Example sentences of "a [adj -er] [conj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jejeunoileostomy has now been largely replaced by a simpler and safer operation in which the capacity of the stomach is considerably reduced by placing a row of surgical staples across it . |
| 2 | A simpler and clearer instance of the way in which a consideration of grammar leads to metaphysics is the case of the metaphysical concept of Being . |
| 3 | Snell has been criticized for causing a decline in handwriting by promoting his dull copperplate style , but his practice and teaching of a simpler and standardized mode of handwriting most effectively met the needs of clerks in the growing number of commercial houses . |
| 4 | Most of the schemes provide a simpler and cheaper route than resort to a court of law , without taking away the right of consumers to go to law if they should wish to do so . |
| 5 | An alternative to a cording set is a draw rod , which is a simpler and cheaper method of operating curtains without handling them . |
| 6 | It was a simpler and better story . |
| 7 | Suitable candidates for M are a dynamic-programming-type alignment score ( 16 ) of π , π m or a simpler and faster scoring scheme based on the numbers of pairs of mapped probes which are adjacent in π m and are separated only by unmapped probes in π . |
| 8 | Now Lucy Netzer and Jacob Sagiv , from the Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot in Israel have developed a simpler and quicker technique for preparing monolayer films that relies simply on the chemical properties of the starting materials . |
| 9 | ‘ Mentally handicapped ’ is the most common term used in Great Britain to describe a section of the public who possess a lower than average level of intelligence . |
| 10 | This , together with the addition of six big new unnamed customers and a lower than usual number of client losses , led to an 11% rise in turnover to £4.5m from the bureau and facilities management services division . |
| 11 | Many readers will be aware that because of a lower than expected settlement for the civil service in the Chancellor 's 1990 Autumn Statement , higher than expected inflation , and exchange rate effects on international subscriptions , SERC has announced that certain activities will have to be curtailed if the Council 's programme is to stay within its budget . |
| 12 | In this case a lower than expected use of English results from the secretary being required to rewrite the manager 's reports in English on the basis of notes . |
| 13 | It consists of two rectangular halls one above the other , giving a lower and upper church . |
| 14 | Here again there is negligible waste of power , but unfortunately the range of frequencies over which a transformer will act as a potential or current divider is restricted by the behaviour of the core , there being both a lower and upper limit . |
| 15 | In a pendentive method of construction the triangular spaces between the square section and the circular base of the hemisphere are built as if they are parts of a lower and larger dome so that their section is like that of an arch carried across the diagonal of the square space to be covered . |
| 16 | Their places are taken … by a lower or middle grade . |
| 17 | In recent years this has been brought into sharp focus with growing public concern for a healthier and safer environment . |
| 18 | Shortly before her death , Queen Elizabeth I was entertained , in October 1602 , by Sir William Russell , at Corney House , Chiswick , which area was still attracting residents of distinction who were seeking a healthier and cleaner environment , away from the dirt and the clamour of the Cities of London and Westminster . |
| 19 | IT should first be reported that the refurbished Town Crier , Darlington Council 's magazine , is a slicker and worthier product than its 18 predecessors . |
| 20 | Many of the deeply painful and depersonalizing situations in our society come about as the direct result of a broader but lower valuation of sex and sexual relationships . |
| 21 | Retrieval of documents on a search topic , by using terms for a broader or narrower concept , relies heavily both on the searcher 's ingenuity and on any additional relationships that the database indexer might have added to link the natural language index terms . |
| 22 | Eventually , formal administrative structures were created between the Task Force and local government , but the Task Force 's determination to implement specific projects rather than to help create a broader and longer-term strategy for the conurbation inevitably created tensions . |
| 23 | The main opposition , in fact , came from some of his ministerial colleagues , especially his eventual successor as Chancellor , Ludwig Erhard , who preferred a broader and looser arrangement . |
| 24 | As table 3 shows , the key legal services used by businesses tend to be the sort that are need-driven — litigation , commercial property and employee legislation — rather than reflecting a broader and continuous relationship . |
| 25 | Some employees like to be told what to do and prefer a standardised , uniform structure of organisation with authoritarian leadership ; other employees ( often those with a broader and greater education ) prefer to be given responsibilities and to work in teams , and to make decisions in their own ways . |
| 26 | So , this at least is indisputable : that however it may have seemed to Cole in 1944 , justification by success has lost its validity : and the loss prompts the question whether the Movement should re-appraise its purposes so as to establish Co-operation on a broader and securer footing . |
| 27 | A further but related problem is that many of OED 's definitions enshrine outdated scientific , social , and political beliefs . |
| 28 | In the course of his rectorial address at Edinburgh in 1907 , Haldane asserted that " when a leader of Ingenious comes forward the people may bow down before him , and surrender their wills , and eagerly obey " , since " to obey the commanding voice was to rise to a further and wider outlook , and to gain a fresh purpose " . |
| 29 | And although it is true that Wagner could , if required , have figured under various of their headings , it seems that the decision to lay any emphasis on the relevance of Wagner 's work to his own ideas represented a further and final development . |
| 30 | A further and central feature of this system of trade was that while those countries exporting manufactures were usually involved in many diverse lines of business , the raw-material exporters were often engaged in the production of one or two major staples . |