Example sentences of "far [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be far preferable to use only a few words — a brief poem where every word is potent : |
| 2 | In this case I believe that it is by far preferable to accept the lack of consistency which we all know exists in papers marked by people , rather than suffer the strangling constraints on what and how we teach forced upon us when papers are marked by machine . |
| 3 | I had gone so far that to blow it at that point would have been a big disappointment for me , ’ he said . |
| 4 | It was nothing to him , of course — orders were orders — yet it had occurred to him several times that it would have been far simpler to evacuate the Shepherds than go through with all this nonsense . |
| 5 | It is far tougher to dive at the legs of an oncoming player than to haul them down by the neck or straight-arm tackle them as they run past you . |
| 6 | It was n't that she had ever made a conscious decision to play the helpless female ; she just always looked as though she was in constant need of care and attention , and over the years she had found that it was far easier to allow people to think what they liked , because whenever she tried to be assertive , or explain that she was really quite competent , no one ever believed her . |
| 7 | Interestingly , it is the semantic anomaly that probably makes this kind of joke far easier to translate from English into another language than the jokes which depend on sound-play or polysemy . |
| 8 | A personnel specification is far easier to draw up than it sounds . |
| 9 | Theft and disease would both be far easier to control . ’ |
| 10 | But the Digivision sets will contain fewer components to go wrong , and will be far easier to service when they do . |
| 11 | It is far easier to let the fry feed naturally than to have to mess around with infusorians . |
| 12 | But the main reason is that if they have a crash , it is far easier to treat a wound with no superficial hair and the risk of infection is lessened . |
| 13 | Thankfully it 's proved far easier to leave well alone . |
| 14 | Again , this is easier than it seems and far easier to do than to put into words . |
| 15 | It would be far easier to do a pull-together about a Stock Exchange crash or Bosnia . |
| 16 | As we have seen , it is far easier to parry a direct blow than to stop it forcibly . |
| 17 | But even so , it was far easier to set out a project for the Council than to implement it . |
| 18 | Do make sure that you retain the right to sell soft drinks and refreshments , these are far easier to manage and provide a good ratio of profit to outlay . |
| 19 | Once you understand how the fabric is constructed , it is far easier to design your own pattern cards . |
| 20 | And whereas ordinary PSS is famous for being user-hostile , Dialplus has a menu-driven front end which is far easier to use . |
| 21 | Sails without full length battens are frequently called ‘ soft ’ sails , ideally you will need two sails since when you start to sail in strong winds a small sail will be far easier to use . |
| 22 | I would recommend first trying a pair of tweezers that are intended for stamp collectors , as these have slightly rounded ends , are longer than normal and can be far easier to use . |
| 23 | It comes with the standard features found in more sophisticated packages , but is far easier to use . |
| 24 | America and Germany are countries which are particularly good at recruiting and keeping in regular contact with their supporters , which makes it far easier to galvanise them when you need them most in the run-up to an election . |
| 25 | It is far easier to characterize a madrigal by Morley than it is to sing a song by Byrd , partly because singers respond more intuitively and quickly to Morley 's text-illustrative music than to Byrd 's learned ( but still rhetorical ) polyphonic word-setting , partly because a Morley text will often be a chain of discrete moments where a Byrd text is more complex in syntax and in the connection of its ideas . |
| 26 | Initially pupils often find it far easier to compare a past picture and a present picture than to compare two pictures from different periods of the past . |
| 27 | This means that the thinner blade is far easier to push into the ground . |
| 28 | One of the advantages of scheduling one 's own bereavement was that it was far easier to respond in a mature , caring way to one 's partner 's decease . |
| 29 | ‘ It will be far easier to deal with large entries from fewer centres , and we will make financial savings from that , ’ he said . |
| 30 | They are far easier to transport than Turbo Snails , the popular imported snail for algae control , which has a high mortality rate in transit , sometimes up to 80% dying before reaching their destination . |