Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the system of Standing Cabinet Committees , which was developed in the War Cabinet days , now makes it possible to work with a smaller Cabinet , on the lines of your War Cabinet and ‘ Caretaker ’ Cabinet , 49 without impairing the principle of collective responsibility . |
| 2 | As the proposed Directive establishes essential standards only , Member States are free to provide for a lower threshold to trigger the compulsory bid ( the UK rule is 30% ) . |
| 3 | For example , a worker who is unaware that exposure to high levels of benzene , as happens in some chemical plants , might cause cancer will be willing to work for a lower wage than she would if this information were widely available . |
| 4 | Specifically , this means provided they are prepared to work with a smaller ratio of balances/ liabilities . |
| 5 | Banks , being prepared to operate with a lower liquidity ratio , were only too pleased to supply the credit being demanded . |
| 6 | Even if the PSBR is reduced , this may be insufficient to prevent the growth of credit , especially if banks are prepared to operate with a lower liquidity ratio . |
| 7 | However , as Colin Gray indicated , they are either within striking distance of current LASMO operations — where it would be relatively straightforward and economical to tie in a smaller discovery to an existing field — or otherwise they offer such exciting prospects as possibly to warrant major investment . |
| 8 | Once all work on the system has been completed , then the ground must be tidied up and left in such a state that it is easy to assess at a later date what rabbits have been left behind . |
| 9 | Private investment is likely to fall by a further 11% in real terms in 1993 , having fallen 13% last year . |
| 10 | Nothing could be vaguer or more likely to lead to a greater increase in the powers and competences of the Community than wording of this kind . |
| 11 | It was a prosperous community : going to America was a big step to take , and one that would not be taken by people with prospects at the top of English society unless they were going out to fill a government post , but for anyone else it was likely to lead to a higher standard of living than could reasonably be expected in Britain . |
| 12 | That may be more difficult , but it is ultimately more likely to lead to a cleaner world . |
| 13 | ( Care must be taken in interpreting these probit equations : note that positive because the higher the price the more likely it is that all will be sold ; is positive because as the horizon approaches one gets less fussy , and so one is more likely to sell at a lower price ; the other signs follow from similar arguments . ) |
| 14 | Irina 's brother was a member of the Navy Board , and he must have taken pleasure in sowing any seed which was likely to grow into a further barrier between father and son . |
| 15 | People who had said — during another part of the interview — that they preferred the smallest possible individual instalments turned out to be just as likely to switch to a shorter repayment schedule ( given lower APR and credit costs ) as people who had said they preferred the shortest possible repayment schedule . |
| 16 | Dr Jan Pentreath , NRA chief scientist , said that the introduction of hand-held monitors for inspectors to carry with them is likely to result in a higher rate of prosecution . |
| 17 | A university education is likely to result in a better-paying job than is a nonuniversity education . |
| 18 | Dave had foreseen some difficulty and had moved back left to get into a better position to assist Steve , just below him . |
| 19 | Yet it is hard to think of a worse ordeal for a political leader than being urged by the party of which he is head to sever relations with his wife . |
| 20 | Analysis of current fertility by parity , and the responses to attitude surveys , have persuaded official statisticians and some demographers ( OPCS 1989 , Shaw 1989 , Brass 1989 ) that fertility in Britain is likely to return to a higher , if not replacement level . |
| 21 | However , if age specific rates of disability remain constant , average levels of disability are likely to rise as a larger proportion of the elderly population reaches extreme old age . |
| 22 | Engels says that Cognos is now in the early stages of negotiation with ICL and Bull and the company is engineering a Unix System V.4-compliant product that will make it economically more reasonable to appear on a wider variety of Unix environments . |
| 23 | Like Debbie , Fay starts from the premise that the point of doing a degree is to get a job , as we can see in her statement that science students are able to apply for a wider range of jobs than arts graduates . |
| 24 | Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position . |
| 25 | Now when retirement comes I shall have built a new life for myself and also be able to manage on a lower income . |
| 26 | Lou was everyone 's idea of the cockney sparrow let loose to fly in a wider world than she had once ever known existed . |
| 27 | ‘ Do you mind if I have a look over the garden , ’ Yanto called after him , unable to think of a better excuse . |
| 28 | A Research Dissertation which is late may result in your being unable to graduate for a further year . |
| 29 | Certain local tree species will be unable to adapt to a warmer climate , and Gates suggests that saplings planted now should come from southern European seed stocks . |
| 30 | The above should be complied with , but it may also be advisable to advertise in a wider range of newspapers ( see para 11 c and d ) . |