Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adv] great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , chi-squared analysis would show a significantly greater decision-making role for the husband in Italy compared with the USA . |
| 2 | On this last , a comparatively new concept , he added , ‘ Were the rules that Mr. Miller has laid down under this article widely pursued , we should reap a much greater satisfaction from this principal ornament of a fine garden . ’ |
| 3 | And the way our guys are working to improve despite recent success , I believe England will become a really great team . |
| 4 | Then I suddenly saw that Syl , too , must look a very great fool , for he was twice my age and I was n't beautiful , nor talented , nor in the least degree interesting . |
| 5 | Birds have similar eyes to ourselves , but some can enhance a portion of the field of view to create a telephoto image while others can see a far greater range of hues . |
| 6 | In the intermediate steps , however , the numbers are incommensurable : for brevity of exposition we give four decimal places only , though of course a computer will normally employ a much greater number . |
| 7 | A fine-grained , permeable rock , for instance , will provide a much greater surface area than a densely cemented , massive rock . |
| 8 | However , the scale of the Bank 's operations makes it improbable that even a substantial increase in its consumer lending would make a very great impact on credit options available to people in lower socio-economic groups . |
| 9 | I know for certain that your giving me Michel 's address will make a very great difference to the two of them . |
| 10 | The United States , or to be more precise , US capital , was clearly gaining if it could borrow at 1½ per cent and invest in setting up or buying businesses in Europe , which would earn a much greater rate of profit . |
| 11 | ‘ In every great monarchy in Europe the sale of the Crown lands would deliver a much greater revenue than any which these lands ever afforded to the Crown … |
| 12 | They do have a much greater responsibility . |
| 13 | Because again you 'll have a much greater chance of getting it published . |
| 14 | In order for this to happen it is imperative to educate people in general so that we may have a much greater knowledge of the fundamental causes of both health and ill-health . |
| 15 | Other movements in symphonies and chamber music may have a much greater degree of completeness in their melodies , especially slow movements and dance pieces such as minuets and scherzos . |
| 16 | Pulsars may therefore have a much greater influence on their companions than has been supposed . |
| 17 | ‘ Fintan is a clever , sharp player and I feel he will have a much greater influence at Breifne Park , ’ states Carroll , ‘ Besides , we expect to have even bigger support there and that should be an additional bonus . ’ |
| 18 | It is also obvious that , say , 12 × 80 binoculars will have a much greater light-grasp than the 12 × 40 pair which I used , though there will be more of a problem in hand-holding . |
| 19 | Cycling , along with walking is already enjoyed by many , but could have a much greater potential if facilities were better . |
| 20 | The learner will thereby gain a much greater understanding of the patient . |
| 21 | Failure to do that would mean a much greater cost in terms of lost hopes and demoralisation . |
| 22 | Possessions must mean a very great deal to you if you can bear a grudge so long . " |
| 23 | You will stand a far greater chance of giving yourself a hassle-free journey if you leave your trusty vehicle at home . |
| 24 | What Stirling instinctively realized was that the German and Italian air forces posed a very real threat to an advance by the Eighth Army and that if those enemy aircraft could be neutralized on the ground , the offensive would stand a much greater chance of success . |
| 25 | He can field a much greater army than we can . |
| 26 | Bevin did not accept Attlee 's idea of resiting Britain 's main base in Africa , but he did share in a developing view that Africa should play a much greater role in Britain 's imperial policy , especially because of its ( alleged ) economic potential . |
| 27 | Within an annual 2 per cent growth in the budget for personal social services , and a 1.8 per cent growth in NHS revenue , services for elderly , mentally handicapped and mentally ill people would receive a proportionally greater allocation than the mainstream services for short-term consultation . |
| 28 | The increase in space would allow a far greater representation of eighteenth-century painting , as well as many nineteenth-century classics such Millais ' ‘ The boyhood of Raleigh ’ and ‘ Ophelia ’ , both long in store . |
| 29 | I guarantee that if one were to sit down , go back to basics , and argue through the parameters as suggested exclusively by the score , and not from one 's aural knowledge of the record catalogue ( and that hoary old chestnut , a ‘ classic ’ version ) , one would encounter a far greater consensus of opinion than would appear initially to be the case . |
| 30 | So , in future editions , you will find a far greater emphasis on international hospitality management and education issues . |