Example sentences of "by a [adj -er] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The differences in disease severity during the study were paralleled by a higher mean stool frequency for the placebo group as compared with the cyclosporin group , 2.7 v 1.6 stools/day ( Table II ) . |
| 2 | On the other hand , some individuals may take the opportunity offered by a higher real wage to enjoy more leisure and so may offer fewer hours of work . |
| 3 | Now the standard pto has been replaced by a beefier home-made version . |
| 4 | They are there to see in various books that have been published ; I suppose it is sad that they have n't been seen by a wider opera-going public . |
| 5 | It has been shown that experimental anoxia and a metabolic uncoupler , 2,4-dinitrophenol , cause structural changes in gap junctions , characterised by a tighter hexagonal aggregation of the gap junctional particles in the stomach and other tissues . |
| 6 | If one of the ordinary 16 O atoms in KNO 3 is replaced by a heavier 18 O atom , all the molecular vibrations involving that atom slow down , changing the IR spectrum . |
| 7 | Profit before tax at £32.1m was up 6% and earnings per share , boosted by a lower effective tax rate , at 13.3p per share were up 16% . |
| 8 | A voice stirred her from her reverie and Katherine turned to see a tall slim sandy-haired girl enter the room followed by a smaller rounder figure . |
| 9 | One is the model 210 , which utilises a ported 2x10 enclosure , the other being the 1155 , a single fifteen-inch bass driver accompanied by a smaller high-frequency five-inch unit , again in a tuned and ported cabinet . |
| 10 | The replicative cycle of ASFV , consisting first of a nuclear stage followed by a longer cytoplasmic phase of DNA replication ( 5 ) , is more complex than that of poxviruses , secluded to the cell cytoplasm ( reviewed in ( 6 ) ) . |
| 11 | This bright red undercloth covered by a shorter fringed green one definitely brings a touch of Christmas cheer . |
| 12 | Sydney : The market shook off its bearish mood , boosted by a weaker local dollar . |
| 13 | UNEMPLOYMENT grew by a lower-than-expected 7,400 last month , the smallest increase for nearly two years . |
| 14 | The seasonally adjusted figure , regarded as the best long-term guide , rose by a lower-than-expected 22,100 in January to 2,995,100 . |
| 15 | You 'll notice at sixty five that the allowances go up , and the er by getting to sixty five you 're rewarded by a larger personal allowance and a larger married couple 's allowance , but that starts to be abated at fourteen thousand two hundred . |
| 16 | By the end of Lanfranc 's life the number is given by a later domestic chronicler as a hundred , and it was still rising . |
| 17 | The announcement was accompanied by a further small devaluation against the dollar , by 2.09 per cent to $1.00=814 meticais . |
| 18 | If you succumb to the Shanghai flu , reconcile yourself to four or five days in bed with a high fever , followed by a further four or five days with a cough and a runny nose . |
| 19 | I am pleased also to announce a total of more than £6.5 million industrial investment by a further four companies , either expanding , modernising or setting up operations in Wales . |
| 20 | Northern Rock has extended the guaranteed term on its new loans discount by a further four months to August 1 , 1993 , the longest discount period offered by a major UK lender . |
| 21 | Recent events have not changed the picture , with the welcome fall in the headline rate of inflation last month balanced by a further slight fall in sterling . |
| 22 | The time limit can be extended by a further six months if it appears to be ‘ just and equitable ’ to do so . |
| 23 | A communiqué issued by the UN Interim Force in Lebanon ( UNIFIL ) , whose mandate was extended by a further six months on Jan. 31 , 1990 , protested at the alleged killing of two UNIFIL soldiers by the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army on Feb. 20 . |
| 24 | 350 car workers have had their contracts extended by a further six months to cope with the demand for the Maestro and Montego cars . |
| 25 | Prize money will rise by a further 18 per cent during the forthcoming year , which takes the total to £16 million , considerably more than the £1.3 million on offer in 1980 . |
| 26 | Between 1961 and 1971 , the number of households in England and Wales increased by 2 million , and by a further 1.1 million in the decade up to 1981 . |
| 27 | By the end of the inquiry the Board admitted that this had risen by a further 10 per cent . |
| 28 | Cars : Car benefits enjoyed by company employees are to be taxed by a further 10 per cent . |
| 29 | The dollar was also devalued by a further 10 per cent in recognition that the Smithsonian Agreement , hailed by Nixon as ‘ the most significant monetary agreement in the history of the modern world ’ ( quoted Gilbert , 1980 , p. 164 ) , was insufficient to restore US competitiveness . |
| 30 | For instance , the number of working-age people ( 16-pensionable age ) grew by 1.2 million between 1971 and 1981 and by a further 1.3 million in the seven years up to 1988 , while the age groups spanning the period of most intense new household formation ( 15–44 years old ) contained 3.6 million more people in 1988 than at the beginning of the 1970s . |