Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been painted in 1876 and showed an older and more ethereal poet , his head rising , as is common with Watts 's portraits , from a vague dark column of a body into a spiritual light . |
| 2 | Veinlets , on the other hand , are primitive and constitute the finer twigs of a principal vein ; they are preceded by tracheae and carry macrotrichia ( Fig. 37 ) . |
| 3 | In the perspective of this book , the contrast with traditional dialectological method , and with data-gathering in orthodox historical linguistics , is clear and requires no further comment . |
| 4 | Yet again , the idea is that once created the watch is self-sufficient and requires no further help from its divine craftsperson . |
| 5 | It will enable you to challenge telephone bills if you think they are wrong and to gain a better idea of how much you are paying while you talk . |
| 6 | Now graded VS , the final pitch is notoriously slipper when wet and suffers the further hazard of nesting seagulls . |
| 7 | The advantage of fondant over royal icing for covering cakes is that it is much easier and quicker to make , is more pliable and has a softer texture that many people prefer . |
| 8 | June and Robert Braithwaite achieved much better intercourse both in and out of bed when she learned to understand and value his greater need of physical sensation and he became less worried by her being different and placing a lower value on physical experience . |
| 9 | The Suit was back , the more serious and sober the better . |
| 10 | Because of Tony 's damaged fingers he insisted that the ebony fingerboard was lacquered , making the frets seem lower and providing a smoother action . |
| 11 | These pigments are more stable and give a brighter key when mixed with the gum or size solution . |
| 12 | Some customers prefer goods which are not mass-produced and seek a wider range of products |
| 13 | When the All Party House of Commons Select Committee reported in 1984 and suggested a further review of child care legislation was needed , did the same Select Committee envisage the incompetence of the Government ministers of the day to so irresponsibly deal with their duties ? |
| 14 | Alternatively , this mutation might lead to production of a protein that is only partly functional and causes a milder disease . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , evaluation of both these factors is difficult and labour intensive and requires a longer timescale than that usually acceptable to policymakers and budget setters . |
| 16 | Although difficulties in reliably specifying the appropriate lexical input to phonological variables are reasonably well documented , they may be more widespread and pose a greater methodological problem than these rather scattered observations in the literature suggest . |
| 17 | The Natural History Museum wanted me to complete some ecology wallcharts of ponds and streams , sponsored by British petroleum , who have a long standing relationship with the Museum , aimed at encouraging and supporting a better understanding of current environmental issues . |
| 18 | But their tablatures had been completed around 1530 and cover an older repertory , plus a few pieces by Senfl , and then there is an almost complete gap until Ammerbach published his Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur in 1571 . |
| 19 | Thomas himself left the Company in 1916 and took no further part in the matter . |
| 20 | But nevertheless , quietly , the community is getting more and more involved and having a bigger say at that level . |
| 21 | Greenidge was dropped on 6 and made a further 74 , Kallicharran on 25 and went on to 42 , and King was unbeaten on 31 after giving a chance on 5. 215 was the kind of score to promise a close finish , and Boycott , Willey and Larkins saw them well on the way . |
| 22 | The Cathedral of S. Dimitri was begun in 1194 and has a simpler plan with four piers supporting a single dome . |
| 23 | And yet this creature who so violates the natural order and traditional gender divisions by dressing as a man also does things better than a man : ‘ I should draw first and prove the quicker man ’ , she says ( iv . |
| 24 | Union Sundown appear to share their guitars and their squeaky vocal style but their songs are longer and have a grittier tone . |
| 25 | The guidance is persuasive rather than prescriptive and has a lower level of authority than statements of auditing standards . |
| 26 | Reducing the volume of waste not only makes it more manageable and reduces the further risk of contravening the hygiene regulations , but since most local authorities or waste contractors charge for removal based on the volume , you will also make considerable savings on removal charges . |
| 27 | Internationally , this did no harm whatever , relieving as it did part of the burden on the social services , leaving prices unaffected and giving a better standard of living to existing residents and the newly-employed alike . |
| 28 | His economic failure has been less forgivable than Mr Traoré 's : Benin is more fertile and has a better-educated population than Mali . |
| 29 | Further , it may suggest a drift away from the shallow , light soils favoured in the early period to heavier soils which are more fertile and produce a greater yield per acre . |
| 30 | From cheap and cheerful to expensive and depressing The cheaper pound may seem good news for industry in the short term , but companies could find it more expensive in the long run |