Example sentences of "[adv] higher [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall start by considering in section 4.3 some variables which are characteristic of Belfast English , but which seem to function at a somewhat higher level of generality than those that we have mentioned so far — as identity markers for the community as a whole rather than for internal differentiation within it . |
| 2 | Mr. Raffan : As the review referred to a much higher incidence of heart disease , strokes and most forms of cancer in Wales compared to the rest of the United Kingdom , will my right Hon. Friend assure the House that the Health Promotion Authority for Wales will have a much higher profile than it has had and a budget to match ? |
| 3 | Clay soils , composed of very fine particles , have a much higher affinity for water than silty soils . |
| 4 | A recent land survey of Boiotia reveals a much higher density of settlement and population than had previously been suspected , cp. below p. 84 for this ; why not help ourselves , the Athenians must have said , to some of that good soil — cheaper and less dangerous than planting colonies in Thrace where they might be and sometimes were overwhelmed by the natives . |
| 5 | In the USA the average is lower at 7 per cent but this is offset by a much higher expenditure per head on R&D workers . |
| 6 | Over the years a niggling rivalry has been much in evidence between the two clubs , although Whaddon have progressed to a much higher standard of football . |
| 7 | Some of the newer boots achieve a much higher resistance to water penetration by altering the surface chemistry of the leather , making it hydrophobic ( water hating ) . |
| 8 | For spirits , cross-border trade within the Community accounts for a much higher proportion of production than is the case for wines and beers ( Figure 5.2 ) and is dominated by the UK which accounts for 51% of all intra-EC trade in spirits ( Figure 5.3 ) . |
| 9 | a much higher proportion of conversion students was available to employers because they were less likely to carry on their studies after the Advanced Course ; |
| 10 | The fact that a much higher proportion of farmland in France is tenanted compared with the UK is another factor . |
| 11 | The original suspension was imposed after the CSM considered evidence suggesting that Halcion was associated with a much higher frequency of side effects that other sleeping medications ( Chem . |
| 12 | Third World communities who remain free of our degenerative diseases have been found to live on diets which contain a much higher percentage of carbohydrate than ours — carbohydrate obtained from cereals which have not been stripped of their dietary fibre , fibre-rich vegetables ( potatoes and other root vegetables ) , legumes and fruits . |
| 13 | The Act provides a much higher level of protection for investors , including improved monitoring , and compensation arrangements through the Investors ' Compensation Scheme , since August 1988 . |
| 14 | Over-expression of Oct-1 decreased the level of expression driven by the HPV 16 motif whilst having no effect on the much higher level of expression driven by the HPV 6 motif and the extent of repression observed was dependent upon the degree of over-expression of Oct-1 ( Figure 6 ) . |
| 15 | It 's a mighty brew , and it 's a sound which could well carry them to a much higher level of success , if that 's what they want . |
| 16 | So we get two things , we get a very good new personality , and secondly , an intelligent personality , and , therefore , and this is an important part of the strategy , she gets out of the other archaeologists she 's talking to a much higher level of interaction and intellectual interchange than she would if she were simply a standard presenter . |
| 17 | Management and leadership training and experience for NCOs and officers , new skills training for everyone , and a very much higher level of fitness than that of the average civilian are benefits of their voluntary service . |
| 18 | Some years ago in Britain ( 1960-75 ) there was a period of a much higher level of obesity in babies when the general view was that ‘ you can not overfeed a baby ’ . |
| 19 | We strongly feel that the implementation of sound information policies will lead to improvements in efficiency , and hence to cost savings , whilst supporting a much higher level of research within the organization . |
| 20 | First , the population of contract computer staff is much smaller than that of agency secretarial/office workers and , insofar as there are fewer people working on this basis for a very short term or occasional basis , has a much higher stability of membership . |
| 21 | To achieve these goals usually entails a much higher degree of centralization and a much more interventionist role for the government in focusing national resources . |
| 22 | Buchanan is arguing that because of environmental pressures , and particularly because of changes in management technology and the need for flexibility , high performance requires organizations to combine flatter structures with a much higher degree of worker control . |
| 23 | Older pupils , who are still being taught in a more ‘ traditional ’ way , demonstrate a much higher degree of dependency upon Rick in their maths lessons than do younger pupils who are involved in the new curriculum . |
| 24 | In fact , as a true ‘ salvage man ’ ( a point well made in Giorgio Strehler 's production ) , he belongs to a much higher niche in creation , albeit hating Prospero 's forcible civilization or ( depending on one 's critical stance ) colonization of the island . |
| 25 | The game generally , was on a much higher plane of skill and fitness and thought . |
| 26 | But finished goods generally have a much higher value to weight ratio than do raw materials , and accordingly it was on the transit costs of the latter that canals had their most marked effect . |
| 27 | UK government bonds have a negligible risk of default , whereas the unsecured loan stock of private corporations have a much higher risk of default . |
| 28 | Emergency caesareans carry a much higher risk of morbidity and mortality to the mother and asphyxia to the baby . |
| 29 | A preoccupation with HIV during the last few years has diverted attention from another major bloodborne infection , hepatitis B , which exacts a much higher toll of disease on health care workers . |
| 30 | The BBC could use the system to provide fewer channels , but a much higher quality of sound . |