Example sentences of "[verb] a better [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone agreed that the loss of eyesight was a consequence of the animals taking up residence in an environment with no light , but the Lamarckians argued that the inherited effects of disuse provided a better explanation of the process than natural selection . |
| 2 | The development was welcomed by exhibitors , who felt that stage adaptations would enable them to attract a better class of customer , but they were n't to know what they were letting themselves in for . |
| 3 | Comparisons of species represented in pitfall traps and artificial traps show that the former provide a better sample of small mammals in an area . |
| 4 | On the contrary , he maintains that such a study might well lead to the extension of one 's regard for one 's own religion to other religions , and at the same time , provide a better understanding of one 's own faith . |
| 5 | In addition to descriptive data , which provides greater clarity on how to differentiate among families experiencing a variety of types of abuse when providing the treatment , the studies also provide a better understanding of how to deliver such services to both the adults and the children who have suffered . |
| 6 | The general application of such an assay will probably in itself provide a better understanding of the pathogenesis of AIDS . |
| 7 | It is therefore possible that measurements of hepatic venous pressure gradient provide a better estimate of the degree of architectural distortion in acute liver failure than morphometric analysis of liver biopsies . |
| 8 | Even if an NHS trust can be demonstrated to be in the interests of patients to reduce waiting lists and provide a better quality of service , they would reject it because they put politics before patients . |
| 9 | They are intended to reinforce the main aim of the National Health Service — to help people live longer and enjoy a better quality of life . |
| 10 | Look also at the tops of the trees to establish a better idea of the wind strength , and perhaps its direction too . |
| 11 | British Telecom says that selling a service in which the equipment is in the company 's own offices stands a better chance of success . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , the recipient of this altruism stands a better chance of survival and , more importantly , its genes stand improved possibilities for replication and expansion . |
| 13 | The aim of this study is to secure a better understanding of the association between major social , economic and demographic trends and the pattern of children in care . |
| 14 | It is also a must for anyone who wants a better understanding of , and comment on the events that are reported daily in the World 's Press . |
| 15 | She believes that if patients and the purchasers who obtain medical care for them began to demand a better quality of front line service , then hospital managers would very quickly do something to improve the tasks undertaken by and supervision given to preregistration house officers . |
| 16 | I thought that it was right that I should talk to you , try and build a better picture of Michael . ’ |
| 17 | Progress depends first of all on acquiring a better understanding of users and of information-seeking behaviour through user-oriented qualitative research . |
| 18 | TRANMERE won their long fight to provide a better standard of competition for their reserves today when they were admitted to the Pontins League . |
| 19 | The union will also try to provide a better class of men for the Merchant Service , and will see that crews join their ship punctually and in a sober condition ; it will help shipwrecked mariners ; it will provide assistance to members travelling in search of work ; it will establish a sick benefit and a burial fund . |
| 20 | If pain and other symptoms were being so badly managed these patients should have been referred promptly to other health care professionals who might have been able to provide a better quality of analgesia . |
| 21 | The module title ( or existence string ) can be changed to provide a better explanation of the module . |
| 22 | It would be difficult to find a better description of precisely those textual practices in the later manifestations of the nouveau roman . |
| 23 | Somehow , the party is going to have to find a better way of operating this time round . |
| 24 | All that crying and fear would be saved and she would long ago have wandered off , swishing her tail , to find a better patch of grass . |
| 25 | For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’ |
| 26 | It may seem risky to start investing so much time and effort to obtain a better quality of life for a person at the margin of coping , but once the framework of social care planning has been established other aspects of social work and health service provision can be woven in . |
| 27 | EMSAs relative to the CHX experiments were performed with the following adjustments in order to obtain a better resolution of the various retarded bands : after the incubation with the probe , the samples were centrifuged for 5' at 4°C in microfuge and electrophoresed on a 30 cm. long 6% polyacrylamide gel in 0.25 TBE at 4°C which was prerun for 30' at 4°C . |
| 28 | Not only does automation lead to a heightened sense of alienation , it also , Naville suggests , enables workers to obtain a better understanding of the real determinants of the pattern of authority relations prevalent in the society , which Naville presumes to be dictated by social class rather than technocratic or efficiency considerations . |
| 29 | Primate tool use has been studied by anthropologists in the hope that it might tell us something about our own evolution ; by psychologists trying to obtain a better understanding of problem solving and intelligence ; and by animal behaviourists simply because the use of tools among wild primates is part of their natural repertoire of behaviour . |
| 30 | The central purpose of this project is to obtain a better understanding of China 's attitude towards , and likely role in international arms control . |