Example sentences of "and [verb] [art] greater [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " To put in repair " is sometimes used and imposes no greater obligation than " to repair " any more than to keep " in repair " , " in good repair " , " in sufficient repair " or " in tenantable repair " ( Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe v McOscar [ 1924 ] 1 KB 716 ) . |
| 2 | As the years went by , the village of Portlethen grew , partly due to the oil industry , and became a greater commuter catchment area , and better transport links became vital . |
| 3 | ‘ Once they were a proud people and ruled the greater part of Scotland but the Celts , the Angles , the Saxons and the Normans drove them from their lands into the dark vastness of the forests . |
| 4 | Thus Northern Ireland enjoyed the same standard of services and endured no greater taxation than the rest of the UK . |
| 5 | The army mutiny of 1964 had created fears about the country 's stability and produced a greater intolerance of dissent . |
| 6 | It now covered a greater geographical area and involved a greater number of powerful States than ever before . |
| 7 | Later canals , built by engineers such as Telford and Smeaton , had more changes of level and used a greater variety of structures ; locks , tunnels , embankments , cuttings and aqueducts which demanded large amounts of money and considerable engineering skill . |
| 8 | This reduces the surface wetted by dew or shower and exposes a greater area of bare ground to the early sun the following morning . |
| 9 | While both initiatives are seen as bringing about a closer link between assessment and teaching and learning , and place a greater emphasis than hitherto on teacher assessment , Broadfoot points to various tensions and contradictions between these systems of assessment . |
| 10 | The motivation behind the introduction of trust status is the desire to localise management and to create a greater sense of ownership and pride in the service delivered . |
| 11 | Some of Mrs Thatcher 's ‘ cheerleaders ’ in the party and popular press see her as having achieved a virtual revolution in British politics , restoring the authority of government , putting the trade unions in their place , taming a greedy and parasitic public sector , and regaining a greater freedom of choice for people in many areas . |
| 12 | Parliament approved a bill on June 5 to establish a 25-member Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation , designed to operate until 2001 , which would redress Aboriginal disadvantages and create a greater level of awareness of Aboriginal history and culture . |
| 13 | The deep economic depression , particularly of the late 1920s and the early 1930s , may well have discouraged the continued raising of large families and encouraged the greater use of birth-control techniques . |
| 14 | It might also assist in work share and offset because perhaps if things were getting out of balance on Eurofighter you could actually use the tornado pruject , project and get a greater balance . |
| 15 | Apologists for these practices allege that employing disabled workers increases insurance costs , endangers safety compliance , results in higher rates of turnover , absenteeism and sick leave , and creates a greater potential for civil liability . |
| 16 | Streamlined administrative arrangements in DTI 's Fairs and Promotions branch will save costs and allow a greater number of fairs to be supported . |
| 17 | However the United Kingdom courts have recently insisted upon more evidentiary support for discretionary decisions , and exhibited a greater willingness to assess the cogency of the reasoning therein . |
| 18 | Further , it may suggest a drift away from the shallow , light soils favoured in the early period to heavier soils which are more fertile and produce a greater yield per acre . |
| 19 | It will provide a framework for structured , creative thinking and produce a greater understanding of the business and of the markets and other conditions in which the business operates . |
| 20 | Since ideal conditions are rarely present , managers have to build their teams from amongst the people they have , and encourage a greater degree of role flexibility . |
| 21 | By sensible delegation you can motivate others and encourage a greater willingness to accept change . |
| 22 | We will seek to reverse the unacceptable decline in Britain 's merchant navy and encourage the greater use of British-owned and crewed vessels , adding to Britain 's security and reducing the cost to our balance of payments . |
| 23 | Somehow we break through the barrier of mental blocks with which we tend to limit ourselves and find a greater freedom of both performance and attitude . |
| 24 | The review abolished local authority representation in health service bodies , gave a greater role to the Audit Commission to ensure value for money , gave doctors budgets and linked a greater share of their salaries to the number of patients treated , and held out the possibility of hospitals ‘ opting out ’ and becoming self-governing . |
| 25 | Because er , to produce more output you have to have a bigger stock , and therefore the price goes up , so you produce more , decreasing not quite so much , and keep a greater percentage than you did last year , so that for cows , as the price goes up you 've got to counteract it again , cows this year , and try to sort of , keep my , get my herd bigger and bigger , and profitable . |
| 26 | Now , would n't it be possible to imagine someone who maintained both that motor cars were on our list of things that enhanced the quality of life and that travelling by motor car frequently took more time and demanded a greater outlay of labour than using various other means of transport ? |
| 27 | This had the effect of raising the efficiency of land and creating a greater surplus . |
| 28 | By contrast , most British supporters walk the last part of the way to the stadium and derive a greater sense of excitement , anticipation and being part of a crowd . |
| 29 | Yet it is likely that Chilperic was the more impressive monarch and inspired the greater respect . |
| 30 | I hear , I , I , I think there is a tendency with the County Council but as I discovered as Chairman of Highways that members want to take a greater interest and to have a greater say on the items on the agenda now planning is is not a controversial as , as say highway items , but nevertheless I think there will be times and there will be agendas which will require a great deal of discussion on the individual items and I 'm also a great believer bearing in mind comments if it ai n't broke , do n't bend it . |