Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly the replacement needs to be something desirable and/or less harmful than the original habit you are seeking to break . |
| 2 | Is it more or less progressive if the exemption is raised from 2000 to 5000 ? |
| 3 | I had more or less finished when the copper who had pulled me appeared from the back office and lifted the flap in the desk to get by me . |
| 4 | These variations are however more or less superficial and the main differences between timbers lie in their density . |
| 5 | As with other intrusions , dykes form either positive or negative features depending on whether they are more or less resistant than the surrounding rock ( Fig. 5.18 ) . |
| 6 | There is no particular reason ( or at least none in anything that we have discussed so far ) to expect either side in the arms race to become steadily more successful or less successful than the other . |
| 7 | ( a ) Grounds ( Clause 19.01 ) All or any of the following may be expected to be encountered , though in any given agreement the grounds may be more or less specific as the requirements of particular firms differ . |
| 8 | Neither state is more or less truthful than the other . |
| 9 | If towing is permitted with only a wing-tip man , it is vital that the pilots all recognise that this is only safe if the ground is more or less level and the wind is very light . |
| 10 | There was a real bond of friendship and understanding between many of the great churchmen of this age and leading warriors ; it would be a nice point to decide whether the happiness of St Margaret 's marriage to King Malcolm of Scotland ( see p. 210 ) was more or less remarkable than the depth of St Anselm 's friendship with Hugh of Avranches , the first earl of Chester , the savage hammer of the Welsh . |
| 11 | The same applies to the general deterrent argument : its effectiveness depends on whether the penalty for murder affects the calculations of potential killers at all , and , if it does , whether life imprisonment is seen as significantly more or less severe than the alternative of a long , fixed-term sentence . |
| 12 | In this way a risk index was formed showing whether the division was relatively more or less risky than the corporate group as a whole , and the group CAPM-based yield was modified on a divisional basis . |
| 13 | Of all the treatments for obesity , none could be more physiological or less psychological than the operation known as jejeunoileostomy or ileal bypass , in which most of the small intestine is short circuited thus greatly reducing the amount of intestine available for absorbing food . |
| 14 | A group is more enduring and supportive than two people interacting socially but is looser or less structured than an organization . |
| 15 | There may be occasions when it is quite right or entirely understandable that an asylum applicant did not make his claim until he had been here for some time . |
| 16 | It does not matter if our objector allows or insists , as no doubt he will , that it was in some consistent sense probable or highly probable that the smell would occur . |
| 17 | The husband who is or becomes emotionally clumsy or inconsiderate , the wife who is over-demanding or nagging , the partner who is coldly disapproving or coolly unsupportive or the one who is noisily depreciatory all run the risk of becoming the " bad parent " ; the " bad parent " is not loved and the physical side of love will deteriorate . |
| 18 | However , the test of what is ‘ reasonably practicable ’ as opposed to ‘ practicable ’ , is not just whether the measures taken are financially or physically possible but the degree of risk must be balanced against the sacrifice involved . |
| 19 | The third sub-type of academic course is less easy to describe , but it is broader or more general than the two-subject degree . |
| 20 | It must be appreciated that , although the population of the world is about a million times larger than the population of a large village , the model needed to make a reasonable study of some major world trends and problems is not necessarily much larger or more complex than the village model . |
| 21 | Well I do n't like it very much but it has this very interesting discussion as to whether a fax was cheaper or more expensive than the telephone |
| 22 | According to the relative specialisation models , both hemispheres can perform a given function but one is faster or more efficient than the other . |
| 23 | No scene , perhaps , in The Lord of the Rings is more moving or more suggestive than the one in which Sam and Frodo , in Mordor , see the wind changing and the darkness driven back , and then as if in answer to prayer come upon a trickle of water : ‘ ill-fated ’ and ‘ fruitless ’ in appearance , but at that moment seemingly a message from the world outside , beyond the Shadow . |
| 24 | Talkative , gregarious and insensitive , he attached himself as if by magnetic force to any group larger or more important than the one he was actually in . |
| 25 | It may well be that factors other than orthofunction are producing these improvements ; factors such as better resourcing , a purposeful environment , the amount of time spent in active learning each day , or the one-to-one relationship with conductors , may be equally or more important than the specific application of the technique of orthofunction itself . |
| 26 | The distinction between the effect of a deed under seal , and that of an agreement by parol , or by writing not under seal , may seem arbitrary , but it is established in our law ; nor is it really unreasonable or practically inconvenient that the law should require particular solemnities to give a gratuitous contract the force of a binding obligation . |
| 27 | The first ventral arm plate appears trapezoidal or slightly pentagonal while the subsequent plates become more rounded with an obtuse proximal angle and a rounded distal edge ; they are separated from one another . |
| 28 | It can be as utilitarian as the rigid polyurethane foam commonly used in the reinforcement of GRP bodyshells , or as elegant as the aluminium or Nomex honeycombs employed in pukka aerospace sandwich materials ( as seen recently through holes in the wings of Tornado jets involved in the Gulf conflict ) . |
| 29 | We would like you to join us for dinner , meet our friends , enjoy a glass of wine or two over something as simple as a plate of pasta , or as extravagant as a six course meal . |
| 30 | A window can be the same size as the screen or as small as a single icon . |