Example sentences of "more [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is often used by a potential client so the more professional the result the better . |
| 2 | The less the variation in speed , the more monotonous the theme . |
| 3 | When choosing either foam or felt remember that the more resilient the underlay the more it will improve and therefore prolong the life of your carpet . |
| 4 | Research studies have shown that the more cohesive the group the higher the levels of group productivity and member satisfaction . |
| 5 | the quicker this happens , the more cost-effective the insulation is . |
| 6 | The higher the clay content , the more sticky the soil and the more care you must take . |
| 7 | However , the more subtle the judgement , the greater the dangers inherent in reliance on unaided intuition . |
| 8 | To combine forces made supreme sense to him , and the more absurd the reality seemed , the more deeply he desired it . |
| 9 | The greater the temperature , the greater the force of the collision , the more complete the reaction . |
| 10 | These are simple cases of the general thesis that information is power — information about a named person can confer power over that person , and the more complete the information the greater the power . |
| 11 | It reminds you that part strings are acceptable but , as is usual , the more complete the entry the less ambiguous the search . |
| 12 | Clearly , the more complete the fit between the remedy and the illness the more certain and the greater will be the success of the prescription . |
| 13 | And to make this centrality of Christ even more emphatic the apostle ends his paragraph by reminding the readers that this mighty , risen , ascended Christ is the head of the body constituted by the Church , and his fullness fills their lives ( or , perhaps , their lives are the complement of his fullness , Eph . |
| 14 | An electrocardiogram may show evidence of minimal ST segment elevation ; the earlier the patient is seen the more normal the ECG is likely to be . |
| 15 | The more this is done , the more inflexible will planning become , the less will it be able to adapt to changing circumstances , the greater is the likelihood of conflict between policies , and the more confusing the situation will be . |
| 16 | It is rather like something that I used to do as a young groundsman coming up through the ranks , when I applied for vacant jobs all over the place , the bigger and more prestigious the place the better , and more often than not without the slightest intention of taking the job if it had been offered ! |
| 17 | As Professor Chapman observes , high status nursing can be seen as a route to social mobility ; the more closely the nurse works with a doctor as a member of the team , the more prestigious the job is assumed to be . |
| 18 | ‘ An out-party sometimes forgets that the power it exercises as an opposition is to some extent in the hands of journalists ’ ; the more supportive the press is of the opposition party , the more pressure it can bring on the party in power . |
| 19 | The more extensive the education , up to university level , the greater the perceived significance of government action . |
| 20 | The wilder and more extensive the view , the better she liked it . |
| 21 | The more populous the parishes became , the more diffuse the community grew , the more acute the problem : no longer did the overseers or the ratepayers know everyone receiving relief , and it was then far from an easy task to sort out the needy from the charlatans . |
| 22 | It is a fact that the more serious the crime , and the more awful the act , the more costly the nature of reconciliation . |
| 23 | The lower the maturity , the more specific the objective and the lower the uncertainty involved . |
| 24 | The more specific the conclusion the better . |
| 25 | The more technical the work is , the more likely it will be reasonable to do so . |
| 26 | The more negative the value , the more stable the compound or ion . |
| 27 | The stability of the signal is usually determined by the depth of the trap : the deeper it is , the more stable the signal . |
| 28 | As a general rule , the older and more stable the community , the more difficult it is to penetrate . |
| 29 | If the calculated free energy change is negative this indicates that the reaction will occur spontaneously ; the larger the negative value the more readily the reaction will occur and the more stable the reaction products will be in comparison with the original reactants . |
| 30 | A clear communications policy is necessary for both external and internal communications — and the more hierarchical the structure of the organisation , the more inflexible the communications are likely to be . |