Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] for [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When choosing several varieties , remember that cross-pollination may be important and that some fruits store for longer than others . |
| 2 | Bakalov said Huron version 1.18 , expected in Q2 1993 , will support Motif for the first time as well as the RS/6000 , improved buffers support for larger numbers of terminals , Oracle server ( Unix ) and DB server(MVS) . |
| 3 | One problem was that shorter torsos made for better balance when running , but longer torsos could enable longer intestines to become a more efficient non-ruminant digestive system . |
| 4 | ‘ Some girls go for older men . ’ |
| 5 | Concern about the escalating crisis in Yugoslavia prompted some Western Foreign Ministers to call for broader powers for the CSCE to intervene in internal conflicts . |
| 6 | He wanted all the theological colleges to be combined into three , at Oxford , Cambridge and Durham ; he wanted the numerous funds , societies , urban work and foreign missions combined for greater effect . |
| 7 | It will not apply to manufactured goods purchased for sale as such or part-manufactured goods sold for further processing into finished manufactured goods or jewellery . |
| 8 | Without doubt dry days make for better ferreting but , on the other hand , there will be more rabbits underground during wet weather . |
| 9 | A similar agreement between Nicaragua , Panama and the USA was signed on June 27 , binding all three countries to work for freer trade and to consult regularly with one another on trade issues . |
| 10 | A handful of the small nomenclatura of the Soviet cultural bureaucracy was gathering under the chandelier , the ladies in their beehive hairstyles and flowered frocks designed for slenderer frames , the gentlemen slimmed by the shiny French-tailored suits that signified access to the special clothing stores . |
| 11 | Make a note of all requests made for further information and of any interest expressed in ideas for features . |
| 12 | During the budget debate many deputies argued for heavier spending on public works projects to cut unemployment , rather than the introduction of measures to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 13 | Notwithstanding the re-election of Mrs Thatcher in 1983 and 1987 , a clear majority of voters have favoured increased taxes to pay for greater expenditure on services such as health , education , and welfare , over tax cutting and programme cutting ( Table 10.1 ) . |
| 14 | However , the initial Application Linking specification will possess object-like characteristics to allow for further developments and support for Object Group 's Object Request Broker Architecture . |
| 15 | However , the initial ALT specification will possess object-like characteristics to allow for further developments and support for OMG 's Object Request Broker Architecture . |
| 16 | The combination has impelled manufacturing and service enterprises in almost all sectors to search for larger markets abroad , and to establish themselves there in an ‘ insider position ’ ( Best , 1990 : p. 260 ; Milner and Yoffie , 1989 ) . |
| 17 | The relative strengths of competing hypotheses may be relevant to the decision about how many words to select for higher level processing , but unfortunately sequential hypothesize and test systems favour the collection and evaluation of evidence for a particular hypothesis in isolation from its competitors . |
| 18 | the inhouse best practice technique represents a valid , low-cost approach for identifying what can be achieved and the key elements needed for better performance ; |
| 19 | Unlike in certain other European countries , British labour law sets no maximum duration to a temporary employment relationship , whereby all persons employed for longer than a certain period of time automatically have permanent status . |
| 20 | All this is very necessary preparation for the major exercises planned for later in the year when they will join with other battalions , Regular and TA , to practise their wartime role . |
| 21 | In general , long shots run for longer than close-ups because they contain more information for the eye to take in , and an average length might be ten to fifteen seconds . |
| 22 | Now the erect pointed ears scanned for further clues as to the quarry 's line of movement . |
| 23 | From a developmental point of view this will mean adding to the local varieties used within the family and peer group those varieties used for wider communication ( in school and higher education , in adult work and society ) ; it means adding written language to spoken language , Standard English to non-Standard English , literary language to non-literary language and , for children who have a different mother tongue , it means adding English to their first language . |
| 24 | Pluralist theories allow for greater scope for individuals , but they also have a far narrower conception of ‘ the political ’ in society These studies tend to focus almost exclusively on the constitutionally legitimised areas of political action to discover where power lies . |
| 25 | Examples are health authorities " being forced to pay huge sums to private locum agencies providing temporary medical cover as more doctors opt for higher private rates ' and " local councils paying £I , 000 per week to specialist agencies to fill a single accountant 's job " because they could not recruit permanent staff on the nationally agreed salary scales were reported recently ( The Times , 24/11/86 and 5/9/7 ) . |
| 26 | Sexually , it 's hardly surprising that older women fall for younger men , and vice versa . |
| 27 | We hope that the fact that we have won this encourages other small companies to strive for better things . ’ |
| 28 | Some suggestions were instantly taken up , as in 1925 , when five members asked for shorter carries and the committee agreed to reducing them to 120 yards , and also a later suggestion for setting aside some ground for lessons and practice . |
| 29 | Given that trained and qualified first aiders makes for better treatment of those unfortunate enough to need it , then Douglas Reyburn is well positioned with an extra nine first aiders . |
| 30 | Usually , they are intermediate values to allow for later additions . |