Example sentences of "more [adj] [conj] [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , economists are much more interested than before in correcting inefficiencies by reducing the costs of doing business ; pursuing efficiency through cleverer and more ambitious regulation is definitely out of fashion . |
| 2 | He became more interested than ever in this beautiful young man , Dorian Gray . |
| 3 | But at least she did not squint and his cast seemed more noticeable than ever in the morning , as if sleeping refreshed it . |
| 4 | Whether it will be better or worse no-one can tell at the moment , but the hands on the reins of administration will be more varied , more democratic and more in tune with the times — at least that 's the theory for this huge volte in the face of what has gone before . |
| 5 | He thought that this was ‘ kinder , more humane and more in keeping with informed medical opinion . ’ |
| 6 | The application of monoclonal antibody research in medicine is more widespread than just in the treatment of cancer . |
| 7 | Despite the disquiet at the club this year , Mr Stringer still appears more relaxed and more in control than he did when he first took charge in that winter of 1987 . |
| 8 | And now he began to be more devout than ever in his prayers , more ardent in divine contemplations , more frequent in his vigils , more energetic in exhortations and in works worthy of imitation and more frequent in preaching ; thus becoming a pattern in word and deed of a holy life to all , Rich in the bowels of compassion , he relieved everyone who sought his assistance . |
| 9 | And belonging together , preferably in groupings with visible badges of membership and recognition signs , is more important than ever in societies in which everything combines to destroy what binds human beings together into communities . |
| 10 | It is now much more important because even in dismissals the ERA provides only for an appeal to another panel of governors : there is no provision for appeals to the LEA . |
| 11 | However , a stipulated time for delivery is likely to be more important and therefore in an ordinary commercial transaction a delivery date is normally ‘ of the essence , ’ Hartley v. Hymans ( 1920 K.B. ) . |
| 12 | ‘ With the same natural effusion of good colour , ’ Hope continued , deciding that excess was more apt than enough in this instance , ‘ that I find in your own complexion , ma'am . ’ |
| 13 | True , the number of stage coaches increased significantly as the century progressed and became even more numerous and faster in the early years of the nineteenth century , but their number hardly kept pace with a rising population . |
| 14 | Management 's role thus becomes a kind of balancing act ( this is sometimes called the ‘ stakeholder ’ theory ) , and it has to be even more persuasive than ever in ‘ selling ’ its proposals . |
| 15 | This is more evident than ever in recent years with the amorally materialistic culture which has been encouraged by the present Government 's economic and social policies . |
| 16 | Bath was more beautiful than ever in the early summer . |
| 17 | Outside , the garden looked more beautiful than ever in the golden light of late afternoon . |
| 18 | It was no more successful than before in controlling and ‘ organizing ’ the bulk of philanthropic activity . |
| 19 | Stiff and inelegant , she followed him , more anxious than ever in her life to please . |
| 20 | Figures for the average price of a detached house in each region for 1988 are provided in Table 9.1 ( column 6 ) and indicate that houses in the South East are much more expensive than elsewhere in the country . |
| 21 | Autocover premiums were very competitive to begin with and the cumulative price increases make the premium charged for Autocover more competitive than ever in both Northern Ireland and Great Britain in many instances because of the larger price increase charged by other insurance companies . |
| 22 | But he was there waiting and looked more handsome than ever in a grey suit with a white shirt . |
| 23 | More handsome than ever in his morning suit , his black hair gleaming with a brilliant sheen , and his eyes , his once dark and brooding eyes , now alight with the glow of love in them , Marc came swiftly to her side . |
| 24 | The swine looked even more attractive than ever in a black open-necked polo shirt and black jeans . |