Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a general rule , the belief that a president is entitled to pick his own team overrides criticisms of the nominee , but presidential choices are subject to more scrutiny by the legislature than are British prime-ministerial ones . |
| 2 | Individual letters are subject to more variation in cursive writing , depending upon the letters preceding and following it ( Eldridge et al , 1984 ; Wing , 1979 ) , and because it is not clear where one letter finishes and the next begins , a stage of segmentation is usually employed , which introduces more ambiguity . |
| 3 | all the Tigersharks are enjoying a record breaking season … they 're hungry for more success too … so Swindon best be ready to celebrate another big win |
| 4 | I would be grateful for more information . |
| 5 | Low birth weight children who survive infancy may also be subject to more health problems during childhood than those born with normal weight ( WHO , 1979 ) . |
| 6 | Lorentz 's view was that the movies since their inception had offered cheap and comfortable relief ; time had to be killed somehow and one could ‘ be bored with more comfort at a movie than anywhere else ’ . |
| 7 | In what ways will we be vulnerable to more competition in our present markets ? |
| 8 | They 'll be starving for more success ; winning . |
| 9 | Anyone interested should call at the station at 7pm on a Thursday evening when an officer will be available with more information . |
| 10 | It will almost certainly be necessary for more committee rooms to be equipped for televising , as the Committee accepted . |
| 11 | However , Channel Ten has already stated that it will be keen for more night games which would be shown live during prime-time viewing . |
| 12 | I think too , ’ said the Archdeacon with untoward frankness , ‘ Marr feels himself to be entitled to more success in the Church than he 's actually achieved . |
| 13 | The Roker Park men are desperate for more drive and Brnovic , who has won more than 30 Yugoslavia caps , could provide it . |
| 14 | Many advisers were desperate for more space : the bureau general office being too crowded with administrative workers who should have their own area ; they wanted easy access to the information system without too much clutter ; some suggested that the telephone adviser should be in a separate area and a separate receptionist area be allocated , and a coffee machine be available for clients . |
| 15 | Voluntary members made more than a fair ‘ consumer contribution ’ to the costs of adult education , their unpaid efforts helped to keep those costs down and they were entitled to more grant-aid from public funds . |
| 16 | Confessing that he is ambitious for more power , but unlikely to get it , Mr Clark , who once described Africa as ‘ bongo-bongo land ’ , says : ‘ I 'm not interested in the rest . |
| 17 | Bates is desperate for more success and Porterfield spent more than £6million in an attempt to produce it . |
| 18 | The contract is now virtually at an end but Aerospace is hopeful of more helmet orders from Germany and Sweden . |
| 19 | Its answer to the problem is either that it is entitled to more money from central Government , regardless of how much its rate support grant for the social services sector has risen , or that it needs the unfettered right to raise further taxes locally . |
| 20 | He was keen for more business to be taken at full Cabinet level and set about dismantling parts of the Attlee machine . |
| 21 | When the browny-purple dust had blown away , the deserted concrete expanse was ready for more litter-clutter . |
| 22 | Clearly the holiday-maker was ready for more privacy , more comfort , more facilities and new arrangements in his/her main spell away from home . |