Example sentences of "[pers pn] be all the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My grandmother therefore moulded my life , and I believe I am all the better for it . |
| 2 | Sepulveda justified the enslavement of the Indians on the grounds that they were the natural slaves mentioned in Book I of Aristotle 's Politics ; the Dominican Friar Las Casas admitted the frailty of the Indians but argued that they were all the more children of God owing to their very lack of capacity and skill , which still implies a sort of sub-humanity but of a different kind . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's all the more credit to him that he 's got his goals in this era . ’ |
| 4 | If so it is all the greater tribute to his qualities that he never took a step to force the issue or to encourage abdication . |
| 5 | The 20th century may have been slow to arrive in Langtoft , but it is all the better for that , and whilst the village has now caught up with modern times , it remains a haven of peace from the mad pace of town and city life . |
| 6 | Since then , Demidenko has been welcomed back to the Festival regularly and now that he has settled permanently in London , it is all the easier . |
| 7 | He is all the better as a witness , since one can not doubt that he genuinely sought instruction . |
| 8 | It was all the harder because I could have given up at any moment . |