Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] a more " in BNC.
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| 1 | His voice suddenly dropped to a more intimate key . |
| 2 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 3 | In defence he was steady and reliable even if , in a way , his sophisticated refined play was out of its element in the hurly-burly of 3rd Division South football ; Jimmy always appeared to be better suited to a more leisurely pace than that which usually pertained at Selhurst Park in the mid-1950s . |
| 4 | For example , economic practice contains raw materials , individual men , tools , etc. , all united in a more or less institutionalised process . |
| 5 | There have in fact been achievements in the care of the mentally handicapped in our society , and one of the fundamental barriers still to be broken — that of public opinion — will only come from a more positive attitude among the media to the good things that are happening . |
| 6 | If anything Britten outdoes his models by the pointedness of his treatment , in which irony is constantly heightened into a more specific symbolism . |
| 7 | The two groups , representing Asian and North American communicators , pledge below to strive for a more just global communication environment . |
| 8 | Stencil only demonstrates in a more manic form a common desire to know , to gain certainty , which is enacted through the related figures of penetrating surfaces , interrogation , breaking codes , and above all analysing texts . |
| 9 | On the one hand , tenure in top positions is normally limited through a more explicit contractual term of office than is employed in the private sector , and self-perpetuating oligarchies can not form . |
| 10 | But there is no question so difficult that Mr Kinnock can not think of a more difficult answer . |
| 11 | I can not think of a more patsy , unquestioning system better designed to produce the cosy relationship about which the hon. Gentleman so frequently speaks . |
| 12 | The 66-year-old President , an agricultural economist by training , was generally regarded as a more approachable and pragmatic politician than his predecessor , and therefore better equipped to manage the process of political liberalization which had begun in the last months of Chiang 's presidency . |
| 13 | The emphasis on Christianity in this part of the Act came about as a result of a House of Lords amendment to the Education Reform Bill originally tabled by Baroness Cox and finally presented in a more pragmatic form by the Bishop of London after extensive consultation with interested parties . |
| 14 | Postulating the presence of a generalized person in the infinitive whose position in time as support of the infinitive 's event is either coincident or subsequent to another position of this same person , at which it is often represented as support of some other event , thus leads to a more profound comprehension of the motives underlying the use of to . |
| 15 | The moves for an extended system of university education reach back to the 18405 when it was aimed at providing more qualified candidates for Anglican ordination , but it was very soon transformed into a more lay-oriented mission . |
| 16 | The Trust adds : ‘ The immense work done by the three principal participants , Simon Pepper ( WWF ) , John Hunt ( RSPB ) and Nigel Hawkins ( JMMT ) and the crucial role played by Chris Brasher has to be acknowledged and we can only regret that their efforts were not rewarded with a more positive outcome . ’ |
| 17 | Fortunately , this soon declined to a more tolerable rate . |
| 18 | The scuffling over Patrick 's soul may soon move to a more prosaic level , that of his modest estate and , in particular , the Irish copyright to his writings . |
| 19 | The continuous model of development was thus replaced by a more complex theory that highlighted certain crucial episodes in the history of life on earth . |
| 20 | These may originally have been compiled by a Touraine monastic house so that the new rulers of the area could be commemorated in its prayers ; but like the genealogies of the comital house of Flanders , they were soon adapted to a more secular purpose . |
| 21 | This left the way open for those prominent in the Essex Federation to argue that if such arrangements were acceptable during a temporary absence of tutor-organiser , there was no reason why they should not apply on a more permanent basis if the voluntary members wanted to give their ‘ voluntaryism ’ full rein . |
| 22 | Of slighter build than his brother , at fifteen Joseph still had the unfinished face of a growing boy , but his features were already set in a more thoughtful , reflective cast than Chuck 's and there was a hint of his mother 's sensitivity in his smile . |
| 23 | It is vital that we preserve our own independent nuclear deterrent as protection against nuclear blackmail ; it is equally important that we take every possible step — as we are doing — to ensure that the process of rapid political change , and the change of authority that has taken place in what was the Soviet Union , do not lead to a more dangerous situation in regard to the present control and authority over nuclear weapons . |
| 24 | ‘ Or maybe she just learned from a more rational neighbour that the real Delia has been abroad for six months . |
| 25 | From its own customs and traditions the villagers could draw upon a strong sense of identity and morality which , looking back , one may easily mourn in a more impersonal , amoral and uncertain modern world . |
| 26 | It is augmented by tributaries and the magnificent waterfall of Steall and then plunges down a rocky wooded gorge , finally to travel on a more tranquil course to its destiny in Loch Linnhe . |
| 27 | At the same time a report by the West German Bundesbank ( central bank ) , calling for a 2:1 conversion rate between the East and West German Marks when monetary union was introduced , aroused great controversy until the West German government eventually agreed to a more favourable offer . |
| 28 | For these reasons , indirect taxes are usually regarded as a more flexible instrument of macroeconomic policy . |
| 29 | As the child became more demanding in a more unpleasant manner the mother would respond negatively until a long sequence of shouting and hitting would develop . |
| 30 | Are you more say on a more personal level , was it at all obvious during the lodge meetings that people who were out people were out , were under pressure to go back ? |