Example sentences of "is [adj -er] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The styles of the lotus buds which occupy opposite arms of the saltire are different — the one at the " bottom left " is broader at the base and more heavily drawn than the other , although they possess identical stems both of which meet a small rhomboid , with equal precision . |
| 2 | The incidence of nearly every illness ( including coronary heart disease ) is higher at the bottom of the organizational hierarchy . |
| 3 | The chair looks better to me if the seat is wider at the front than at the back , but the front of the seat should only be slightly wider than the top of the back . |
| 4 | An outsole which is wider at the heel than the midsole — designed to improve stability . |
| 5 | The water itself shifts , and thus carries vast masses of heat with it ; the land also heats the air , and is often at a different temperature from the water ; the heating is greater at the equator than the poles , and greater at night than by day ; the air is diverted by mountains , and funnelled through passes ; and the air itself is heated by the Sun . |
| 6 | Where possible , shape the hedge so that is narrower at the top , admitting light to growth near the base . |