Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] more [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The enormous contribution made throughout history — particularly in the arts — to society by homosexuals should surely make for a more tolerant and sympathetic understanding than to refer with such scorn to Wilde 's ‘ abnormal and filthy practises ’ . |
| 2 | Some of the procedures of discourse analysis will make for a more profound examination of this process . |
| 3 | I promise it will make for a more positive atmosphere around you . |
| 4 | Few performers would be entirely happy touring the country as , say , Oswald Mosley , although it might make for a more interesting evening dramatically . |
| 5 | But Richard Ingham , managing director of Beacham Peplow Noakes Advertising says he would opt for a more down-to-earth approach . |
| 6 | It was a silent final , one of the decisive points being David Smith 's decision to quietly take an easy single at the fourth end rather than wait for a more decisive 2 at the later end . |
| 7 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 8 | She did n't know of a more loving couple than her mum and dad . |
| 9 | He will have a certain power and extensive influence , and his Queen will fall into a more supporting role . |
| 10 | On the other hand , Risk was seen as being a possible focus for dissent on the Board , as someone who would interfere with hard decisions that might have to be made about Distillers , and who would , therefore , behave in a more executive role than had been envisaged , rather than as a figurehead . |
| 11 | I 'll try and behave in a more grown-up fashion … " |
| 12 | This is a passage that should appeal to the more adventurous . |
| 13 | And they will undoubtedly object to the more unbridled formulations that enter the three fictions ; the biography of Eliot has plenty to say on the subject , too , while maintaining a comparative , and suitable , reserve . |
| 14 | Kitchen specialist shops , builders ' merchants and the kitchen sections of department stores will often concentrate on the more expensive ( but high quality ) rigid ranges of kitchen unit . |
| 15 | ‘ Now , Adam , ’ she re-entered the kitchen with her chin tilted defiantly upward and a challenging glint in her tawny eyes , ‘ what 's so important that it could n't wait till a more reasonable time of day ? ’ |
| 16 | I can think of no more deadly combination than the disciplines imposed on us by ERM and Labour 's taste for economic debauchery . |
| 17 | And although Theodora could think of no more innocent errand then her own , she knew from experience what a very long time the police require to digest even simple facts . |
| 18 | We can think of no more appropriate location for a memorial of this sight than on English soil in a country dedicated with America to the ideals of democracy and the freedom of mankind . |
| 19 | ‘ And I ca n't think of a more appropriate place for you . ’ |
| 20 | And erm Milly said ha ca n't think of a more suitable candidate and swept off ! |
| 21 | I can not think of a more patsy , unquestioning system better designed to produce the cosy relationship about which the hon. Gentleman so frequently speaks . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't think of a more opportune time , ’ said the Loremaster . |
| 23 | But there is no question so difficult that Mr Kinnock can not think of a more difficult answer . |
| 24 | ‘ Can you think of a more compelling reason ? ’ |
| 25 | Alternatively we may think of the more modern figure of a man whose wealth lies in his investments in stocks and shares . |
| 26 | Lying about my family 's social status came easily enough , but there was nothing I could do about the more visible signs of poverty . |
| 27 | It may involve three or more subjects studied separately but in parallel , as in the Scottish general degree or some polytechnic/college ‘ combined studies ’ degrees ; or it may integrate several subjects in relation to some area , period , theme or problem , in which case it may be called interdisciplinary ; or it may consist of a more open , modular system of requirements and options . |
| 28 | And of a truth vile Epicurism and Sensuality will make the soul of man so degenerate and blinde , that he will not only be content to slide into brutish immorality , but please himself of this very opinion that he is a real Brute already , an Ape , Satyre , Baboon ; and that the best of men are no better , saving that civilising of them and industrious education has made them appear in a more refined shape , and long inculcate precepts have been mistaken for connate Principles of Honesty and Natural Knowledge , otherwise there be no indespensible grounds of Religion and Virtue , but what has hapned to be taken up by overruling Custome . |
| 29 | Occasionally the demands of senior politics and junior fun could clash in a more direct way . |
| 30 | However , you may benefit from a more stimulating , uplifting aroma . |