Example sentences of "more [adj] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Stappell , a widow of 72 , was another ‘ exemplary ’ mother , but more striking in other ways . |
| 2 | There is no doubt that the population at large has become more mobile in many ways . |
| 3 | It was noted that a number of forms and procedures had been devised by the Clerical Assistant and the OIC , and it was considered possible that the analysis might have been more revealing in other establishments where the approach to administrative work was not so methodical . |
| 4 | However , the examples also have in common an institutional setting which provides a ready opportunity for mounting large-scale intervention and it may well be more cost-effective in these circumstances to provide a preventive programme for all experiencing the event . |
| 5 | Often the relevant population is stratified to ensure that the sample will be more representative in certain respects . |
| 6 | The first of the three conceptions of law I introduced in the last chapter , which I called conventionalism , shares the general ambition of the popular slogan , though the interpretation it builds is more subtle in two ways . |
| 7 | Alternatively , there continued to be ‘ grassroots ’ feelings that in spite of the hazards of peer review through external validation , the process was more palatable in some subject areas than the hazards within institutions . |
| 8 | In a letter to Darlington Town Hall , John Edwards , of the Conservation Group North , wrote : ‘ The proposed replacement building would be far more impersonal in this location and the loss of the existing buildings would detract from the quality of Salt Yard and the conservation area as a whole . ’ |
| 9 | Perhaps it was newspaper speculation that the ‘ courting couple ’ were about to get married that convinced Jason it was time to turn the tide in favour of something nearer the truth and gently let everyone into their secret that it was just one big publicity stunt which , once started , was easier to carry on with than deny , and far more profitable in any event . |
| 10 | Historical background is only compressed in a monograph ; biographical material may be more extensive in other sources ; the painter 's contemporaries will not receive much attention , and may be slighted . |
| 11 | The qualifications necessary to enable a person to stand in a local electionaire more extensive in some instances and more restrictive in others than those which enable a person to vote . |
| 12 | Knowledge of the business is more rooted in substantive criteria of operational intimacy rather than merely rational techniques . |
| 13 | In summary , these are : i ) low-income countries will not lose so much in the way of earnings if their population is damaged by pollution , since wages are so low anyway ; ii ) under-populated countries in regions such as Africa are effectively " under-polluted " compared to urbanized areas such as Los Angeles or Mexico City — ideally , there should be a " world-welfare-enhancing trade in air pollution and waste " ; and iii ) environmental concern , on health and aesthetic grounds , is much more acute in high-income countries than in the third world , where direct alleviation of poverty is seen as more pressing . |
| 14 | Men were more disadvantaged in other ways . |
| 15 | makes it more annoying in one sense that we wasted the chance to make ground on everyone . |
| 16 | Apart from strictly academic consideration , the ordinary citizen of any modern democracy will find an elementary course in statistics of more general educational value than courses in e.g. differential calculus , which are more popular in science-oriented schools . |
| 17 | Fresh cheeses have become much more popular in recent years and cows ' and goats ' milk varieties are now available in most good supermarkets . |
| 18 | Inflatables have become more and more popular in recent years . |
| 19 | Although job sharing has become more popular in recent years , many people do n't think of suggesting it , which is a shame because the benefits to both mother and employers are huge . |
| 20 | They see the child as basically a , a little animal , a wild animal , who has to be tamed , and er , disciplined and controlled by er , various means , and er , this is the , I think the view of the child that was more popular in British education , at least traditional education , which erm , for the public schools of Eton , which in this country was based on er , on er brutality , I think there 's the only word you can call it . |
| 21 | ODT was designed originally as a desktop product , but the addition of MPX multi-processing extensions has made it more popular in multi-user environments : it requires an 80386 personal computer with 8Mb RAM , 100Mb disk and VGA graphics as minimum to run . |
| 22 | Peptic ulcers appear to be more prevalent in industrialised nations . |
| 23 | This reflects the emphasis on ‘ status ’ and the formal school classroom layout which was more prevalent in former years . |
| 24 | These data demonstrate that in Turkey HEV is more prevalent in warmer regions and in adults , beginning in the third decade of life . |
| 25 | Kothary et al have reported that terminally extended forms of gastrin in conjunction with G14 are more prevalent in duodenal ulcer patients . |
| 26 | The perception that the ills of society are relatively more prevalent in some areas than others has innocent and fairly obvious origins … |
| 27 | Collective amnesia is far more prevalent in this culture than we would pretend . |
| 28 | This meant that you had to type everything , including the definitions for forms and reports , making dBFast more primitive in this aspect even than dBASE III Plus ! |
| 29 | The techniques and skills that follow can be performed on all funboards but are best suited to boards under 3.20m as they are more controllable in strong winds . |
| 30 | More painful in many ways is the appalling loss of self-confidence and self-esteem . |