Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In truth , although a large amount of dollars had been consumed , it would have been easier and cheaper task to have started from scratch . |
| 2 | Of course there are bigger and faster page printers but the best approach is to use the output as a master copy and get the bulk printed by traditional methods . |
| 3 | The government 's early arguments that ‘ we ca n't afford it ’ are less persuasive with the budget surplus accumulated in 1987 and 1988 and claims that tax cuts are better than greater state spending on social and health services have found fewer takers among the public ( see below p. 297 ) . |
| 4 | Lightweight papers are cheaper than heavier weight paper . |
| 5 | Also on ICL 's hardware agenda this year are smaller and larger four-node SX mainframe models , new DX systems , a re-vamped peripheral range and the first Open VME products — including 7651 Windows , forms , X.400 , OSMC and VME-X . |
| 6 | You may have seen the advertisements placed by Anglo-Welsh in the national press , stressing that ‘ there will be further and faster growth than Palatine can ever achieve on its own ’ . |
| 7 | Yet again , the optimal solution may be felt to be unsatisfactory and further reflection reveal that the reason for this is that some aspect of the problem has not been modelled adequately . |
| 8 | As the condition improves there can be gradual and fuller exchange of information between nurse and patient . |
| 9 | The Bank of England stepped in yesterday to signal that a drop in UK interest rates would be premature and longer-dated gilt edged stocks gained as much as £1 . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State will be aware that further education colleges charge their students for certain activities related to the curriculum — not tuition fees , but other activities . |
| 11 | As in many of the schools studied , staff in both these schools were satisfied that greater teacher awareness of the library and appreciation of the work of other departments were amongst the outcomes . |
| 12 | Although at present , age controls are tentative and further work will be necessary to substantiate correlations , the following points are worthy of note . |
| 13 | While the Chancellor has been concentrating — unsuccessfully — on bringing down inflation , unemployment is raging and further factory closures and redundancies have been announced nearly every week since he came to office . |
| 14 | On the contrary , it is possible that greater training in counselling skills may lead to a more skilfully directed and efficient interview . |
| 15 | Finally , it is possible that tighter control of restrictive practices agreements between firms is one of the factors that provide an incentive for mergers , a subject we take up in the next section . |
| 16 | But it is possible that warmer soil temperatures contribute in part to greater fine root mortality rates in the southern forest ( Table 1 ) . |
| 17 | This means that complete market surveillance is possible and better investor protection is thus also possible . |
| 18 | First thesis : Research is public whereas higher education is private |
| 19 | But irrespective of the legal position , the character of the teaching process is such that higher education teachers have to pay attention to the expectations and perceptions of their students . |
| 20 | Having reviewed the matter , taking the above into consideration , we write formally to withdraw our Appeal , as whilst we consider that it is appropriate that further development should take place in the village , on this occasion we defer to local feeling . |
| 21 | Many British readers will not feel such change directly if they are students from a more prosperous area ( as is likely since higher education places are filled largely from non-manual social groups ) . |
| 22 | It is likely that further research will reveal more examples , and so close attention needs to be paid to the earlier certain boundaries of any territories and estates in the area under study . |
| 23 | It is realised that the wording on the envelope is inadequate and further consideration will require to be given in future . |
| 24 | It is realised that the wording on the envelope is inadequate and further consideration will require to be given in future . |
| 25 | It is unlikely that further knowledge will improve treatment , but it may allow prevention of the disease , at least in a proportion of cases . |
| 26 | ‘ If geography is to play a full role in the study of environmental problems it is important that greater stress be given to the biosphere , which constitutes a vital resource base for man , and which has been altered more extensively by human activities than most other elements of the environment . ’ |
| 27 | It is evident that better support to system and component failure diagnosis is currently required if problems of this nature are to be mitigated . |
| 28 | It is evident that further research is needed in this little-researched area . |
| 29 | To ensure clarity from the outset , it is essential that earlier advice applies . |
| 30 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that there is no serious argument about the fact that the members of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce are fearful about a possible change of Government , and that the only question open to debate is whether higher taxation is worse than higher interest rates , and whether either is worse than higher inflation ? |