Example sentences of "[be] more [adj] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've proved we can do it , and we 're more innovative at the moment than the Americans , ’ says Steve , who admits his career would have been far more difficult without the success of groups like Soul II Soul . |
| 2 | If the commission , which since its inception has been the CIVC 's ComCon ( Commission Consultative ) , required a yardstick on which to base their annual increase or decrease of production limits , then it would have been more rational at the time to term the figure , whether or not it was actually 50 hectolitres per hectare , an average for the region . |
| 3 | I am not sure whether I am more appalled at the prospect of the Labour party being in government than I am at the prospect of having the support of the hon. Member for Eastbourne ( Mr. Bellotti ) and the Liberal party . |
| 4 | ‘ Interest groups are more vociferous at the planning stages . |
| 5 | low eighty , low eighty it various from season to season as upholstery is more popular or less popular as beds are more popular at the |
| 6 | THESE are more common at the lower end of the spectrum , but players are known to have received appearance fees from different sources . |
| 7 | But although it could be seen as the fashion of protest — ‘ what could be more defiant at a time of recession and social decay than seemingly lavish , luxurious clothes ? ’ |
| 8 | It must be more democratic at every level . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's only because you know I 'll be more efficient at the job . |
| 10 | The total sum might give you a shock but will also help you to be more ruthless at the start and put changes into effect . |
| 11 | The world champion may not be worried about the £500 fine handed out for throwing the last game of his bizarre straight-games loss to Jahangir Khan in the final of last month 's Stuttgart Open , but he should be more concerned at the zero computer points assigned him for the Stuttgart tournament , which may enable Jahangir to overtake him in the New Year rankings , plus the fact that any further misdemeanour will probably mean draconian punishment . |
| 12 | The girl seemed to be more concerned at the loss of the eggs than her home , Christina noticed . |
| 13 | Newly admitted residents tended to be more active at the point of admission , having replaced a heavily dependent person . |
| 14 | You may think of Simply Red as being more hollow at the centre than wild and crazy guys , but this shows neat exuberance and Hucknall 's increasingly inspired songs . |
| 15 | These are said to indicate two broad phases , one apparently following the line of the mid to late second-century north-south cross-street , which is especially prominent towards the western end of the defended enclosure , the other seemingly having its own distinctive alignment more akin to the line of the road running north from the main crossroads ; this is more obvious at the eastern end , and might therefore be earlier in origin . |
| 16 | There is dispute as to whether cutting is more likely at the time of menstruation ( Simpson 1976 ) . |
| 17 | Norm was more pleasant at the dinner table when the boys were not there . |
| 18 | But Sir George , as Roland had calculated , was more alarmed at the thought of pilgrimages of Leonora Stern than aware of the possibilities of Cropper and Blackadder . |
| 19 | On Aug. 30 he was more explicit at a press conference , urging political solutions and a calm and consistent policy to prevent escalation , and warning that " any resort to military force is unacceptable " . |
| 20 | I WAS more startled at the amount Mr Lamont was allowed to run up on his card rather than his doing it in the first place . |
| 21 | Lieutenant Whitby of the Cameronians confirmed that laxness had been rife , although he was more worried at the lack of respect meted to the prisoner than the damage done to his self-esteem . |