Example sentences of "[prep] more value " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even if by some miracle effective protocols are agreed , the momentum of climate change means that whatever action is taken to reduce greenhouse gases will be of more value to generations beyond the mid-century than to those which come before it . |
| 2 | There was some attempt made to reach agreement at the continuous disarmament talks but the only real progress was a pledge not to test in the Antarctic , a gesture of more value to the species Penguin than the species Man . |
| 3 | This is of more value than infrequent formal contact |
| 4 | Bert Head brought many fine footballers to the Palace from north of the border but none was of more value to the Palace than Tony . |
| 5 | Also you have Nathan , who is of more value to you than a son . |
| 6 | Counselling sensitivity and insight can often be of more value than strictly medical knowledge . |
| 7 | This book is useful but could have been of more value if it had been more clearly grounded in practice . |
| 8 | His shyness was offset by the bubbling enthusiasm of Bishan Bedi , who posed the question : Would this promising allrounder be of more value to India as a batsman or bowler in the years to come ? |
| 9 | A flexible approach , however , using short interviews and introducing self help by groups or through use of publications and other media may be of more value . |
| 10 | In practice , not unexpectedly , they were of more value to the temporarily displaced skilled worker than to the chronically under-employed — the most intractable problem . |
| 11 | Yeah well I , I think er of more value would be just to people here present going away , and between now and the seminar on the eighth or ninth is actually trying to get the negatives . |
| 12 | In a way , long-term , something you do in science is possibly going to be of more value , but it 's very necessary , I think , literature and things like that are very much part of your life , you 'd go mad without them , I certainly would ; so I do n't think you can really assign values like that — it 's just where your personal interest and qualities lie , what you 're best at . |
| 13 | Rudd 's promotions were probably attempts to remunerate a man who was of more value to the Tudor state as a cartographer than as a cleric . |
| 14 | Of more value was an examination of employment status by the students ' own assessments of the subject content of their research work . |
| 15 | ‘ The mere suggestion of a silhouette of chimneys , hidden behind a sycamore tree in the next door garden , may prove of more value than the carefully-studied roof lines in the architect 's perspective , ’ he wrote in ‘ Castles . ’ |
| 16 | I would certainly advise anybody to look at the policy , and if they want more cover speak to the dealer that they bought the vehicle from , because it may well be that they could have erm a much , much greater cover which is of more value to them . |