Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a greater [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence the manager increases income by earning the incentive payment , but social welfare is also increased thereby , this to a greater extent , and permanently . |
| 2 | If it was important for an individual animal to be able to distinguish between other zebras , evolution would have led the three patterns away from one another to a greater degree . |
| 3 | It is possible that this increase may have been , on the one hand , indicative of a greater frequency of homosexual activity ‘ in public ’ and , hence , of a degree of ‘ permissiveness ’ . |
| 4 | Have they , as Sir Keith Joseph intended , made examinations accessible to a greater ability range of pupils , increased children 's motivation by emphasizing positive achievement and also exercised a formative effect upon the way subjects have been taught , through establishing greater breadth , balance , relevance and differentiation into the syllabuses being taught ? |
| 5 | So too are their families , who are then subject to a greater burden of care , stress , and risk . |
| 6 | Even the Tech , which has trumpeted the fact that it has pushed hard for a greater training element , has only been enabl able to include such elements as health and safety , job search , an enhancement of skills relevant to the job that is being done . |
| 7 | Other important effects of negative feedback are changes in the input and output impedances and improvement of the frequency response ( gain constant over a greater range of frequency ) . |
| 8 | It confirms the clinical dictum that patients with ulcerative colitis often present with a greater degree of blood loss than patients with Crohn 's disease , and that this is not simply a matter of being concealed ( or occult ) in Crohn 's disease . |
| 9 | Tei and Owen provide no breakdown of their data in terms of the angular separation between adapting and test stimuli on their " different " trials so it is net possible to see whether adaptation is effective over a greater range of orientations in the LVF compared to the RVF . |
| 10 | In narrow spaces like these it is easy to see why Prague Baroque had to be more dramatic with a greater sense of movement , light and shade than its Viennese equivalent . |
| 11 | Their interest and appreciation of our efforts was further spelt out when , in concluding the visit , Peter Davey , Director and Head of Research at FPV Inc and leader of the group described it as an ‘ outstanding visit ’ which had provided all concerned with a greater appreciation of JM 's activities . |
| 12 | As society evolved , however , relations between people became at once more individual and flexible with a greater scope for the exercise of choice and free will . |
| 13 | Unsure whether this was due to a greater propensity to malinger or to a higher rate of ill-health among women , a committee of enquiry was set up in August 1913 . |
| 14 | follow Lewis and Mo ( 1986 ) in arguing that the discrepancy may be due to a greater rise in the serious burglaries which involve insurance claims , and hence are more likely to be reported , especially given the increase in the number of personal telephones and the higher levels of home ownership . |
| 15 | Apparently , the DNA in an early cancer cell is uncoiled to a greater extent , reflecting heightened metabolic activity . |
| 16 | But the point is that the mind of a child is often capable of a greater grasp of the complexity of a theological problem than an adult . |
| 17 | The change from a rural economy largely dominated by subsistence agriculture to one with a greater emphasis on cash crops also led to social changes in the interior of the Low Country similar to those which accompanied the spread of coconut plantations in Kurunagala district . |
| 18 | Not only have the basic building blocks of the computer become smaller and cheaper , and hence more readily available to a greater number of people , the language of the computer has become much more accessible to the lay person . |
| 19 | Financial institutions already favour their own to a greater extent despite the claims that the Edinburgh based Charlotte Square ‘ mafia ’ does not invest in Scotland . |
| 20 | Indoors , everything is under more control and camcorder operations can be pre-planned to a greater extent , particularly if the location is in your own home or some other familiar setting . |
| 21 | The concept of a personal point of view was also absent to a greater degree than in Western culture , for the unschooled children could group a given set of objects or pictures according to only one attribute , although there were several other possible bases for classifications . |
| 22 | The apportionment , usually expressed in percentage terms , operates with the same penalty as in the normal Tender , viz. that in the event that after Proof the party to whom the Tender has been made is found liable for a greater proportion of the claim than was offered to him , then that party becomes responsible for the Tenderer 's expenses from the date when the Tender was lodged . |
| 23 | An indemnifier , however , can be liable when the customer has a valid defence and can sometimes be liable to a greater extent than the customer ( see Goulston Discount Co . |