Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] important [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Other factors can cause lung cancer but they are much less important than smoking .
2 Although much less important than consumption in aggregate demand , investment has , through the multiplier , a significant effect on National Income , and is the most volatile element in aggregate demand .
3 On the battlefield armament was still much less important than discipline and fighting spirit .
4 Most people think if it , if it 's , if it 's real at all it 's er it 's much less important than weight .
5 Not surprisingly , for the average European manager comfort , structure and relationships goals are much less important than recognition , power and autonomy .
6 These results suggest that underlying health is much more important than age in determining prognosis after hospital care with community-acquired pneumonia .
7 As in the case of genes , fecundity is much more important than longevity of particular copies .
8 I mean hearing from God is much more important than scotsport , is n't it ?
9 We believe the most likely explanation is that , over 2 years , physiological age is much more important than calendar age .
10 The role of the bus becomes much more important if rail services disappear and are to be replaced by bus services .
11 That is why it is so vitally important that legislation should be expressed in language that can be clearly understood and why it should be in a form that makes it readily accessible .
12 Climate change is already more important than acid rain , genetic engineering a more topical issue than saving whales .
13 Once again I am asking you to ‘ plug ’ it in your classes and if there is still some reluctance on the part of class members , perhaps the proceeds of social fund raising could be used to buy membership for some members of the class ; at the present time membership is just as important as society funds .
14 Bob Shorter , the contracts director for Highland Health Board , said the news was encouraging , but stressed that money to cover running costs would be just as important as money which might pay for a new hospital .
15 ‘ Have you not read that restraint of profits is just as important as wage restraint ?
16 In assessing the value of treatment , the impact on quality of life is just as important as duration of survival .
17 just as important as cash is having a purpose in life .
18 But the economy is still more important than psychology : in Russia , we already have a capitalist economy , which makes the Russian language essential .
19 Nationality as such played little part in most respondents ' educational life-chances or expectations ; and educational attainment in turn was far more important than nationality as a determinant of occupational position , although Russians did enjoy some advantages in applying for minor bureaucratic positions because of their better knowledge of the language in which most state business was conducted .
20 Other young people left voluntarily to seek work and earn money , viewed as more important than education .
21 Whether one considers lawyers and doctors as more important than farm labourers and refuse collectors is simply a matter of opinion .
22 The West began to see aid to Eastern Europe as more important than aid to the Third World — ‘ charity begins at home ’ .
23 Rectification is often more important than restitution .
24 Space is often more important than type so do n't pack the lines too closely together .
25 The predisposition of the voters , issues of the moment , advantages of incumbency , and the support of various groups are all related to the final vote and often more important than money .
26 For your younger members often very important but competition is part of the process .
27 Age is the most important single influence over whether people are using credit currently — even more important than income .
28 John Disley , course director of the first 11 London marathons , says : ‘ Because road running has become so much more important in recent years — in some countries even more important than track and field events — it seems to be sensible for world records to be ratified . ’
29 ‘ We have lost a lot of ponds all over the country , so the ones we do have are even more important as wildlife habitats . ’
30 Such integration is even more important when money is limited .
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