Example sentences of "[noun sg] much more [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A direct question may not always be the ideal approach — a hint or oblique reference can sometimes be better — but a direct approach will gain response much more often than people think . |
| 2 | It followed the discovery that many old people metabolise the drug much more slowly than normal . |
| 3 | Born in the North at Cesena 56 years ago , he fits the stereotype of rational northern European much more comfortably than that of fiery Latin . |
| 4 | Born in the North at Cesena 56 years ago , he fits the stereotype of rational northern European much more comfortably than that of fiery Latin . |
| 5 | The other European countries acted much more like the Romans : they had conquered large existing populations in the territories to which they had gone , and had established substantial colonies that were ruled by the sovereign power at home much more directly than was the case in the English colonies . |
| 6 | Recent reports on current or just completed land-drainage schemes emphasize the trend whereby large farmers accrue the benefit much more commonly than small men . |
| 7 | Nephrite pebbles show up by their colour and translucency much more clearly when viewed through flowing water than they do when dry . |
| 8 | As Dr O'Brien has recently pointed out , in effect British governments between 1714 and 1815 constructed a revenue system from component parts which enabled them to increase tax revenues per head from Europe 's most rapidly growing population much more successfully than the French from the end of the eighteenth century , despite having been less heavily taxed up to then . |
| 9 | We are funding prison security much more excessively than in the past . |
| 10 | Also , the drug seems to inhibit the viral DNA polymerase enzyme much more effectively than it does the DNA polymerase used by the cell to copy its own DNA . |
| 11 | ‘ I play a lot of hockey as well and that 's all bending down , so I can approach the ball much more fluently than a bigger guy . |
| 12 | Despite assurances from US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney that only the Okinawa and German weapons would be destroyed at Johnston , the fear persisted in many Pacific countries that the USA would abandon plans to build incinerators on the American mainland and would use the Johnston facility much more widely than had been hitherto suggested . |
| 13 | Courts would be involved in pre-trial procedure much more actively than at present in attempting to keep the parties to proposed new timetables , whilst allowing for a realistic degree of relaxation by the court , and permitting the parties to vary particular time limits by agreement , subject always to the obligation to have the case ready for trial and set down within the overall timetable . |
| 14 | The result was to draw the boundaries of certain knowledge much more narrowly than before . |
| 15 | Sometimes an open-palm block can deflect a hard , solid punch much more easily than , say , a forearm block . |
| 16 | These were an improvement during dry weather conditions since the metal penetrated the ground much more easily than the wood , but there were disadvantages too . |
| 17 | This season Fergus — Gus to his friends — Aherne has warmed the bench much more assiduously than he has passed the ball from the base of the scrum . |
| 18 | This has given time for the ‘ marked ’ isotope to work its way through the environment much more thoroughly than in Turin . |
| 19 | In the non-competition condition P.P. made fixation shifts to the target in his left half-field , but competition reduced this performance much more severely than in the right half-field ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 20 | Of course there were plenty of foreign films that peddled sex much more effectively than Hollywood , but it was risky to resort to the Continental X-port market . |
| 21 | ‘ We have had 12 months intense activity and TIE has enabled us to expand our operation much more quickly than envisaged , ’ said Les Harbron , the company 's project co-ordinator . |
| 22 | Figure 5 shows that the cleavage pattern has returned to that in the control by the first time point ( 20 seconds ) and confirms that this antibiotic dissociates from DNA much more rapidly than actinomycin . |
| 23 | Those stored in high level form are called ‘ outline ’ or ‘ stroked ’ fonts , and scale much more gracefully than bit image fonts , particularly to large sizes . |
| 24 | The they certainly moved back to radicalization much more quickly than Mao had , had expected |
| 25 | Carbon monoxide attaches itself to haemoglobin much more easily than oxygen does . |
| 26 | It binds to haemoglobin much more readily than oxygen , thus allowing the blood to carry less oxygen . |
| 27 | It binds to haemoglobin much more readily than oxygen , leading to the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin : the blood can therefore carry less oxygen . |
| 28 | Originally developed for use in hospitals , water beds distribute body pressure much more evenly than conventional models . |
| 29 | People could send telegrams , telephone each other , and transmit information much more quickly than ever before . |
| 30 | In addition it was assumed that the Soviets could reinforce their front line much more rapidly than their opponents . |