployment payments led to increased government spending and the trades unions wanted to tackle West Germany 's problems by higher wages to stimulate demand , and shorter hours and a lower retirement age to ease unemployment . |
| 6 | There will be a number of further meetings before a concerted European position is tabled at the next Montreal Protocol revision meeting , due to be held in Copenhagen this autumn . |
| 7 | The subdivision of the remaining , very large volume of the third storey of the main block into three further bedrooms and a bathroom was accomplished by installing new timber-framed partitions , cranked on plan , which thus provided built-in wardrobes for all the secondary bedrooms . |
| 8 | Three further bedrooms and a family bathroom are also accessed from the light , airy first-floor landing . |
| 9 | But next instant came the patter of lighter feet and a fist banged on her door . |
| 10 | On the following day there were further protests but a heavy police presence prevented renewed outbreaks of serious fighting . |
| 11 | The Shah was , as often , wearing a dark jacket , lighter trousers and a striped tie ; the Empress a smart patterned suit . |
| 12 | MacDonald read it to the members of the Cabinet ( imposing further conditions before a loan would be given ) . |
| 13 | To book a guide for your family visit , your group or society , or for an individual tour , ask for further details and a booking form from the Tourist Information Centre at Northampton Visitor Centre , Mr Grant 's House , 10 St. Giles Square , Northampton . |
| 14 | Send a stamped addressed envelope to or ring the following for further details and a brochure : Edwardiana , Unit 1 , 41 Church Road , Bexleyheath , Kent DA7 4DD or Kiss ‘ n ’ Cuddle , Handels Smithy , High Street , Edgware , Middlesex . |
| 15 | For further details and a booking form please contact |
| 16 | The White Paper sets out the details of the formula ( DSS , 1990a ; see also Millar and Whiteford , 1991 for further details and a comparison with the recently introduced Australian scheme ) . |
| 17 | If you are an ‘ end-user ’ with a potential interest in an open systems approach to distributed processing , particularly if you are using OSI products , why not contact us for further details and a copy of the ‘ marriage broking ’ form ? |
| 18 | Hence the proposal for a single-licence procedure , allowing no further challenges after a plant has been approved by the regulators and built . |
| 19 | The chairman of the London Board , Harry Randall , for example , was convinced of the need for Boards to earn a more ‘ commercial ’ rate of return , and his Board consistently had bigger surpluses and a higher level of self-financing than the others . |
| 20 | Perhaps to resist manipulation by a cuckoo you need bigger eyes or a bigger brain , which would have overhead costs . |
| 21 | Consultants and general practitioners need clearer explanations that a resource can be used only once , and higher expenditure on prescribing in primary care means loss of development money for the NHS . |
| 22 | With bigger carbs and a new camshaft , power improved from 137bhp at 4750rpm to 148bhp at 5250rpm , and torque from 158 to 165lb ft at 3500rpm . |
| 23 | He had under his command about 2000 men with four light field pieces , four heavier guns and a cumbersome wagontrain , carrying three weeks ’ provisions . |
| 24 | They did acquit themselves well with heavier strings and a flat pick , but in the main they were seen as fingerpicking guitars . |
| 25 | Suddenly the one-off singles deal took on lengthier proportions and a second single was chosen from the pack . |
| 26 | If a design problem is the cause of the airlock , this procedure will have to be repeated every time , so it will be better to find the cause and remedy it by fitting bigger pipes or a bigger cistern ( or a second cistern alongside the first — see Chapter 3 ) , or by repositioning the pipes so that they have the correct fall . |
| 27 | In Permanent Magnets ( 1962 ) , the benefit identified was that the absence of price competition had encouraged technical collaboration between the firms , giving purchasers the benefits of both lower costs and a range of suppliers . |
| 28 | The ‘ owls ’ have clocks that run slower than average so that later bedtimes and a tendency to ‘ lie-in ’ are more likely . |
| 29 | The Danes are traditional dairy cattle breeders , but since the Second World War the dairy herds have followed the British trend towards fewer , larger units and a certain amount of land has become available for beef-rearing on a minor scale . |
| 30 | It is probably as much to do with an influx of younger golfers and a falling away of the old guard . |