Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who favour a tighter regime are just as unhappy about the EC 's approach to date . |
| 2 | Furthermore , this ‘ coolness ’ is carried over into a somewhat dull performance of the final movement Precipitato — I can certainly think of several lesser mortals who bring a greater degree of excitement to the music than does Gavrilov . |
| 3 | Those who advocate a greater emphasis on technology and depreciate the importance of art in education might remember that even the mathematical formulae used by engineers are habitually judged in terms of their elegance . |
| 4 | King George III used every means to manipulate the House of Lords into throwing out the India Bill and in Lord Rosebery 's rotund phrase : ‘ The Peers , who yearned for lieutenancies or regiments ; for stars or strawberry leaves ; the prelates who sought a larger sphere of usefulness ; the minions of the bedchamber and the janissaries of the closet ; all , temporal or spiritual , whose convictions were unequal to their appetite , rallied to the royal nod . ’ |
| 5 | Working class individuals ( who report a higher incidence of stress than the mobile middle classes ) adjust their goal preferences more slowly than high-achieving middle class individuals . |
| 6 | In 1980 , for instance , he claimed , ‘ There 's not been a president in modern history , including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and including Lyndon Baines Johnson , who has a better record of support from the Democratic Congress than has Jimmy Carter . ’ |
| 7 | Who has a better right to enquire as to the welfare of Richard of York than the lady Anne his wife ? ’ |
| 8 | Our indings are similar to those of Giaffer et al but contrast sharply with those of the Cambridge group who found a higher occurrence ( 83% ) of food related symptoms in their patients and a longer remission in those identifying food intolerances . |
| 9 | The finding that adaptation is more profound in the LVF than the RVF , on the other hand , would be consistent with the results of Meyer ( 1976 ) , who found a stronger McCollough effect in the LVF , but would not support the findings of Beaton and Blakemore ( 1981 ) who observed no hemispheric difference in extent of adaptation or orientation selectivity in either of their two well-practised subjects . |
| 10 | It is also a must for anyone who wants a better understanding of , and comment on the events that are reported daily in the World 's Press . |
| 11 | Rank was a businessman who pursued a grander vision than Isidore Ostrer or John Maxwell had ever done . |
| 12 | Authorities as a whole divided themselves clearly into three groups ( see Table 19 ) : firstly , those who said that one person or a small specified group allocated the equivalent of a quarter of their time to training , secondly , those authorities who estimated a smaller amount of one person 's time ( normally 10–15% and most commonly Deputy or Assistant Chiefs ) and thirdly , those allocating largely nominal ( or no responsibility ) for training . |
| 13 | Marketing for Managers — an intensive three-day residential course specifically designed for managers who seek a greater understanding of the use and practice of marketing , and who wish to maximise the effectiveness of the working relationship between themselves , their marketing colleagues and their customers . |
| 14 | Clara Mountain , already a three times course winner , is most consistent and should score again in the Hungerford Handicap Chase , while Brabazon , who declined an earlier engagement in the Philip Cornes can make fitness tell against the seasonal debutante Young Pokey in the Ramsbury Hurdle . |
| 15 | Who is more mobile , it asked , the car-driving ‘ Herr Müller ’ who travels 58km daily in getting to work and back or the walking-cycling-bus-using ‘ Herr Schultz ’ who travels a shorter distance but manages to reach more destinations ? |
| 16 | When the purée is made a little extra port can be added by those who like a stronger flavour of wine . |
| 17 | Out goes the Chingford Skinhead — who has a tiresome tendency to bang on about politics — and in comes a writer who takes a broader swipe , Tom Utley . |
| 18 | Although Roh dismissed suggestions of his personal involvement in the affair as " nonsensical " , the opposition 's case was supported by anti-government demonstrations in several cities , including Seoul , by those who demanded a deeper investigation of the Suso affair . |
| 19 | Where is the accountability in a Government who take all controls off local authorities , and let spending rip ; who switch a larger burden of tax-raising to profligate authorities and abandon the interests of oppressed residents ? |
| 20 | The professional man who gave a lower standard of service in necessitous cases , where his remuneration was little or nothing , would be regarded as an unworthy colleague by his professional brethren . |
| 21 | Some managers who carry a smaller team of paid workers with only few volunteers have indeed shown support for the new breed of ‘ unemployed ’ worker , in order to broaden the CAB volunteer base . |
| 22 | To the question , therefore , which ought to hold the first rank , Raphael or Michelangelo , it must be answered , that if it is to be given to him who possessed a greater combination of the higher qualities of the art than any other man , there is no doubt but Raphael is the first . |
| 23 | The bearish money spread ( Fig. 7.9(b) ) reflects the profit and loss potential of an investor who gives a higher probability to the security price falling than rising but who takes out insurance in case of being wrong . |
| 24 | This is a major problem in Namibia , where almost all the private media are urban-oriented , reflec-ting mostly the interests and viewpoints of the urban elite while wittingly or unwittingly neglecting those of the rural inhabitants who constitute a greater percentage of the country 's total population . |
| 25 | This is a major problem in Namibia , where almost all the private media are urban-oriented , reflecting mostly the interests and viewpoints of the urban elite while wittingly or unwittingly neglecting those of the rural inhabitants who constitute a greater percentage of the country 's total population . |
| 26 | In many ways it is an abbreviated version of my earlier work Flying Model Helicopters , which I recommend for those who require a fuller appreciation of the subject . |
| 27 | Kempe claimed that it was possible , even a short time after a child was born , to identify those children who had a higher risk of being abused . |
| 28 | Although responders may be biased towards independent , articulate individuals in employment , unemployed people may have had more time to reply , and this is supported by a higher response rate among women , who had a lower employment rate . |
| 29 | A prosthetist who had a lower limb amputation himself stated : ‘ They [ patients ] want to pick your brain for every bit of knowledge they can get . |
| 30 | No one suggested that there was an alternative candidate who had a better chance of defeating Heseltine . |