Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] more [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the bit-wise comparisons match ( and the length is checked more accurately if it is more than 10 ) then the word shape is checked . |
| 2 | A fragment from an altarpiece can not be appraised in just the same way as an independent portrait ; and a craftsman 's skill is esteemed more accurately when the materials used are rightly identified . |
| 3 | The structural explanation of social problems is pursued more thoroughly than in a developmental model . |
| 4 | The velum develops from the same embryonic segment as the mandibular arch , and part of its skeleton is located more medially than that of subsequent arches . |
| 5 | Many people know , for example , that alcohol taken on an empty stomach is absorbed more quickly than alcohol taken with food . |
| 6 | Alcohol in fizzy drinks is absorbed more quickly than alcohol in still drinks . |
| 7 | Review is related more closely than in the orthodox model , to the state of the system , particularly to whether change is proposed or rapid . |
| 8 | It is priced more reasonably than some of its fellows , Quintus says , beginning at $25,000 ( or $1,500 a seat ) for 16 users and running up to $100,000 ( generally about $350 a seat ) for unlimited users . |
| 9 | Examples of the contrast most commonly given use relative clauses as in ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) , containing a restrictive and a non-restrictive relative , respectively : ( 1 ) silk which comes from Thailand is taxed more heavily than Malaysian silk ( 2 ) silk , which is a natural fibre , incurs less tax than artificial fabrics There are , of course , certain linguistic devices in English which can help to indicate which interpretation is intended ( though surprisingly few , given that the difference in effect can sometimes be considerable ) . |
| 10 | Within these oppositions , one is rated more highly than the other : in this case , masculinity and science . |
| 11 | The fact that the GAL4-Jun derivative is phosphorylated more efficiently than the GAL4 derivative is presumably due to the presence in the extract of kinases , such as MAP kinases , that phosphorylate the N-terminal region of Jun . |
| 12 | Finally , on the subject of accessibility , stock is used more frequently if kept on open rather than closed access , because of the importance to users of browsing as a method of locating material ( see Goodall 's book for a summary of recent literature on the beguiling topic of browsing ) . |
| 13 | You can , of course , say that a certain bait catches more bream than any other , but what you really mean is that a certain bait is used more often than any other on the waters with which you are acquainted . |
| 14 | But , it 's possible that , the same amount of drink , two people drink , taking the same amount of drink one is affected more badly than the other , or worse than the other . |
| 15 | ‘ This prison is run more efficiently than most , ’ Nicholson rumbled , his eyes blazing . |
| 16 | It does not provide a resolution of the conflict in either psychological or social terms , but because of the aesthetic coherence of the novel , the problem itself is stated more forcefully than it is in either of the two previous works . |
| 17 | Here the tournament is lost more often than it is won . |
| 18 | In the coarse texture of a bright yellow wooden column , Baselitz , to whom the notion of ‘ German-ness ’ is attached more strongly than anyone else , unites such obsessions as paranoia , mutilation fantasies , but also lust . |