Example sentences of "[adj -er] [adv] [coord] the " in BNC.

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1 The traffic was heavier now but the Germans were disciplined to respect a fast-moving car .
2 Bernice noted that the air was clearer here and the mist thinner .
3 ‘ I have felt better physically but the notable improvement has been my state of mind .
4 In the third period , average unemployment is higher still but the rate of inflation is declining .
5 Then we were higher still and the earth curved away from us , showing a nimbus of atmosphere at its edge .
6 The pedestrian fatality rate in Great Britain ( 3.1 per 100,000 population ) is comparable to that of France and the GDR , but is high in comparison to other countries with similar populations and levels of traffic , such as Japan ( 2.9 ) and Italy ( 2.4 ) The Scandinavian countries are very much safer still and the Netherlands at 1.3 is more than twice as safe a place to walk as Great Britain .
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