Example sentences of "be more [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're more popular than gravy and curry sauce , ’ he said . |
| 2 | They 're more basic than algebra , |
| 3 | The tussle could hardly have been more evenly-matched as Drake and partner Jonathan Smith fought back from a set down to take a 6–7 6–3 7–6 victory in a rubber which featured only three service breaks ! |
| 4 | The belief in relationships which outlast our present existence might explain why he 's been more complacent than Bricusse about his time since the split . |
| 5 | The technical literature suggests that structural factors may have been more important than price factors in explaining the persistent deficit . |
| 6 | However , there are important cases , particularly Senegal and Tanzania , where the tendency towards a national identity has been more important than localism , which is not to say that the conflict has not existed . |
| 7 | Never has it been more important that News At Ten provide a big prime-time audience . |
| 8 | With much of the impact being in her delivery , Norte 's poetry has , until recently , been more legendary as performance art rather than as written verse . |
| 9 | He was booked for a wild foul on Carl Bradshaw , so there was an element of justice when his clearance found Rostron and the Owl-in-exile advanced to equalise with a cross-shot that may have been more cross than shot . |
| 10 | These bonds are more subtle than gossamer strands of spiders in the grass and are like the fields of force of electricity or gravity . |
| 11 | In pure strength , apart from their flexibility , the lashings , sewings and bindings used by primitive peoples , and by seamen down to recent times , are more efficient than metal fastenings , indeed sledges are still made in this way . |
| 12 | With its ‘ growth triangle ’ project the government is actively encouraging the more labour-intensive industries to move their production facilities into Malaysia or Thailand , where labour is cheaper and more abundant , but maintain head office functions in Singapore , where communication and distributive networks are more efficient and treasury/ fund management facilities more sophisticated . |
| 13 | A strange attractor of a four-dimensional system can have two positive Lyapunov exponents , and so can have solutions that are more irregular than chaos . |
| 14 | The first generalization that can be made is that andesite lavas are more viscous than basalt ones . |
| 15 | Metal brushes are more durable than plastic ones , while a wire brush or comb can be particularly valuable during a moulting period , removing dead hair from the coat . |
| 16 | The industry believes that research into why some people abuse alcohol and carefully targeted education programmes are more effective than blanket restrictions which apply to the whole population . |
| 17 | Some are more effective than Rayo so it 's unlikely they would want the British system . ’ |
| 18 | Other contributors say that informal social restraints on drinking are more effective than government control , advertising does not induce excessive drinking , and random breath testing might reduce drink-driving . |
| 19 | The effect that this current has on the rest of the dendrite , and hence in due course the cell body , depends very much on the geometry of the region around the synapse ; biophysical calculations show that spine synapses are more effective than shaft synapses in spreading the current , and in any given spine , the current flow is dependent on its exact shape . |
| 20 | Apscore is concentrating on re-developing its products so that they are more GUI and database independent , with an emphasis on object orientation — thus linking with Apscore 's other interests , including its representation of the ObjectStore object oriented database in Australia on the Sun platform . |
| 21 | Sustainable development consoles us with the idea that we can go on having more provided we are more hygienic and respect nature . |
| 22 | The fittings are more expensive than compression fittings , but are unobtrusive and allow the pipe to be rotated in the fitting . |
| 23 | After the question of nutritional deficiencies , few subjects are more topical than food allergy and intolerance . |
| 24 | Hence they are more liquid than money market deposits and so carry a lower interest rate . |
| 25 | Computers and photocopiers are more harmful than tobacco ? |
| 26 | This treasure-trove of collections is proof that , when it comes to home making , imagination and ingenuity are more important than money or design trends |
| 27 | Their sales campaigns have resulted , for example , in increasing consumption of white bread , confections and soft drinks among the poorest people in the world by convincing people that status , convenience , and sweet taste are more important than nutrition . |
| 28 | Personal relationships are more important than technique an productivity . |
| 29 | Principles , in my opinion , are more important than cash . ’ |
| 30 | Good sight lines are more important than evenness of chair layout . |