Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] more [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , all that is required is a chemical room-temperature mechanism which involves nothing more complicated than an experiment in a high school science lab . |
| 2 | The Mani , which offers many curious experiences , has none more bizarre than this . |
| 3 | Javad v Aquil [ 1991 ] All ER 243 confirms that the concept of a tenancy at will remains a reality and while the landlord may be concerned that the tenant should not become a periodic tenant until the grant of the lease , the tenant may wish to ensure that it has something more concrete than a tenancy at will . |
| 4 | If your taste demands something more cultured than a shopping and scoffing experience , you may be fascinated by Dusseldorf 's wealth of museums and galleries . |
| 5 | There is n't anyone left in this club who reads anything more demanding than the Racing Times or tits and bums magazines . |
| 6 | Perhaps the spiral designs originated in the ‘ Bandkeramik ’ of the Danube basin and arrived in Crete by way of the Cyclades , where stone pyxides were made with spiral ornaments ; but Stylianos Alexiou thinks it more likely that the spiral came from the Middle East , where it was used in gold wire jewellery from an early date . |
| 7 | The parallel line docs not simply repeat what has been said , but enriches it , deepens it , transforms it by adding fresh nuances and bringing in new elements , renders it more concrete and vivid and telling . |
| 8 | However , with fewer breaks pilots tend to take it for granted that they will not get a cable break , and this makes them more vulnerable when one does occur . |
| 9 | Their smaller size — an adult male weighs around 150 lb ( 70 kg ) and a female perhaps 30 lb ( 14 kg ) less — makes them more adaptable than either the lion or the tiger , as does their athleticism . |
| 10 | Most farmers view old buildings as a liability and the relaxation of a planning authority 's traditional strictness in assessing proposed changes of use of such structures enhances their development potential , makes them more marketable and encourages the owner to sell them and to put up cheaply built , impermanent and often ugly sheds for storage of crops and farm machinery . |
| 11 | BELVILLE : 'T IS y love to you that makes me more delicate than otherwise I would be . |
| 12 | Nothing makes me more downcast than the ‘ uplifting ’ , nothing elevates me more than the de-jected . |
| 13 | To say that his face was ferocious , that he was wearing heavy boots and screaming horrible threats does not help you beat him ; it just makes you more frightened than you already are . |
| 14 | If people are well trained , you 've got lots of people in turn you know when you 've got absenteeism or holidays , you 've got lots of people who could be slotted to different positions for you and obviously the better trained people are , it does help with the talent , it makes you more flexible and you 've got more people who can possibly go for certain jobs . |
| 15 | This crab is preserved in a rather soft clay , which makes it more fragile than the other crabs in this book . |
| 16 | Jeffrey : I do n't think that it will halt the development of a sense of gay community and , in a way , it makes it more essential that there is a gay community . |
| 17 | All the actors are local people but the company would n't allow anyone from the works was to take part … she says , It was very disappointing initially but in some ways that makes it more important that we should go ahead with the project . |
| 18 | With both of these the jerky quality of the animation makes it more difficult that it first appears . |
| 19 | One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process . |
| 20 | I think that part of our business makes it more difficult because ah the purchase of Allied Carpets by Carpetland is the space of the market at a fairly speedy rate and I personally believe other retailers will have the policy to sub-let surface areas in the next few years so it 's something we got on with three years ago and very pleased we did it . |
| 21 | This successful experience makes it more likely that you will use public reprimands again in similar circumstances in the future and , naturally , you conclude that public reprimands work ! |
| 22 | Once established , rapport makes it more likely that there will be genuine understanding and agreement and that the interaction will be mutually beneficial and enjoyable . |
| 23 | The discipline of the routine makes it more likely that you will review thoroughly enough and not skimp . |
| 24 | A national project allows astronomers of that country to take major decisions in building and using the satellite ; and national pride makes it more likely that politicians will produce the money for a national project than simply to join in someone else 's satellite . |
| 25 | The fact that there are several persons in addition to the group leader who can reflect and provide feedback about such negative attitudes and behaviours makes it more likely that the individual member will take such information seriously and do something about it . |
| 26 | This simplifies the response aspect of the task and makes it more likely that errors will be the result of difficulties in understanding the verbal stimulus , rather than problems in signalling what has been understood . |
| 27 | This immediately makes it more likely that women 's ‘ deviant ’ linguistic behaviour will be explained in stereotypical and sexist terms . |
| 28 | Anything that makes it more likely that a child will behave in a particular way . |
| 29 | A climate of mistrust arises that , once in place , makes it more likely that the issues become undiscussable . |
| 30 | Each additional child makes it more likely that a couple who are not already local authority tenants will become so . |