Example sentences of "of [adj] [conj] lower [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the STV they do not , for some voters are allowed the effective use of votes of second or lower preference and some are not . |
| 2 | The fiction was that they could be honestly and legitimately equalized at the same quota figure , even though Haughey had nearly three times as many first-preference votes as Brady , and even though almost half of the votes by which Brady reached the quota were votes of second or lower preference , culled by transfers from nine other candidates in nine counts . |
| 3 | The display will thus be of equal or lower model quality to that used in the analysis . |
| 4 | Moreover the potential of all votes , whether of first or lower preference , varies between constituencies , because these differ considerably in magnitude ( a term that usefully serves to denote the size of a constituency 's electorate as distinct from the area it covers ) . |
| 5 | Allocating them to niches of higher or lower favour on a cabbalistic tree , they claimed to detect some principle of metamorphosis . |
| 6 | Herzberg developed a more sophisticated analysis of the significance of higher and lower order needs . |
| 7 | There were also smaller groups of higher and lower caste people from these areas and in addition there were people from the villages of Sylhet , a district of Bangladesh . |
| 8 | Suffice it to say that after two centuries of higher and lower criticism we just can not approach the Bible in the way that former Christians did . |
| 9 | The selection of alcohol-free and lower alcohol drinks for the adult , discerning drinker is increasing . |
| 10 | deputy heads , heads of upper and lower school , heads of faculties , and scale 4 post-holders ; |