Example sentences of "[adj] or a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In addition , the Board of Inland Revenue must be indemnified by the people who were partners immediately before the first change , and by anyone joining the partnership on that or a later change , against any loss of tax arising on a partner 's claim that the election does not strictly comply with the provisions of s 113(2) and that the cessation basis should have been applied .
2 It is best to acknowledge that " style " , like " meaning " , is a word which can be used either in a broader or a narrower sense .
3 A crude analysis of the use of doctors by the various socio-economic groups shows , for both males and females , either a similar or a lower use by the semi-skilled and unskilled groups than other groups .
4 Some fundholders did switch hospitals for some specialties where they were promised a better or a cheaper service .
5 Now that has nothing to do about whether our children will get a better or a worse education if the school is opted out .
6 But , in support of the maternal depletion syndrome , perhaps contrary to popular belief , it appears from these data that a baby has better chances of being born alive to a woman in the 40–44 years age group if it is the first than the sixth or a higher order .
7 Why are they so large , because their economies of scale to be reaped right companies are trying to erm , to accrue those economies of scale right , cos if they do n't , they 'll go out of business , because their competitors alright will produce , erm , a superior or a lower price product okay .
8 But McMahon and Greene 's model predicted that there was an ideal between these two extremes , a surface at which the runner would be deflected more quickly than on either a harder or a softer track .
9 The idea is that if the seller can sell the goods elsewhere at the same or a higher price than the buyer had agreed to pay , the seller has lost nothing , in which case he will receive only nominal damages .
10 A hierarchical court structure is essential to give to a particular case a level of authority ; this will determine whether or not the case can be overruled by a decision of the same or a higher court , and which courts , if any , are bound by its decision .
11 If on the date the seller fails or refuses to deliver , the buyer can buy similar goods from elsewhere at the same or a cheaper price , then prima facie the buyer 's damages are only nominal .
12 Geographers have studied the recent adaptations of local industries , such as Manchester clothing ( Gibbs , 1987 ) , but these appear to be more concerned with the survival of firms , with the same or a smaller workforce , than to do with major ‘ re-industrialization ’ .
13 So public employees can not be said to have less of an incentive to be efficient or a greater incentive to pursue non-pecuniary rewards .
14 Most years it was washed up again on the next or a later tide , but this was of no consequence so long as the Scapegoat had gone .
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