Example sentences of "[is] more [adj] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | it is more private than a hearing in the civil courts — the press and public are not entitled to be present |
| 2 | When examining a sculptural form , a symmetrical examination of opposite sides by left and right hands simultaneously is more informative than a single handed action . |
| 3 | When standing for any length of time , remember that a wide base is more stable than a small one . |
| 4 | In other words , a market economy is an efficient way of producing wealth ; the reason it is more efficient than a planned economy in which prices are not competitive is that prices do not convey this information . |
| 5 | Aperture for aperture , a refractor is more efficient than a reflector , and it is also easier to maintain . |
| 6 | Erratic and staggered waking is more effective than a fixed waking schedule but both show only moderate effects and are not as effective as the bell and pad . |
| 7 | From a pilot study comparing the antiviral effect of interferon , acyclovir and a combination of interferon and acyclovir , it was concluded that combination therapy appears to be a highly promising treatment for chronic hepatitis B. As more recent controlled studies have shown that acyclovir does not enhance the therapeutic effect of interferon alone , the results of the pilot study could also be interpreted as indicating that a second course of interferon after short term primer interferon therapy is more effective than a single course . |
| 8 | A reader is more involved than a film-goer . |
| 9 | Then there 's ‘ JC Auto ’ , which is more wired than a plug factory and finds Mould screaming ‘ JESUS CHRIST ! |
| 10 | No one is more vicious than a person who has something to hide , so this made their strange behaviour more understandable to Jane . |
| 11 | Over the crossing , a cupola raised on a drum is more usual than a tower , particularly in Lombardy and Tuscany . |
| 12 | Pizza dough is more oily than a standard bread dough . |
| 13 | This is one of the Enemy 's favourite tricks : nothing is more convincing than a half-truth joined on to a lie . |
| 14 | Perhaps you saw the Shell poster with the headline : " Nothing is more dangerous than a wet Zebra . " |
| 15 | Bridging finance is more expensive than a mortgage , and open is more costly than closed . |
| 16 | As we saw earlier , a central godhead whose manifold characteristics can be all things to all men is more powerful than a more parochial and less versatile spirit . |
| 17 | My aim is only to point out that the situation is more complex than a simple division between ‘ Western monotheism ’ and ‘ Eastern polytheism ’ . |
| 18 | This is obviously much less than the comparable figure of half a billion , which is the factor by which the histone H4 gene after natural selection is more accurate than a typical secretary ; but it is still a very impressive figure . |
| 19 | Nothing , however , is more pathetic than a solitary corpse lying on a cold slab in a disused shed . |
| 20 | Five years later , and after an initial ‘ thrashing ’ by Birmingham for the British nomination , the bid is more substantial than a local headline , £2 million more , the Duke of Westminster and a dozen of Britain 's blue-chip companies and corporations each persuaded by Scott 's vision of a North-west renaissance to dip into their accounts for at least £100,000 . |
| 21 | If the money falls in law to be repaid , a direct order for its repayment is more appropriate than a declaration that it should repay it or an order setting aside a refusal to be repaid . |
| 22 | Ah , no , I mean cos violence and drugs is more harmful than a load of girls , you know , doing stupid things on s street corner . |
| 23 | It will be seen later , however , by analysis of Table 3 , that the high proportion of Scottish geology theses from Edinburgh University reflects its wider position as one of the major research centres within the earth sciences as a whole , and that its output ( in terms of Ph D theses ) is more balanced than a casual observation of Table 3 would suggest . |
| 24 | A small group of horses in a paddock , perhaps three or four individuals , is more satisfactory than a large group . |
| 25 | The bass is more funky than a fridge full of Earth Wind And Fire remixes . |
| 26 | Despite its charm , Kicking is more flawed than a second book by a clever writer should be . |
| 27 | Coming from a country where the use of the appropriate word is more important than a gesture in daily life , both choreographers have resolved that words must be replaced by gestures within the choreographic design . |
| 28 | It might even be possible to create a ‘ place in the sun ’ , where car parking has been placed underground because a place in the sun for townsfolk is more important than a place in the sun for cars ( e ) . |
| 29 | If you use your card as a way to spread payments , of course , low annual percentage rate ( APR ) is more important than a fee . |
| 30 | This is more important than a long nose , do n't you think ? ’ |