Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed in the middle of the twentieth century it can be said that the majority of the world 's population lives under systems of government where the government itself and particularly the executive government are of more importance and are treated with more respect or fear than the Constitution . |
| 2 | Worksheets which are in good condition are treated with more respect than those which too quickly are crumpled , torn or part company with the staples or covering . |
| 3 | The unit gives a broad introduction to issues and problems which are treated in more detail in the second and final years . |
| 4 | There is continued emphasis on good programming practice , while aspects of systems design , business computing and software application are developed in more detail . |
| 5 | People are forever knocking the National Health Service — I admit I am not myself guiltless in this — but we could n't have been treated with more consideration . |
| 6 | When these indicators are examined in more detail in relation to investment , productivity and competitiveness , the picture which emerges is not predominantly one of inadequate supplies of labour in manufacturing industry but one of the low productive efficiency of the existing labour force as it is employed in combination with other factors of production . |
| 7 | The Nicaraguan penal system has several features unique in Central America and , in the case of Matagalpa Prison , these special features are examined in more detail . |
| 8 | ( These factors are examined in more detail in our chapters on the family and sexual divisions . ) |
| 9 | The balance sheets and the functions of various financial intermediaries are examined in more detail than they are here in Carter and Partington ( 1984 ) and Struthers and Speight ( 1980 ) . |
| 10 | These and several other changes are explained in more detail inside . |
| 11 | The ways in which this will be accomplished are explained in more detail below . |
| 12 | Some of them are explained in more detail on the following pages along with accounts of Tesco 's efforts to tackle a range of problems from toxic chemicals to energy conservation . |
| 13 | Voluntary offers are explained in more detail in Chapter 9 . |
| 14 | These are referred to briefly in para 1.2 above and are explained in more detail in Chapter 8 . |
| 15 | There is also a view that sexual crimes against men are regarded with more gravity than sexual crimes against women and that if men as well as women could be the legal victims of rape , this might assist in changing attitudes towards the offence . |
| 16 | Accordingly when a pare of men went underground formerly , they made it a rule , to sleep out a candle , before they set about their work ; that is if their place of work was dry , they would lay themselves down and sleep , as long as a whole candle would continue burning ; and then rise up and work for two or three hours pretty briskly ; after that have a touch pipe , that is rest themselves for half an hour to smoke a pipe of tobacco , and so play and sleep away half their working time : but mining being more expensive than it formerly was , those idle customs are superseded by more labour and industry . |
| 17 | But neither can the scheme continue unless Sri Lankans are squeezed for more money . |
| 18 | Description , interpretation and judgement are the subjects of separate chapters , where they are considered in more detail . |
| 19 | These influences are considered in more detail in Chapter 12 . |
| 20 | Only indigenous breeds are described , but the British Friesian has been so dominant in this country that its history is included here , though the Friesian and Holstein are considered in more detail in the Netherlands and North American sections . |
| 21 | These two aspects of development planning are complementary but separate ; they are considered in more detail in Chapter 8 . |
| 22 | Their side-effects can be different from those of alcohol , and are considered in more detail in Chapter 15 , but similarly they can be mistakenly classified and thereafter dismissed as part of the normal process of growing old . |
| 23 | These developments are considered in more detail in the next chapter . |
| 24 | These and other structuring considerations are considered in more detail in Section 0609 . |
| 25 | The provisions which might be included in a partnership agreement relating to the ownership of partnership property are considered in more detail in Chapter 4 . |
| 26 | Cash underwritten alternatives are considered in more detail in para 5.12 below . |
| 27 | All Sainsbury 's stores collect and recycle cardboard boxes , used in packaging , which are made into more packaging . |
| 28 | THE toy of the moment this Christmas may cost a small fortune but when the kids get bored with it , you 're left with more junk . |
| 29 | Baked beans are sold with more decorum . |
| 30 | Mr Gandhi 's murder came in the middle of a general-election campaign that had already been marred by more killing , intimidation and vote-grabbing than India had seen in any of its nine previous elections . |