Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is my contention that entrenchment and cynicism both reflect and serve to heighten an atmosphere of demoralization ; that they arise as a result of a semi-conscious decision by teachers about how to cope with doubts and demands ; that while this stance often seems the only possible option it is a mistake to adopt it ; and that through insight into the dynamics of the decision-making process , a better stance can be found , even in very trying circumstances , that offers a greater opportunity for personal satisfaction and institutional success . |
| 2 | York 's a historic city of some hundred and four thousand people , covering some two thousand nine hundred hectares , but that city itself is only part of the settlement that I think we would all regard as as York itself , that covers a larger population of some a hundred and thirty five thousand people , er contained er within the York outer ring road , and referenced to the the map submitted with my H One submission , and also the greenbelt plan which we 've we 've just put up on the board there , er will show you the the broader extent of the urban area . |
| 3 | Its San Jose , California-based developer , Software Systems Inc , has now decided that the time is right to provide a lower cost version , which runs on Silicon Graphics Inc workstations . |
| 4 | I must give this to the Prime Minister , explain the strong feelings and see whether the guidelines can be altered so that it becomes more usual to impose a stiffer sentence . |
| 5 | Where liability is admitted , or it is acknowledged that liability is likely to be established , then it may be sensible to try and agree an interim payment because it will probably be possible to secure a lower sum in interim damages than would be awarded by the Court if matters were so to proceed . |
| 6 | She was told that there was slippage of some support among backbenchers ; that the 1922 Executive was divided , with some preferring a wider choice in the second round ; and that there was some disquiet in the Cabinet . |
| 7 | This process enabled some to see a simpler method ( e.g. pupil 1 ) . |
| 8 | Indeed , as experimental psychology of animals evolves from simple behaviourism — the simple response experiments of Skinner — to the more complex information-theory of positive science , it becomes ever clearer that the minds of animals — and I use the word advisedly , meaning their capacity to reason from stored information — are extremely complex , and this imposes a greater responsibility on us . |
| 9 | This revealed a higher number of referrals to the psychogeriatric service for people in Newham than in Ipswich ( understandable in view of the fact that Newham has a larger elderly population : approximately 28,500 people over 65 compared with 18,800 in Ipswich ) . |
| 10 | The national surveys of disability conducted by OPCS in 1985 revealed a higher prevalence of disability among women aged 75 and over than men in the same age group . |
| 11 | Complementary evidence that this represents a wider shift in management practice , not confined to one country , company or sector , is drawn from published accounts of similar developments elsewhere . |
| 12 | Although this represents a greater increase ( £7 ) than in the other categories , it seems only fair that two single adults should not have to pay more than a family . |
| 13 | It is also worth noting that as rates rise in the money markets equities by comparison may be seen in a less favourable light , and if this produces a greater level of uncertainty about prices , options combined with the money markets may constitute a refuge for those investors wishing to avoid such doubts . |
| 14 | The two noddies are fairly similar , but the lesser has a longer beak and the brown , as its name suggests , has a paler brown back . |
| 15 | So that , is the basic drive behind this to provide a greater incentive for the , the majority of peasants to support , actively support the Party ? |
| 16 | This adds a further regulator to receptor-matrix interaction and implies that specific receptor expression may be influenced by nuclear events or in response to a change in matrix . |
| 17 | In practice there is a limit to how far we can elongate a fat particle ; this places a lower limit ( c. 25% ) on the fat content of a cream which can be whipped . |
| 18 | This places a greater burden on local fraud squads attached to individual police forces . |
| 19 | Excuse the paper … it 's easier to write a longer letter on foolscap paper ! |
| 20 | This emphasises a further point to which domestic competition authorities need to apply their minds . |
| 21 | From the outset , Nigeria and Iran sought quota improvements and in the late 1980s there arose some aggrieved discussion of the UAE 's insistence on setting its own unilateral quota ( 1.5 million as against the 0.948 set by the Vienna conference in 1987 ) and vehement debate with both Iraq and Iran , neither of which was willing to accept a lower quota than the other 's . |
| 22 | McNamara told the press bluntly : ‘ It is Labour Party policy to achieve a united Ireland by consent and , therefore , it would be foolish to create a further obstacle . |
| 23 | This allows a wider range of options to be offered as well as a better use of available resources . |
| 24 | The defender takes up a left fighting stance ( all combinations are best practised from the fighting stance , as this allows a greater amount of protection and freedom of movement ) and faces the attacker , who executes a front kick to the defender 's mid-section . |
| 25 | Though I should say that what councillor said that my group were prepared to set a higher tax level if that were necessary . |
| 26 | This uses a softer aggregate , calcite ( chalk ) , with a high proportion of detergent , either an anionic blend or an amphoteric , to produce a creamy liquid consistency . |
| 27 | Lempel Ziv Welch algorithm ( LZW ) : this uses a larger coding space than necessary for the symbols to be transmitted , and allocates the extra codes to sequences of symbols which occur in the message . |
| 28 | This raises a further problem , whether or not there was , as some Tudor writers believed , Yorkist influence behind the rising . |
| 29 | But this introduces a further dilemma . |
| 30 | This includes a lower bed , so that if they fall out they should not hurt themselves . |