Example sentences of "by [art] [adj] or more " in BNC.
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| 1 | meaning would be improved by a richer or more precise choice of vocabulary . |
| 2 | According to the 1989 census , Russians accounted for just over half ( 50.8 per cent ) of the total population ; the balance was accounted for by a hundred or more different national groups , ranging from a few hundred Negidals in the Far East to the major Slavic and Muslim groups which occupied the west and south of the country as well as Russia proper . |
| 3 | Prices of appellation d'origine controlee wines rose to what some would say were over-ambitious levels but lack of demand has forced them down again by a tenth or more in Britain with even bigger discounts available in French supermarkets . |
| 4 | But 1961 social class II fertility was almost as high as that of class III , while that of IV and V — semi-skilled and unskilled workers — had fallen by a tenth or more . |
| 5 | On bushes and standards , prune strong new stems to 4–6in , shorten weaker growths and remove very spindly tips on climbers ; shorten weak growth by half and stronger stems by a third or more according to desired height . |
| 6 | The increased number of pensioners in the top half of the income distribution is the result of pensioners ' average net incomes rising by a third or more in real terms because of the policies of the Government . |
| 7 | Here the houses would be occupied by one family and not by a dozen or more assorted tenants . |