Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A republic-wide vote was held on 30 March 1991 in which 90.3 per cent of the population were reported to have taken part , 98.9 per cent of whom expressed support for the restoration of Georgian independence ; following this , on 9 April , the Georgian parliament adopted a further resolution proclaiming the republic a fully independent state ( the act , for the moment , had little practical significance ) . |
| 2 | Now , in the last decade of the century , we have an opportunity through our European institutions to create a wider prosperity and a more lasting peace for all the peoples and all the countries of Europe . |
| 3 | Breaking the weak link proved a bigger hazard than actual cable breaks or power failures . |
| 4 | Consequently due diligence forms a larger and more important part of share sales than of asset sales and in terms of legal costs can be an expensive process . |
| 5 | To this end their policy has been aimed at creating a greater diversification of supply bringing in housing associations and private builders to create a greater choice and , according to the Conservatives , value for tenants . |
| 6 | Undoubtedly the people left behind can experience immense dislocation , amounting in extreme cases to complete social and economic dereliction , but with no economic base to support a larger rural population , conditions would have been worse if those who moved to the towns had chosen to remain in the countryside . |
| 7 | For all her talk of shaking up the town 's bureaucracy , Mrs Molina will have to learn some of her opponent 's conciliatory skills to win a better deal for her constituents . |
| 8 | Producing films at that level requires a stronger nerve than British producers have generally shown . |
| 9 | She 'd fled , but not before he 'd accused her with brutish , angry words of a number of character and personality deficiencies , the greatest of which appeared to be her total inability to appreciate the finer qualities of Marcus Pritchard . |
| 10 | The very finest champagnes have a greater potential to age more interestingly since they start off with more . |
| 11 | In these we shall attempt to say what it means to be social , for in that attempt lies a further definition of ‘ mind ’ . |
| 12 | The committee takes the view that government research projects carried out by private industry have a better chance of leading to commercial rewards in terms of new products and processes . |
| 13 | Mottle Foin , the only foin on which trees grew , little stunted pines making a black dappling on its surface , was the highest hill on the moor after Big Allen and now its rocky hump hid the Milder 's northerly curves , Pierce Foin and all of Lustley Dale . |
| 14 | In 1971 Hick published a longer account of his own ideas in Arguments for the Existence of God . |
| 15 | No. 55 was chosen for trials and a top cover only covering the saloon was fitted and had six windows each side to match the lower saloon . |
| 16 | Each side claims a closer reading than the other . |
| 17 | Whilst it might cause some obvious short-term distress to tell the older people that they have unrealistic expectations of their children , to fail to do so inevitably leads to more unhappiness in the longer term . |
| 18 | The measure of efficiency is determined by the airspace between the two panes of glass : the optimum is 20mm , although some double glazed units have a smaller gap . |
| 19 | The revolutions in eastern Europe and the fall of communism in Russia presented the west with a rare historical opportunity to build a better and more prosperous world . |
| 20 | The first was used initially to prevent leakage , but was abandoned in favour of the transperitoneal route to achieve a better vortex and easier stone fragmentation . |
| 21 | In support of this suggestion the same workers ( Shattil et al , 1977 ) found that platelets from patients with Type 2 hyperlipoproteinaemia had a higher cholesterol/phospholipid ratio and other workers have found an elevated platelet-free cholesterol in patients with the same condition ( Miettinen , 1974 ) . |
| 22 | Fears that this proposal would lead to Federal interference in this field brought a further defeat for the President . |
| 23 | Essentially , the argument used is that because there is no competitive market in the capital of nationalized industries and no competitive market in their products , the published accounts have a greater significance in assessing economic performance than in the private sector . |
| 24 | On balance it is well worthwhile for the voluntary organizations to seize this opportunity to play a fuller role . |
| 25 | This interesting course of pre-university physics adopts a tighter approach to practical work , project work and theory . |
| 26 | PMF BRITISH PRODUCTS BUILDING A BETTER BRITAIN |
| 27 | French polishing requires a higher degree of skill than any other method of wood finishing , and there is no doubt that when done properly it gives a very lovely appearance to furniture . |
| 28 | As noted in an earlier chapter , some DCSLs negotiated a broader role than did others , but we were impressed with the clarity and economy of their expositions to school staff . |
| 29 | Tofu is available fresh or in long-life packs ; the fresh variety has a firmer texture . |
| 30 | This decision was the decision to provide the benefit to the taxpayers ' children and this decision involved no further expense on the college . |