Example sentences of "[is] [adj -er] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's simpler to obtain large amounts of it and one hopes that if one finds out something of the mechanism through this enzyme one would be able to apply it to other enzymes dependent upon the same coenzyme . |
| 2 | It is easier to describe simple organisms first and move on to complex ones but this is just a convenience of arrangement , and we will follow this procedure here . |
| 3 | After a meal , when relaxing over a cup of coffee , it is easier to discuss important matters — even a crisis can usually wait for an hour or so before being thought about and tackled . |
| 4 | — i.e. collections of short sentences , listing the more important facts first ( it is easier to parse short sentences , and controlling the ’ spread of activation ’ of background knowledge is easier ) ; |
| 5 | Mercifully , these days , it 's easier to avoid costly mistakes by splashing out on a large bottle of something which is transformed into ‘ Eau de Old Socks ’ by your skin 's individual chemistry : if you ask politely in department stores , many perfume houses gladly hand out miniature sample vials of their wares , enabling you to make up your mind away from the high-pressure squirtings of over-zealous tester-bottle-wielders . |
| 6 | It 's easier to express complex ideas in PASCAL . |
| 7 | but a lot of those were tiddlers , that that that maybe it maybe it 's better to use experienced investigators , and and because they can do that work so much more quickly anyway , I I do n't know , I feel a bit uncomfortable with this one year contract . |
| 8 | The uPVC pipes can be joined in the same way as uPVC waste and soil pipes — that is by solvent-welding or by ring seal ( push-fit ) joints — but it 's better to use push-fit joints for flexibility . |
| 9 | Where a join is necessary , it is better to glue overlapped edges together with a narrow 1cm ( ⅜in ) overlap . |
| 10 | In other words , chords on the third to sixth degrees of the scale are only inversions of chords on the first and second degrees : Clearly this makes for rather meagre harmonic material if we limit ourselves only to triadic usage , so it is better to exploit other kinds of chord shapes which will serve to produce impressions of greater harmonic variety . |
| 11 | Cutting along the side of the hedge with a spade helps check lateral roots , but it 's wiser to grow adjacent plants that tolerate poor , dry soil or shade . |
| 12 | The composer does not specify when this change is to be made ; it is entirely the player 's affair , but it does mean that it is safer to write high notes than it used to be . |
| 13 | It is harder to tap international markets for short-term capital ( though not impossible : Eurocommercial paper provides a way ) , but it is the cost of long-term capital that ought to be compared with potential investment projects . |