Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And traditional handbag makers are injecting more fun and fashion into their designs to appeal to a wider audience , while maintaining the quality which makes them so distinctive . |
| 2 | Ann suggested we get under the table and I was n't about to argue but the table was too small so we crawled on hands and knees to hide under a larger table . |
| 3 | Finally , the use of money enabled societies and nations to benefit from a greater exchange of goods/services and a more specialised labour force , and both of these factors resulted in higher living standards . |
| 4 | ( iv ) Pupils should have opportunities to write for a wider range of communicative or informative purposes , including : describing , explaining , giving instructions , reporting , expressing a point of view , persuading , comparing and contrasting ideas , arguing for different points of view . |
| 5 | 17.54 ( i ) Pupils should have opportunities to write in a wider range of forms , including a number of the following : notes , diaries , personal letters , formal letters , chronological accounts , reports , pamphlets , reviews ( of books , television programmes , films or plays ) , essays , advertisements , newspaper articles , biography , autobiography , poems , stories , playscripts. ( ii ) Through experience of a wider range of literature they should learn to produce stories which are more consciously crafted , for example , using some detail in the portrayal of characters or settings or with some attempt to introduce elements of suspense or surprise with a skilfully managed resolution . |
| 6 | To coach them better , to give them better opportunities , to give them better opportunities to play at a higher level , to be more competitive rather earlier in their lives . |
| 7 | In light of the discussion in 6.2.3 , it seems likely that the tendency of higher-status speakers to converge on a narrower range is rather general . |
| 8 | Thus whilst there are increasing opportunities to bid for a larger share of this business , it would be financially imprudent to do so . ’ |
| 9 | is a way of demonstrating to parents both the methodology of drama and the value of it ; it 's a way of getting parents to argue for a greater emphasis on drama in the school . |
| 10 | You might consider moving the stops to allow for a thicker door , or if this is impractical , using a thicker door and rebating the edges to the existing thickness so that it fits the frame . |
| 11 | Regular and controlled stretching exercises will allow your limbs to operate through a greater range of movements with a much-reduced chance of muscle strain . |
| 12 | Experience has shown that surer progress can be made towards introducing the policy throughout the CAB by carefully tailoring courses to local readiness , and allowing workers to grow towards a greater social awareness at their own pace . |
| 13 | One reason why farm workers ' wages remain so comparatively low is that the demand for labour within agriculture has been declining as a result of mechanization-Indeed , the prospect of more expensive labour has often been sufficient to stimulate farmers to engage in a further round of mechanization so that both the supply and the demand for labour have chased each other down in an ever-decreasing spiral . |
| 14 | The answer to that will depend on their own performance , because persuading the other investors to part with a further 12 per cent of their equity will only be possible if they are going to get a good return on it . |
| 15 | Knowledge which teachers possess about other parts of the world of education and training allows managers to rely on a broader set of reference points when new policies are developed . |
| 16 | His efforts to move to a better school were unsuccessful . |
| 17 | We also believe that it would be inappropriate for performance in drama at those levels to detract from a higher level of performance for spoken English as a whole . |
| 18 | Both of these are good ways to adjust to a better salt balance . |
| 19 | This print was probably intended as the frontispiece of a book — Goya was one of the first painters to look for a wider audience for his work . |
| 20 | On the spot news from all over the world and this country — weekly programmes tackling a wide range of issues and stories with originality — and a wide range of programme formats to appeal to a wider audience . |
| 21 | The usual formula is that for a period of time ending on the expiry of the initial period the parties will attempt to renegotiate the prices to apply for a further fixed period . |
| 22 | But Airbus now no longer needs McDonnell Douglas to help build a bigger version of the A320 ; nor does the American company need Airbus wings to fit on a bigger version of its MD-Il . |
| 23 | Such knowledge could , however , continue to be useful when used in a regional context , which is what the RANs do , enabling members to react to a wider range of human rights violations in any given region . |
| 24 | Although children of all ages and abilities , including those in MLD schools , were benefiting from such experiences and teaching approaches , there has been a resistance within the special needs sector to allow pupils to engage in a broader-based mathematics curriculum . |
| 25 | The reason is that hot water causes the pipes to expand to a greater extent than copper and at higher temperatures it can soften slightly and consequently ‘ sag ’ between supports . |
| 26 | Positivism particularly favours the indeterminate sentence : it is premature to decide at the time of sentence how long the offender should be detained for , since this may depend on how quickly the treatment works ; ideally therefore the release decision should be left in the hands of treatment experts to take at a later date . |
| 27 | CAST awards are offered for periods of two to three years dependent on the anticipated duration of the project , and they will enable students to submit for a higher degree such as MPhil or DPhil . |
| 28 | On the one hand this can be attributed to an unwillingness by politicians to provide for a greater disclosure of information . |