Example sentences of "more [noun sg] [conj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 'll be more rail than road in this country of ours one day . |
| 2 | An articulate Inspector of Accidents who has personal experience of these matters is possibly better able to make an assessment of such things than a lawyer who has little more experience than turbulence in flight spilling some of the champagne in the first class section of the cabin . |
| 3 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
| 4 | There is little doubt that it was the labour shortage which caused the shift to leasing , but although this provided more revenue than persistence in demesne farming would have done it still left the landowner with reduced resources . |
| 5 | He was a raw young bull , itching for more action and glamour in his life . |
| 6 | Napier was not the only sheriff to find that there was more honour than reward in his office , for according to the petition submitted by Erskine of Alva , who had been appointed sheriff-depute of Perthshire in 1748 , his salary of £250 per annum did not take him very far , for his county , |
| 7 | All week long , the Hollywood gossip about this case was of drugs , mysticism and off-beat sex , and for once there may be more truth than fantasy in the flashy talk of the town . ’ |
| 8 | The logical structure admittedly is independent of the desires of the thinker , but the drive behind it is an enthusiasm , or an obsession to rid himself of an intolerable burden ; at the point when we notice there is no more joy or stress in his thinking , that it has become a routine , we begin to be afraid that his creative phase his passed . |
| 9 | In short , I am suggesting that there is more continuity than discontinuity in the development of the novel as a literary form . |
| 10 | Not for the first time it occurred to him how vulnerable his position was , and he reflected ruefully that there was probably no more security or protection in the rank of Khan than there had been in any of the various honours which he had received while he had been an intimate of the clique which had surrounded Nogai . |
| 11 | I have undertaken missions with the hon. Members for Foyle ( Mr. Hume ) , for Fermanagh and South Tyrone ( Mr. Maginnis ) and for South Down ( Mr. McGrady ) in an attempt to get more business and development in their areas . |
| 12 | There was once a good deal more colour and laughter in the life of this tight-lipped fashion genius , when a second apartment in the palazzo was occupied by his business partner and close friend Sergio Galeotti , who died in 1985 . |
| 13 | Jacqui opened the door in a state of high excitement , more colour and animation in her face than he had seen since the Steen affair started . |
| 14 | These originated in Northern Italy , where the pasta is traditionally flat and where they use a lot more egg and cream in their cooking . |
| 15 | This had a bearing on the second feature of the report : its strong recommendation about the need for more advice and education in home-making and home-budgeting . |
| 16 | There were plenty of cases of unruly or difficult or dissident bishops ; but by and large the Church stood by the kings ; and in return the kings placed more and more authority and responsibility in the hands of bishops and abbots . |
| 17 | has gone more wolf than dog in the interim … |
| 18 | Liberals favour the protection of human rights together with more participation and decentralization in government . |
| 19 | Aristocratic families traditionally invest more thought and effort in educating boys than girls . |
| 20 | I also look for more wit and charm in ‘ La sérénade interrompue ’ ( I query the D natural six bars before the end , too ) , ‘ La danse de Puck ’ and ‘ Minstrels ’ , all of which are taken slower than usual . |
| 21 | If one treats the sensation-mongers who stand outside a prison during an execution with the contempt they deserve , it is , I think , fair to say that the conviction and execution of Joyce have caused more disquiet than satisfaction in the minds of the public . |
| 22 | The opening Maple Leaf Rag is an unfortunately hard-driven introduction to the set , but matters improve thereafter with more subtlety and refinement in the less fraught pieces . |
| 23 | Law makers , givers and enforcers should show more understanding and sympathy in the face of intolerable provocation . |
| 24 | I relish the trend towards more analysis and context in news programmes . |
| 25 | I must admit there was more enjoyment than effort in making this easy , yet delicious meal . |
| 26 | Feeling euphoric at having won this ‘ victory ’ , they decided to extend their actions in a campaign to bring about more liberty and democracy in other areas of social life . |
| 27 | Country traditions are shown at the diagram , in North Italy erm , there 's more land than south in the diagram . |
| 28 | However , the costs of production will increase as farmers are made to invest more time and money in each animal , and these costs must be met by the consumer . |
| 29 | In such circumstances the figures for those activities will rise as a result of the police having spent more time and money in dealing with them . |
| 30 | " The budget includes a plan of action … at home to put more power and opportunity in the hands of the individual . |