Example sentences of "more [adj] [subord] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyway , it 's no more strange than thinking the Store was the whole world . |
| 2 | Others may prefer to continue the addictive process rather than accept the need for personal change which they may perceive to be more painful than continuing the addiction . |
| 3 | The sandstone was quarried here at first , but later mined when this was found to be more economical than removing the ‘ overburden ’ — the rock and soil which has to be dug away in quarrying to get at the useful strata . |
| 4 | One needs tact : to say , ‘ I hear you better if I see your face ’ is more promising than telling the boss he mumbles , even if he does ! |
| 5 | It 's more effective than doing the research at the coast . |
| 6 | Which I believe makes it that much more powerful than showing the vial and whatever . |
| 7 | There 's nothing more relaxing than to drive the Land Rover into the country for a day 's fishing . ’ |
| 8 | They may find this rather more awkward though given the abrasive edge which Kilkenny possess . |
| 9 | But the same poll showed more opposing than supporting the idea of bombing Serbian guns and supply lines . |
| 10 | ‘ I think other things are more important than sharing the same profession . |
| 11 | Mr. Noyce firmly believes that the work of Outreach is even more important than providing the improved facilities at the church itself . |
| 12 | Handling the information held in the system is more important than handling the system , for the system is merely a means to an end . |
| 13 | Power within a practice becomes more important than developing the people in it . |
| 14 | Keeping the organizational structure going becomes more important than attaining the initial goals of the movement . |
| 15 | A different sort of response to art is to use it as a means of learning more about the society in which it was produced ; this may be felt by a theoretician to be more important than to know the artist 's intentions , which , it can be argued , are determined by society . |
| 16 | Indeed , as several observers have noted , the avoidance of friction and preservation of peace in the community can often be more important than tackling the causes of wrong-doing . |
| 17 | In the past decade , it has never been clear whether the Government have found satisfying their own political philosophy more important than satisfying the training needs of the nation . |
| 18 | As far as Donleavy and his masters were concerned , clearly nothing was more important than preserving the integrity of Tony Asmar 's network of agents in Lebanon . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , having a consistent worldwide system is more important than having the best possible one in any single state . |
| 20 | Ergas ( 1987 ) has referred to this as a ‘ deepening ’ model of technological development , in which ‘ learning by doing ’ and making the best organizational and technical use of ‘ what you 've got ’ are far more important than acquiring the latest ‘ state of the art ’ process technology ( Ewer et al. , 1987 : ch. 4 ) . |
| 21 | It was considerably more civilised than visiting the average English town centre of a Friday night which shows how far we have come . |
| 22 | Next Saturday my Medau friend Camilla and I are each going to swim 100 lengths non-stop ( as the ‘ Medau Duo ’ ) in the national charity swimming marathon ( as you might guess , it 's called a ‘ swimathon ’ ) , so have been collecting sponsors , which is rather more arduous than doing the actual swimming . |
| 23 | The importance of looks becomes even more pronounced when considering the types of occupations to which girls , often unrealistically , aspire — the glamour jobs . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , the institutional implications of this agenda in terms of the partial dismantling of Roman monarchy and a particular style of clerical ministry seemed more revolutionary than did the theology itself , and neither Council nor curia was anxious to consider them , beyond the encouragement of national or regional episcopal conferences , the establishment of a consultative synod of bishops and the ordination of married men as deacons . |
| 25 | Counselling the ill is more difficult than counselling the well , not least because of their reduced ability to think clearly , to make judgements , to arrive at sound decisions , to determine on a course of action and generally to fight their own battles . |
| 26 | Fitting the new components is a little more difficult than removing the old ones . |
| 27 | Finding ways of soothing political opposition to the dumping of highly radioactive waste could prove more difficult than solving the scientific problems . |
| 28 | You will also find that to generate the right question is usually more difficult than to find the right answer . |
| 29 | This stage of training an owl is much more difficult than doing the same stage with a falcon , because with a falcon you just stick a hood over its head and let it get used to all the different noises . |
| 30 | If there is one thing more disagreeable than removing the bovine afterbirth it is watching somebody else doing it , and I always try to maintain a conversation as I grope around inside . |