Example sentences of "have a [adv] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowadays , Lancashire cheese is kept for three months , so it has a slightly fuller flavour . |
| 2 | Fresh goats ' milk cheese is available in many supermarkets and has a slightly sharper flavour than fromage frais . |
| 3 | There are two types of smetana — ordinary and creamed — the latter has a slightly higher butterfat content and there are 132 calories per 100g/4oz compared with 120 calories for the ordinary version . |
| 4 | When newly formed along mid-oceanic ridges it is hot and thin and it probably has a slightly lower density . |
| 5 | ‘ Bedtimers has a slightly lower sugar content than adult drinks . |
| 6 | Bedtimers has a slightly lower sugar content than adult drinks . ’ |
| 7 | Romania has a slightly smaller programme than the other countries , but we wish it to return to the path of good government and sound economics , and the fund is part of that . |
| 8 | A pedestal basin generally has a slightly larger washing area than a wall-hung basin ; it does n't need such a secure fixing , and the supporting pedestal hides the plumbing , but it can only be installed at one height . |
| 9 | London has a significantly higher use of A&E . |
| 10 | If a person retained at your expense has a significantly worse record in terms of attendance or misconduct , it will be worth drawing the matter to your employer 's attention to see whether his view changes upon mature reflection . |
| 11 | The first type of learning difficulty is where a child ‘ has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of his/her age ’ . |
| 12 | Butyl has a substantially longer life expectancy than pvc — it 's used in the construction of reservoirs — but it can still be damaged by piercing . |
| 13 | Information that is received in the course of the decision-making process has a far greater chance of being used than information that is stored within the organization . |
| 14 | It is on these grounds that we could discount the ‘ rare exceptions ’ referred to by Nossal ( 1975 : 46 , above ) , since the superfluous testing which he condemns has a far greater probability of continuing to be of little benefit to mankind , even in the advancement of knowledge , than the work of Gray , Gallistel , or the early objectives of Blakemore . |
| 15 | We have probably less debts maybe than some of the other authorities in Wiltshire , and Thamesdown has a far greater debt than ours . |
| 16 | Prince Philip has a far greater influence over his wife than most people realise . |
| 17 | Eleven years down that path he now has a far greater appreciation of dogs and the people who handle them professionally . |
| 18 | Even in the urban core where there has been massive population loss associated with slum clearance , there were almost as many dwellings in 1981 as there had been in 1961 and , as Table 3.4 shows , the area now has a far higher standard of amenity . |
| 19 | Being surrounded by sea on three sides , Wales has a far higher proportion of lower lying land than the Auvergne and its high upland or mountain areas are far less extensive . |
| 20 | Does the Minister consider it fair that , if a child is born in East Anglia , it has a far better chance of survival than if it is born in Yorkshire or in my region , where we recently lost five intensive care cots ? |
| 21 | Magnus has a far better time than I do . |
| 22 | The boys ' antics are mere chicken feed to the Dynasty company , whose security chief Keith Heading ( a glowering John Diehl ) has a far bigger fraud on the boil involving stolen cards , dead colleagues and warehouses full of gleaming Porsches . |
| 23 | Oral sex has a far lower risk of transmission . |
| 24 | However , in this line Black has a far sturdier defence in 16 … |
| 25 | Parliament , however , has a far weaker position . |
| 26 | The Chart model has a far larger lexicon , however , containing 4,000 lexical items . |
| 27 | But the government is now talking to Cathay Pacific Airways , which has a far larger fleet , and is investigating the possibility of using redundant British cross channel ferries for larger groups . |
| 28 | Where the main constructive waves are swell waves which may have been generated hundreds and even thousands of kilometres away and travelled on as free waves , it is quite likely that the local resultant wind has a far smaller part in the orientation of coastal forms . |
| 29 | The faces of the Argive youths have a more natural look than the Athenian , but the Attic artist has a far stronger grasp of form , of the relation of face to skull . |
| 30 | BR has a somewhat longer network , employs more than twice as many railway staff and carries considerably more passenger traffic than does RENFE . |