Example sentences of "[v-ing] greater [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found the bank 's routine congenial , keeping greater worries at bay . |
| 2 | As concepts are revisited , understanding should become gradually less simplistic , acquiring greater sophistication , and ultimately ( though not in the primary stage ) more abstract . |
| 3 | Indeed , a radical reform of collective bargaining in the interests of acquiring greater control of the wage-determination process is still regarded as a prerequisite for any long-term , effective incomes policy . |
| 4 | However , the list would be very much shorter for a about a small new extension to one of the production units enabling greater production of some Such a list would include the following sections : |
| 5 | We are gaining greater knowledge , understanding , sensitivity , and appreciation . |
| 6 | As a consequence , we have sponsored both the Scottish National League and Cup competitions since that time and witnessed the sport gaining greater exposure both in newspapers and now on television . |
| 7 | In the eyes of the supervisors , ‘ automation ’ was a way of gaining greater control over the pace and quality of output . |
| 8 | The importance of this enabling approach is , happily , gaining greater recognition . |
| 9 | Second , defendants might defend cases more vigorously , causing greater trauma to child witnesses , if substantial imprisonment is probable . |
| 10 | In some cases , for example , to keep within trimmed budgets , Boards had to install mains of too low a capacity to accommodate reasonable expectations of future load growth ( causing greater expense later on ) ; they also retained old vehicles and offices with excessively high running costs to save on capital expenditure . |
| 11 | In winter winds are stronger , causing greater pressure differences between inside and outside . |
| 12 | The realignment of exchange rates discussed above might suggest that it has not been very successful in promoting greater exchange rate stability . |
| 13 | Similarly , in the post-World War II period more interventionist governments wished to deal with authoritative employers ' representatives , sometimes with the aim of promoting greater centralisation in collective bargaining . |
| 14 | The talks , which had begun in September 1990 with the objects of easing political and military tension on the Korean peninsula and of promoting greater links between the two states , had involved three meetings between delegations led by the premiers of the two countries , thereby representing the highest level of contact ever achieved by the two countries . |
| 15 | Regional measures under the then Conservative government , wrote the Cambridge Economic Policy Review in 1980 , ‘ are increasingly limited to areas with the worst social problems , implying greater reliance on the operation of market forces to produce ‘ convergence ’ |
| 16 | Have they , as Sir Keith Joseph intended , made examinations accessible to a greater ability range of pupils , increased children 's motivation by emphasizing positive achievement and also exercised a formative effect upon the way subjects have been taught , through establishing greater breadth , balance , relevance and differentiation into the syllabuses being taught ? |
| 17 | Sainsbury 's own-label champagne I bought two years ago tastes even better now , developing greater fullness and depth of flavour without losing its keen edge or sparkling personality . |
| 18 | The approach is primarily focused on helping patients resolve the crisis that has led to an overdose and on tackling their longer-term problems , largely using their own resources to do so and thereby developing greater ability to cope with stresses in future . |
| 19 | These two distributions ( of differences in skill between left and right hands ) consist of those individuals in whom the right shift factor biasing the left hemisphere towards subserving speech , and coincidentally favouring greater skill of the right hand , is present ( RS + ) and those in whom it is absent ( RS ) . |
| 20 | They attributed this to a conceptual bias favouring greater extent over lesser extent , a bias that should allow positive , unmarked terms to be ‘ mapped ’ earlier than negative , marked ones . |
| 21 | They thought that this could reduce duplication and ensure better utilization of resources as well as guaranteeing greater consistency across different branches of the same service . |
| 22 | More recently , prevention underpinned by a Fabian value system urging greater state support for families has been contrasted with permanency planning ( Equality for Children , 1983 ; Holman , 1988 ) . |
| 23 | The lawmakers prattle on about wanting greater continuity . |
| 24 | The flight of religious sects seeking greater freedom to pursue their often rather peculiar activities was probably less significant than in the previous half-century , if only because mid-Victorian governments held no strong views about orthodoxy as such , though probably not displeased to see the heels of the British or Danish Mormons , whose penchant for polygamy created problems . |
| 25 | Sylvanus represents the rapacity of land owners seeking greater profit or ‘ enjoyment ’ from their property . |
| 26 | The hotel 's twin bedrooms are in the main farmhouse building , and suites , for those seeking greater space and comfort , are in old ‘ Trulli ’ houses nearby . |
| 27 | BRITAIN 'S next generation of buy-in managers will be experienced managing directors seeking greater job satisfaction and prepared to invest around £100,000 , according to new research carried out by investment capital group 3i . |
| 28 | BRITAIN 'S next generation of buy-in managers will be experienced managing directors seeking greater job satisfaction and who are prepared to invest around £100,000 , according to research by investment capital group 3i . |
| 29 | Paisley 's religious appeal was based on the claim that orthodox Protestant beliefs were being ‘ downgraded ’ and that , at the same time , liberal Protestants were actively seeking greater harmony with other apostate denominations , in particular the old enemy of Rome . |
| 30 | There is growing evidence of young people getting bored with their daily stars and seeking greater thrills in darker occult areas . |