Example sentences of "[noun pl] much [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 These measures , derived from the basic data , contrasted the two groups much more clearly than did simple counts of frequency of behaviour in the original catalogue of 120 categories .
2 And banks reckon they can distribute life products much more cheaply than big insurers , which have costly and old-fashioned national sales networks .
3 Modern publications were consulted by readers much more frequently than older material : 85% of all issues were twentieth-century publications , and 42% had been published only since 1970 .
4 The pattern recognition should also be able to identify the beginnings of words much more accurately than at present , and more investigation of the efficacy of some measure of word length would be useful .
5 Subjects woken during an REM burst have been shown by S. Molinari and David Foulkes to report highly vivid visual experiences much more frequently than when woken from periods of REM " quiescence " .
6 Consistent with this , the homologous Vmw175 DNA binding domain , and also intact Vmw175 , recognize the gene 62 binding sites much less efficiently than the 140k DNA binding domain .
7 Two reporters in particular , Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward of the Washington Post , had already begun an investigation which convinced them that the operation had been planned by officials much higher up than Liddy ; and even more important , that a deliberate attempt was being made in the White House to cover up the whole matter .
8 I 'd rather not talk to the guests much beforehand simply because I find it works better just to say hello , and thanks for coming , and leave it at that .
9 Unlike the personal care between spouses , these patterns of support here are highly gendered , with daughters and mothers being carers much more commonly than sons and fathers ( Bayley , 1973 ; Wilkin , 1979 ; Glendinning , 1983 ) .
10 A position which provides shelter from wind is almost more important than one which receives all the sun available ; wind is excessively drying and moisture is transpired from plants much more quickly than is realized , along with the essential oils , relatively " heavy " though they are .
11 Fluid balance is an extremely delicate indicator of health and as such , can warn of serious problems much more quickly than pulse and respiratory rates .
12 As the authors state , such letters are also of benefit to hospital clinicians , who can focus on the problems much more quickly than by scanning notes ( often untidy or illegible ) plus related correspondence and results .
13 We should be using e-mail for internal communications much more widely than we do at present , in order to reduce the amount of paper we currently distribute , and to send specific messages to individuals and groups .
14 We could say that having lost these illusions in socialism we have studied economic theories much more thoroughly than Western intellectuals have done .
15 The plaintiff as an individual will feel the pressures much more keenly than the defendant , backed by the insurance company .
16 Not only do you get to know your friends much more intimately when you 're out on the hill , the true test of character is how they behave when they come home .
17 But these laws are intended to prevent men from such ‘ wastage ’ of seed , and thus define men much less intrinsically than the blood taboos define women qua women as unclean .
18 There is substantial evidence that work groups detect and remedy mistakes much more quickly than designated ‘ inspectors ’ , saving considerable rework and scrappage .
19 Looking at examples of day-to-day practical assistance , it is apparent that women have been involved in exchanging this with other women much more commonly than men have been involved in exchanges with women , or with other men .
20 But generally , the deadline achieved its purpose and we were able to despatch certificates to students much more quickly than in the past . ’
21 Drums much less often than Great Spotted .
22 Those losing jobs from companies relocating to the inner cities would probably be able to acquire new jobs much more easily than those trapped within the cities .
23 However , as one speechreader said to me , ‘ By using my eyes , I often find my way around large terminals and airports much more easily than my friends who can hear and who are automatically inclined to rely on announcements . ’
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