Example sentences of "[adv] greater [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am in favour of somewhat greater powers of disposal being given to some of our national museums and galleries so that if an item was clearly surplus to a collection there would be power to dispose of it , provided that the funds realised were reinvested in the acquisition of other , perhaps contemporary material . |
| 2 | There was a somewhat greater measure of differentiation between rich and poor peasants than in the past , but the combination of collective responsibility , mounting population pressure on the land , and a growing fiscal burden had a constant levelling effect . |
| 3 | The privately rented sector has traditionally been enumerated according to whether it is let furnished or unfurnished , with the latter usually providing somewhat greater security of tenure . |
| 4 | Gittins has also suggested that female textile workers ' apparently greater knowledge of birth control methods emanated from their female friends and acquaintances at work ( although Elizabeth Roberts ' findings have not borne this out ) . |
| 5 | In comparison , doctors in the hospital sector had a much greater measure of influence over these issues , but because of the combination of bureaucratic and collegial control , relatively less freedom over their own work practices . |
| 6 | This is a much greater incidence of penetration of limited liability than has occurred elsewhere in western Europe . |
| 7 | Juvenile age classes showed a much greater range of variation than the adults , and that variation decreased with age until only those of the parental form survived as recruits into the adult population . |
| 8 | Staffing was included , though a ratio of 50:50 between expenditure on salaries and materials , thought to be reasonable at that time , has since been distorted by a much greater proportion of expenditure going to staffing . |
| 9 | British Social Attitudes , The Eighth Report , recently published by Dartmouth Publishing Company , shows that homeowners have a much greater level of satisfaction than those who rent . |
| 10 | Thus a covenant in that form will not allow the tenant to take advantage of the much greater flexibility of use permitted by the Town and Country Planning ( Use Classes ) Order 1987 ( SI No 764 ) ( Brewers Co v Viewplan ) . |
| 11 | One important distinction is that British soccer fans tend to have a much greater sense of commitment to , and identification with , both the game itself and their favoured soccer team than American soccer spectators . |
| 12 | It implied , furthermore , that the regime had to approach the reform of local government and the law courts with a much greater sense of urgency . |
| 13 | The second is that while all primary school decision-making is dependent upon both formal and informal relations and contacts , the more complex structures require a much greater expenditure of time on formal decision-making processes ; at the same time , there is greater risk of divisiveness if groups and individuals feel that they are being excluded from the formal processes or that the latter are less important than informal , behind-closed-doors negotiations . |
| 14 | You have much greater freedom of choice how you spend your time -but that freedom also confers greater responsibility on you . |
| 15 | The changes of angle the belt makes as it goes around the pelvis allow much greater freedom of movement . |
| 16 | The much greater availability of contraception and safe abortion has made the consequences of sexual intercourse for women , in terms of unwanted children , much less likely . |
| 17 | It is probable that the economic situation in the industrial countries will deteriorate further in the longer term as some of the constraints upon growth which I discussed earlier take effect ; and there will then be a much greater likelihood of conflict among the rich nations themselves in the struggle for natural resources , markets and some kind of economic growth , while the poorer developing countries will experience increasing hardship and may reach a point of economic collapse . |
| 18 | In essence , the existing green form scheme should be abolished and replaced by a system of advice based on a much greater involvement of advice agencies . |
| 19 | This is explained by the much greater propensity of IT specialists to carry on their studies ( three times more likely ) ; |
| 20 | Extrapolation based upon a mathematical formula has the appearance of a much greater degree of precision and has been used by a number of workers in Britain , e.g.Jones ( 1924 ) and Brown ( 1952 ) . |
| 21 | Blake also realised that , although horses have an extensive body language as well , there was still a much greater degree of communication between horses , and between himself and horses , than could be explained by sounds and signs . |
| 22 | What is new is the much greater degree of sophistication which is now necessary to produce the maximum revenue yield from each and every InterCity journey . |
| 23 | Outsiders could not hope to participate in the learned debates on comparative anatomy at the great museums , but field naturalists relied on local amateurs for specimens and surveys , thus ensuring a much greater degree of interaction . |
| 24 | Other movements in symphonies and chamber music may have a much greater degree of completeness in their melodies , especially slow movements and dance pieces such as minuets and scherzos . |
| 25 | The latter pavements , admittedly , share a number of features which , together , indicate a much greater degree of affinity : similar acanthus scroll and arrangement of designs at Stonesfield and Woodchester , or the almost identical styles of the animals at Woodchester and Barton Farm . |
| 26 | On the whole they feel such predictions are not justified and , indeed , the evidence is of a much greater degree of fitness and independence than is generally acknowledged . |
| 27 | Where human life is at stake , a much greater degree of certainty is required . |
| 28 | It is hoped an Ada version of ANDF will allow government , defence and corporate procurers to exercise a much greater degree of control over their suppliers , by enabling them to separate hardware and software purchasing considerations . |
| 29 | Praxis argues ANDF will eventually allow government , defence and other large information technology procurers to exercise a much greater degree of control over their suppliers , by separating hardware and software purchasing considerations . |
| 30 | It seems to have been the case that attempts to defend their interests by knitters , wool and cotton workers met with a much greater degree of hostility from masters and magistrates than did those made by urban artisans . |