Example sentences of "and [art] [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Three generations of Dowdings have run the farm and used herbicides , pesticides and the best the agro-chemical producers could come up with to get the maximum yields . |
2 | The first twenty-nine involved grants of wardship and the thirtieth the custody of a lunatic . |
3 | The longer a diver remains under water and the greater the depth , the more nitrogen is absorbed . |
4 | And the greater the State the more inescapable was monarchy and the more powerful it must be . |
5 | And the greater the distance , the greater the the travel time , the fewer people make that journey . |
6 | And the greater the capacity of the imagination the greater the emotion to fear . |
7 | The larger the lexicon used in the indexing process , the more information in the definitions is retained , and the greater the contribution of these definitions to the recognition process . |
8 | There is an increasing tendency on the part of regulatory authorities worldwide ( and not just revenue authorities ) to infer from the existence of tax haven-based structures that something shady is going on — and the greater the degree of secrecy built into the structure , the stronger the inference . |
9 | Remember that anything which excites and interests you is a possibility and the greater the contrast with your first classical choice , the better you will enable the panel to see your present range . |
10 | For the more I yelled , the lower I made myself and the greater the sense of mastery and control the malais around me could enjoy . |
11 | Although there will always be particular identification with others who share the particular form of addictive disease , the progress of recovery can be measured by the breadth of relationships : the wider the circle of friendships , and the greater the awareness of commonality with others , the stronger the recovery . |
12 | The earlier this is given the more likely is the chance of an open vessel and the greater the salvage of myocardium and of the patient leaving hospital earlier . |
13 | The Roche-limit depends on the mass of the more massive body and on the density of the less massive body : the greater the mass the further the limit , and the greater the density the smaller the limit . |
14 | The more one 's reasoning abilities are developed the better one 's anticipation of the syntax and vocabulary of English , and the greater the field independence then the better the performance in sign language tasks . |
15 | The denser the matter , the more curvature and the greater the chance of having a universe that closes back on itself . ’ |
16 | Contrarily , the more open the boundaries , the greater the degree of ‘ all else equal ’ in common aims , interests , social acquaintanceships and idioms of discourse , the more fluid the boundary and the greater the likelihood that a working competence across the boundary can be negotiated by the actor himself , from the resources of his own home ground . |
17 | It is clear , therefore , that rules of English law which restrict access to courts , tribunals and remedies may fall foul of the principle of effective protection recognized by EC law ; and the greater the restriction , the more likely is it to do so . |
18 | And the greater the gap between his colossal global success and the terraced cottages of South Wales , the more determined he was to employ the grappling irons of loyalty and haul his past alongside . |
19 | The greater the difference in potential the greater the flow of power and the greater the danger to the interface ] power-conductor . |
20 | As Margolis pointed out , in an age of literature inflation , the more papers are written , the less they count for , and the greater the pressure to produce more . |
21 | Once constructed , sanctuaries and temples of whatever cult continued to receive votive offerings , and the richer and more prestigious they became the more emulation they aroused and the greater the inflow of precious substances . |
22 | And the greater the growth of the monopoly sector , the greater the state 's expenditures on social expenses of production ’ . |
23 | The wider the conception of poverty , the greater the number of people who are likely to be viewed as poor and the greater the policy problem in alleviating poverty . |
24 | The required yield on a bond will have loadings for all these kinds of risk , and the greater the risk , the greater the risk loading . |
25 | Generally , it is likely that the greater the uncertainty , the greater will be the preference for liquidity , and the greater the risk of tying money up in risky assets . |
26 | Poverty is often associated with old age for the longer people live the less the value of their pension or savings , and the greater the expense of providing care in increasing disability ( Townsend , 1979 ; Phillipson and Walker , 1986 ) . |
27 | The larger the bureau , the greater the number of specialized tasks , and the greater the potential for conflict and need for co-ordination . |
28 | The easier it is to use courts or , even better , private agreements to sort out disputes between creditors and shareholders while the firm continues to operate , the lower the costs will be , and the greater the incentive to skate closer to the edge . |
29 | The more that governments raise the costs of legitimate waste disposal , in an attempt to impose on polluters the true costs of their activities , the greater will be the price difference between lawful and illegal disposal — and the greater the incentive to dump waste in the most environmentally harmful way . |
30 | And the longer the situation continues and the greater the number of vain attempts at dealing with it , the more stupid they feel . |