Example sentences of "[noun] have the [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further he comments that the male has the greater discretion of reason . |
| 2 | The wedge cushion has the further advantage of allowing the patient to see his legs without effort . |
| 3 | The Midlander has the better claim for the title of Typical Irishman . |
| 4 | Nothing about " what it is like " to see blue or red tells us which light has the longer wavelength . |
| 5 | Local people , however , often speak of Dent Town as a reminder of the days when Dent had the greater status . |
| 6 | Boswell 's counterpoint to this recitative divulges that among their books the Mackinnons had the shorter version of Johnson 's own Dictionary , and that , notwithstanding the merry and warm respect they received from the household , the place began to feel like a prison on account of the adverse weather . |
| 7 | The Dark Elves had the greater number and their allies were fell . |
| 8 | In the 1983 election , more electors thought the Conservatives had the better policies than actually voted for the party . |
| 9 | Previous results ( including a late penalty to give france a consolation goal in Spains last match ) meant England had the better goal diff , and could progress with a draw . |
| 10 | Molluscs have the lower part of the body developed as a muscular foot , which may variously function locomotion , digging or swimming . |
| 11 | The sighting dominant eye may be , but is not necessarily , the eye having the greater acuity . |
| 12 | ‘ Kanza had the longer legs . ’ |
| 13 | In few studies have the higher moments been used to advantage , the principal exception being that of Sly ( 1977 , 1978 ) who used the skewness — kurtosis interrelationships to recognize differing environmental energy levels in deposits of the Great Lakes ( Fig. 3.1() ) . |
| 14 | Psychoanalytic theory has the further merit of offering explanations about why specific individuals and groups within advanced , differentiated societies develop a variety of different attitudes to religion . |
| 15 | To measure the power in a load , whichever of the movable or pair of fixed coils has the lower resistance is connected essentially or actually in series with the load as indicated in figure 7.2(b) , so that the load current is essentially or actually carried . |
| 16 | Indeed , we often find that older workers themselves believe that younger people have the greater right to a job , particularly in times of high unemployment . |
| 17 | The PLP could conduct a poll of its members to test which man had the greater support . |
| 18 | Von Tunzelmann , remarking that prices had the greater influence on real wage trends over this period , finds that the indices available are much closer to each other than they are for the periods on either side . |
| 19 | One minute they were having a philosophical discussion , and the next a very physical encounter , in which Shelley felt that her companion had the greater advantage . |
| 20 | I think Oxford have the better stride , but quite clearly they lack the power that Cambridge have . |
| 21 | As between Morrison and Peter Winterbottom , Morrison had the better season and the better game at Twickenham and he is the better part of three years younger than the 33-year-old English openside . |
| 22 | City had the greater possession , yet it was United who created the more clear-cut chances . |
| 23 | Chelsea had the better chances — and it was an eventful day for substitute David Lee . |
| 24 | As project A has the greater NPV , it should be the preferred option . |
| 25 | There has of course been some criticism in the books of the decision in Stilk v. Myrick which is somewhat differently reported in the two sets of reports , but Campbell 's reports have the better reputation and what I have referred to as being the law on this point is referred to as ‘ the present ’ rule in Chitty on Contracts : see , also , Cheshire and Fifoot . |
| 26 | Message Pad and Qui Danzig have the better form , but as a son of the supremely successful Nureyev , Abs may have more scope for improvement . |
| 27 | But Postnikova has the closer understanding of the music 's nature , not only in such matters as the gentle reverie of ‘ January ’ , or the graphic hunting scene of ‘ September ’ ( with its wary middle section ) , or the lively characterization of ‘ February ’ . |
| 28 | This region has the longer history of continuous occupation by tundra , for at no time during the post-glacial period was it invaded by forest . |
| 29 | The two speeches which I have just analysed are probably the two greatest ones in the play as they both change the storyline dramatically , but Marc Antony 's speech having the better effect on the plebeians which seems unfair , as he was dishonest and Brutus was n't , yet he won the ‘ word ’ battle and lead on from there to become greater and greater in power . |
| 30 | Moreover , although both men faced the job of rebuilding their followings , Percy had the harder task since his family 's traditional support had fragmented in the previous decade . |