Example sentences of "are [vb pp] more [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | New skin cells are formed more slowly and worn-out cells , which are pushed to the surface , tend to stay around in patches . |
| 2 | If , however , the studies are pursued more widely and the research becomes deeper , the need for ready-to-hand volumes and essays will increase geometrically . |
| 3 | The only difference is that fixed pairs are attested more often than non-fixed pairs . " |
| 4 | Dr Kenneth Kirk offered this criticism years ago , that some people are moved more easily than others by suffering and death . |
| 5 | Carbohydrate foods rich in fibre are absorbed more slowly than those from which the fibre has been stripped . |
| 6 | As the economy grows , basic living needs are met more easily and extra resources are available for travel , recreation , education , social care and other services that affect local authority budgets . |
| 7 | One has to be extremely cautious about interpreting past usage of terms like " women " , " girls " , " ladies " and " females " , but it certainly seems to be the case that " females " and " girls " — precisely the terms with either derogatory or patronizing over-tones — are used more frequently than " women " , while " ladies " is generally used if the speaker wishes either to be polite or ironic . |
| 8 | Video recordings are used more frequently than audio tape in the investigation of child abuse . |
| 9 | For instance , books are used more frequently if placed on shelves which are of convenient height ( rather than too high or too low ) , and if put on special display outside the main sequence ( see p. 155 ) . |
| 10 | However , if one shift performs better ( and ‘ better ’ might refer to the quality or quantity — or both — of product that is made ) is it because it consists of more conscientious workers ; their conditions of working are better , or they have less distraction ; they are supervised more closely and the conveyor belt moves faster ; or their body clock enables them to work better at some times of the day than others ? |
| 11 | Amongst users they are assessed more positively than traditional residential areas by non-motorised users , but not by motorists . |
| 12 | Molecules of carbon dioxide in the solid phase are packed more closely than in the liquid phase . |
| 13 | Some words occur in natural language more often than others , and these high-frequency words are recognised more readily than others , according to a number of measures . |
| 14 | Orthographically irregular words are pronounced more slowly than regular words ( Baron and Strawson , 1976 ; Underwood and Bargh , 1982 ) , indicating that they are treated differently in some way when they are read . |
| 15 | A smooth curve of accesses in which some records are updated more regularly than others . |
| 16 | Serum agglutinating antibodies against E coli are found more commonly and at higher titres in patients with ulcerative colitis . |
| 17 | The issue of preferential treatment given to boys is not , however , confined to whether their examination papers are marked more favourably or whether they are allowed to talk more in classrooms . |
| 18 | At all ages , boys are hit more frequently and more severely than girls . |
| 19 | The crimes of the respectable are viewed more sympathetically than those of miscreants from humbler backgrounds . |
| 20 | Over the years it has become apparent that certain questions are asked more often than others . |
| 21 | ‘ What is sociology about ? ’ is probably the question that sociologists are asked more often than any other . |
| 22 | All the dredge straw is eaten avidly by cattle ; the rye and wheat straw are less palatable , but are eaten more readily when put through the chaff-cutter and mixed with chopped mangolds or swedes . |
| 23 | The books being published now are more attractive and relevant ; they are usually written by experienced and practising nurses rather than doctors , and as a result are more appealing to the reader and are reviewed more enthusiastically than has been the case in the past . |
| 24 | A further problem is that although we should be glad that speed control measures are encouraged more strongly than they were in 1977 , they are only applied to very small developments . |
| 25 | ‘ Operations are scrutinised more closely and there is much less cash flow to plug the gaps , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Normally , some records are accessed more frequently than others , and this tendency can be used to decrease average access time . |
| 27 | Our eyes do not wander randomly around the page when we are reading , but certain sorts of words are fixated more often than others ( O'Regan , 1979 ) , and this means that we must know in advance of a fixation where it is that we are going to look next . |