Example sentences of "in [adj -er] [noun pl] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus in cheap years a family with three children were guaranteed 9s ( 45p ) , while the doubling of the bread allowance in dearer ones would bring this up to 12s ( 60p ) . |
| 2 | Only if the lowering of production costs results in lower prices will there be any benefits to consumers . |
| 3 | Voters living in leafier suburbs might have thought differently . |
| 4 | One of the points to emerge in later chapters will be that eminent scientific figures have rarely been typical representatives of the religious traditions in which they were nurtured . |
| 5 | The increasingly more adequate , more interesting and more fruitful accounts of science developed in later chapters will constitute the strongest case against inductivism . |
| 6 | This he did with difficulty , partly on account of his bad eyesight , partly because of what in later years would come to be referred to as ‘ a learning disability ’ or ‘ mild dyslexia ’ ; and partly because he simply was n't much of a reader . |
| 7 | As a result , the performance in later years could very easily be enhanced . |
| 8 | The history of my birth is unclear because NHS records have now been lost , so doctors in later years could only guess at the cause of my disability which became evident a few week after I was born . |
| 9 | But what the Allies could do , the Japanese could also achieve at that time ; only in later months would American sea and airpower prevent the Japanese reinforcing their island garrisons . |
| 10 | Merchants trading overseas had to cover the diplomatic and even military expenses which in later centuries would be met by their governments . |
| 11 | Thus in some areas much of what we see in later landscapes may have been determined in outline before 4000 BC . |
| 12 | ( 4 ) The board minutes of the company , or the minutes of internal committees ( such as health and safety committees and audit committees ) in larger companies may reveal particular problems that the target has faced in the past and which may recur or continue to have an impact . |
| 13 | Macfarlane and colleagues suggest that the rise in incidence in Scotland in younger men could be due to a 40% increase in alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom as a whole . |
| 14 | She was a big , handsome woman , a larger Grace with a noble bum , by which Grunte in happier times might well have been tempted . |
| 15 | ‘ People are selling off unwanted peripherals which in better times might have been bought by a trade buyer . |
| 16 | Adult pets will appreciate the ‘ floating-on-a-cloud ’ sensation that this bed creates and those aching , rheumatic joints in older pets will be eased and relaxed by the warmth and support that this new Snuggle now provides . |
| 17 | His daughters , as though obedient to some unspoken command , grouped themselves around him in what in older children could have been a conscious gesture of family solidarity . |
| 18 | These depend on the size and circumstances of the company , but in smaller companies may well amount to at least 10% of the funds available for distribution . |
| 19 | However , investing directly in smaller companies can be risky because of their volatility , the difficulty of dealings , and the frequent wide spreads between the buying and selling prices of the shares . |
| 20 | Those in smaller ponds must experience much lower temperatures when the water about them freezes . |
| 21 | Judges indicated advocates in higher courts should be independent and not bound to partners practising in other areas or involved in preparing cases . |
| 22 | HOUSEHOLDERS in the lowest council tax bands in Fife and Borders regions will pay less than they did under the poll tax , but those in higher bands will find themselves worse off . |
| 23 | Those who have lived with a large refrigerator on board their yacht in sunnier climes will remember what a bother it is to have to run the engine for an hour every day to keep the drinks cold and the food fresh . |
| 24 | All external things are beyond a man 's absolute control — stronger men in greater numbers may thwart any aim , at any moment disaster can intervene , fortune is always fickle , and death is always at hand . |
| 25 | Those on windowsills could be too cold at night , for example , while plants which spend the summer in darker corners might prefer a bright spot near to the window . |
| 26 | If no list is submitted , then any list submitted in earlier rounds will be deemed still to apply . |
| 27 | That duration testifies to the substantial fact that for all the alarm the crisis produced , the British financial system had reached a level of sophistication and general confidence which enabled it to live through a moment which in earlier times would have seemed the harbinger of doom . |
| 28 | Climate and diet have a considerable effect upon maturation , as for example the work of Weiner & Thambipillai ( 1952 ) on West Africa children suggests , and therefore any estimates of life-expectancy in earlier populations must be accepted with reserve . |
| 29 | On the other hand , it is extremely useful to have universities , polys and colleges compared on an equal basis , particularly as in these days of cutbacks many , who in earlier years could have relied on a university place , may have to hedge their bets by applying to polys too . |
| 30 | It is neither composed of VC holders or aspirants nor of those who in earlier days would have been shot for cowardice . |