Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] more " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Much will depend on the kind of organisation for which they work ; some employers and educational institutions are more open and liberal than others . |
| 2 | American institutions are more legalistic , adhering to principles enshrined in a written Constitution where all rights derive from the fundamental principles of liberty and equality . |
| 3 | In what has been described , we have moved from a model of a community in which neighbourly acts were performed within clearly defined limits , with reciprocal benefits looming large , to a model in which , so far as very old people are concerned , such acts are more often the product of altruism ( remembering that this does not deny gratification to the giver ) and of a more systematic attempt to offer and channel care appropriately . |
| 4 | This happens because marketing personnel are more concerned with what the customer desires , rather than whether it is practicable to give him what he desires . |
| 5 | A little more thought suggests that the interactions are more complex . |
| 6 | The reasons are more complex than that . |
| 7 | The particular reasons are more contentious . |
| 8 | So far , so good : but other objects are more tricky . |
| 9 | Lower interest rates mean trading returns are more able to cover interest payments , ’ Mr Lowe added . |
| 10 | You 'd have to compare it to the Rickenbacker 650 reviewed last month — roughly the same price , but a much slicker guitar — or maybe a Hamer Special , if your tendencies are more Gibson-orientated . |
| 11 | Moreover , it could be argued that prisoners are more at risk of further offences than probationers because of , first , their commission of relatively more serious offences , and second , their more extensive and therefore more entrenched criminal careers . |
| 12 | And those with bank accounts are more likely than others — though not exclusively — to get bank loans . |
| 13 | These two states are more judiciously classed within the Soviet orbit than within her empire . |
| 14 | Suicides by vets are more than three and a half times the average for all groups , says the latest issue of Population Trends from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys . |
| 15 | The low viscosity of basaltic lavas means that extensive flows are more common than distinct cones . |
| 16 | Where skills are more firm-specific , however , they are less marketable and labour can not necessarily expect to resume their wage profile when they move to another firm . |
| 17 | Tests at elevated temperatures and elevated humidities are more difficult to accelerate and interpret . |
| 18 | The Germans are more to be trusted with maintaining the value of European money than would be a Central Bank with votes for inflationary countries like Greece , Britain or Italy . |
| 19 | Some lecturers are more enthusiastic than others in building up library collections in their subjects . |
| 20 | One wonders how-pupils watching this programme reacted to the statistic that , if we followed government advice , we might escape with only 20 million dead ( the Russians are more optimistic : they see 90 per cent surviving ) . |
| 21 | One day , Currie was the SDLP 's spokesman on the economy , the next he was a Parliamentary candidate for a Party whose economic policies are more Thatcherite than Thatcher herself . |
| 22 | He believes his competition policies are more radical than those of the Tories . |
| 23 | For regionally balanced economic growth , this neglect of regional policies was most unfortunate because regional policies are more effective when pursued during periods of labour demand than during periods of high unemployment . |
| 24 | Unless the Government 's employment policies are more effective , unemployment could hit 3 million within the next nine months . |
| 25 | However since controls are imposed to achieve specific policy aims ( eg to reduce inflation ) it is clear that prices and incomes policies are more likely in some periods ( eg when inflation is high ) than others . |
| 26 | For these smaller cities , less expensive and more modestly scaled public transport and traffic restraint policies are more appropriate . |
| 27 | However , at company level , other policies are more often mentioned : |
| 28 | Why not use a single consultant to discuss what you want to achieve in the audit , how you can achieve it and how to alter your management systems so that your operations are more environmentally friendly ? |
| 29 | While MTD 's European operations are more dependent on its traditional fabrication and refining businesses , the benefits from the final phase of the group 's rationalisation programme have sustained performance despite depressed market conditions . |
| 30 | Open-market operations are more likely to be effective in reducing the money supply , therefore , when conducted in the bond market . |