Example sentences of "larger [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed it is probably true to say , as a rough generalization , that the larger the concern , and the larger the number of people involved or affected , the less likely is it that the concern or interest will be represented accurately , or at all , within an interest-group system .
2 It takes energy to defend a territory from intrusive neighbouring birds , and the larger the territory the larger the border that has to be guarded .
3 It can be seen from this that the larger the error between the sample and population means the greater is the value of t .
4 It can be seen from this that the larger the error between the sample and population means the greater is the value of t .
5 In general , rate cards are constructed so that the larger the space or the longer the commercial , the lower the cost per column centimetre or per second .
6 As a system gets larger the logic becomes more obscure , modification more risky and debugging increasingly problematic .
7 The computer allows us to make almost unlimited calculations , and indeed the larger the sample the better for statistical applications .
8 To put this another way , the larger the sample of observations , the smaller the variance and hence the more accurately inferences can be drawn.6 And of course , firms indulge in screening prior to taking managers on , though relying upon references is probably rather a weak screen .
9 The larger the sample the more closely will its average agree with the population average , as seen in Figure 7.6 where the population average is represented by the central zero .
10 The larger the sample the more closely will its average agree with the population average , as seen in Figure 7.6 where the population average is represented by the central zero .
11 Reputation is increasing in M to represent the assumption that the larger the fraction of the sector unionized , the higher the individual 's reputation within the group from conforming to the custom .
12 The larger the size of A in units of h the more rapid will be the variation and the more sweeping the resulting cancellations .
13 Additionally , the higher the order of the birth , usually the larger the size of the family into which the baby is born .
14 The problem with trial trenches is that if they are very small it is easy to miss the main features of a site , yet the larger the trenches used , the nearer the process becomes to full-scale excavation .
15 The quicker Coe finishes the marathon the larger the donation .
16 This holds even though much of the money for welfare programmes such as AFDC comes from the Federal exchequer ; the larger the average payment , above a Federally-prescribed minimum , the larger the proportion of it which has to be met from State revenues , so that generous State governments are taxing their own residents in order to support their generosity ( see Tresch , 1975 ) .
17 If additions and deletions are more numerous than retrievals and updates , it turns out that the larger the proportion of additions , the larger the bucket size that provides the minimum number of accesses per reference to the file .
18 Generally the larger the animal , the greater the concern with its ill-treatment .
19 The reason is simple : the larger the animal , the smaller its surface area in relation to its volume , and so the smaller the relative area through which heat can be lost .
20 For instance one can readily see how insects adapt themselves to many environments but the larger the animal the less likely it is to survive if the environment drastically changes .
21 On the other hand , the larger the quantity ordered , the more will have to go into stock as temporarily idle resources , also a costly business .
22 The larger the explosion ( threshold value of approximately 0.5 million tonnes equivalent of TNT ) and the higher the explosion above the ground , the more oxides of nitrogen are injected into the stratosphere .
23 ‘ You 'd think , ’ she said to herself , ‘ that the larger the tree , the larger the seed , like eggs — but a chestnut is larger than an acorn. ,
24 Clearly then , as n becomes larger the restrictions placed upon the γ and δ coefficients become more complex .
25 The larger the filing system , the less likely you are to find that nugget of hidden gold when you want it .
26 Although for a majority of employees a protected rights contract is usually likely to offer a higher return , there are certain limitations and the accepted wisdom seems to be that the older the employee and the larger the transfer value , the more attractive a section 32 buy-out becomes .
27 The greater the dispersal of resource areas the larger the territory , but the extent of the resource areas themselves may not vary greatly ( Macdonald , 1983 ) .
28 It takes energy to defend a territory from intrusive neighbouring birds , and the larger the territory the larger the border that has to be guarded .
29 The larger the organisation , the more suitable the dedicated electronic publishing unit concept becomes .
30 A pinhole camera forms a definite image , the smaller the pinhole the sharper ( but dimmer ) the image , the larger the pinhole the brighter ( but fuzzier ) the image .
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