Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Braque 's interest in space gives his work an ‘ overall ’ quality , which has ever since remained one of the main features of his style , whereas in Picasso 's painting the attention is usually riveted on the subject while the background or surround is often treated in a simpler or more cursory fashion . |
| 2 | Thanks to its powerful steam generator , ironing has never been easier and even vertical ironing is made possible , perfect for use on hanging curtains and jackets . |
| 3 | The second attempt is always much better than the first and any experience of hearing your answers voiced out loud will make the eventual interview an easier and more constructive experience . |
| 4 | This happened most nights and he had grown to think that it was an easier and more interesting way of travelling , particularly as his looks and his load of schoolbooks and his thinness caused people to stop . |
| 5 | The Grid Convertible , when set-up as a notepad , makes for easier and more natural input for note taking at meetings or when standing . |
| 6 | His thin , pale face contorted as he said , " Well , I sha n't go into the seamy details … the more basic facets of life , but on a cleaner if more frustrating theme , I have been trying to seduce that lovely Dickson boy over the last week . |
| 7 | The final shattering of the delusion did not take place until the 1940s ; but when it did occur , it prompted not the abandonment of the system of the delusion itself but a further and almost incredible elaboration of it . |
| 8 | Moral standards imposed a further and more subtle restriction on women . |
| 9 | A further and more complex instance of this has been the National Accelerated Development Programme ( NADP ) . |
| 10 | WHEN CHRIS OWEN , Head of Natural History Publications at the Natural History Museum , published a painting of mosses that I had done for the National Museum of Wales , I had no idea that it would lead to a further and more exciting job offer , so a call out of the blue from Chris was a welcome surprise . |
| 11 | The group have been told that European funds are available for the next stage , which will be a further and more detailed study . |
| 12 | Mr Bozer said Turkish public opinion expected ‘ a further and more positive approach ’ . |
| 13 | This showed some recovery until 19 6 7 or 1968 , followed by a further and very sharp decline , in particular of about 50 per cent . |
| 14 | A further and very important advantage of this method is that it suggests a way of testing the validity of the rational expectations hypothesis itself . |
| 15 | A further and very different way in which Figure 9 is incomplete is that it deals only with the processing of words and has nothing to say about the processing of non-words . |
| 16 | And there , as they say , the matter rested , for there was now nothing further we could do ; and Meehan might have had to serve many more years in prison had not a further and quite unexpected twist come to this most tangled of cases . |
| 17 | The new Patents County Court provides , hopefully , a speedier and less expensive way of pursuing smaller claims . |
| 18 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that those figures strikingly demonstrate that lower , rather than higher , tax rates are at once a fairer and more effective way to maximise revenue to sustain improvement in important public services ? |
| 19 | The original purposes of the RSG system introduced in 1981 -82 were to provide a fairer and more objective method of grant distribution and to eliminate previous incentives to high spending . |
| 20 | We have overcome these problems and now have what we consider to be a much fairer and more objective examination . |
| 21 | This means that through the raising and spending of taxes , locally and nationally , we provide a fairer and more just society . |
| 22 | Bishop Patrick said that attempts to create a fairer and more just world were being blocked by business interests . |
| 23 | The newspaper argued that the ordinary reader , possessed of a fairer and less suspicious mind , would presume innocence . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , a diagnosis of psychosomatic illness is often arrived at by a much shorter and less strenuous route than this , particularly with female patients , who tend to be perceived as more ‘ nervy ’ . |
| 25 | Figures for receivership were less positive , but entirely consistent with the view that the region has suffered a much shorter and less severe recession than any other . |
| 26 | Consequently , syllabuses and teachers ' guides which depend on the full official time allocation for their completion , and many do , are doomed to failure , whereas a shorter and more manageable core , with optional and enrichment materials for better endowed schools and better teachers would ensure that minimum content was taught . |
| 27 | Before its completion , there was a greater requirement for a lighter and less costly tank . |
| 28 | The machine-based fundament of modern civilisation has emancipated even those most exposed to severance from the requirements of life ; broader and less mutilated existence become a viable possibility . |
| 29 | On its own , the call for a broader and more political curriculum leaves untouched vital questions of scope , purpose , organisation and control . |
| 30 | In giving the public access to information , we must prioritise the interests of the individual ( whether resident , client or customer ) against the often broader and more long-term interest of the local historian . |