Example sentences of "[adj] is made bad [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This definition suggests two of the major deficiencies of the international legal system — firstly that there is little one country can do if another fails to abide by the rules , and this is made worse by the second factor , the lack of a comprehensive single body of law that could form the basis of a truly coherent system . |
| 2 | This is made worse by the fact that five ‘ O ’ levels are the necessary qualification for a wide range of white-collar jobs , and therefore are regarded as a talisman for success . |
| 3 | This is made worse by the fact that using the wrong one ( such as ‘ no ’ when the keyname is expecting ‘ false ’ ) may be mistaken for ‘ true ’ . |
| 4 | This is made worse by the fact that few butchers hang their lamb these days , despite the fact that it only needs about a week to bring on the flavour . |
| 5 | This is made worse by the lack of clear objectives for the health service to which the formula can respond and attempt to follow . |
| 6 | Living about 12 miles from our nearest store my discount is largely , if not completely , used up by fuel costs and this is made worse by the fact that I live within two miles of two competitor stores . |
| 7 | That is made worse by the fact that the network of London TECs has , in some cases , been in existence literally only for weeks . |