Example sentences of "[is] [adv] more " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Even if it has nt , and your figure for the south stand is right , that s still more than 39 thousand . |
| 2 | She is saying that this good thing , this knowledge , can be used — to tell us , for example , that Amis is not a Tudor writer : but she is rather more moved to say at the same time that it ca n't or can hardly be used , devoted as she is to the thought of a separation between , in this case , Amis 's friendships and politics , his life — and his art . |
| 3 | However , this is a book about the philosophy of mind rather than experimental psychology , and the main point that I want to make is rather more philosophical than psychological . |
| 4 | He has also , inquiries revealed , sold rather more than the 40 or 50 paintings suggested by the Saatchi Collection spokeswoman in mid-week , and the pattern of his sales suggests that what we are seeing is rather more radical than a ‘ refinement ’ of the collection . |
| 5 | The Calibra 's average of 25.5mpg is rather more encouraging , and the 14-gallon tank capacity offers a better range than the Corrado 's 12.1 gallons . |
| 6 | Of course , as the ISC says , if there are no independent directors it is rather more difficult for shareholders to get an independent view of the directors ' offer . |
| 7 | The country 's population is over 140 million ; the total population of the East European Six is rather more than 110 million . |
| 8 | Groundnut or peanut oil is similar in character and uses to sunflower and grapeseed oils but is rather more expensive . |
| 9 | Inside these workshops , the impact of modern technology is rather more evident . |
| 10 | A third main method of looking at coins is rather more detailed . |
| 11 | Though like all market-place democracy , you do have the feeling that what you 're actually seeing is an impressive piece of set-building , that the real action lies below the surface , in some place where entry is rather more restricted . |
| 12 | It is also important to examine the throat for the presence of gonococci ( by cultural methods ) , since , not only may it be the only site involved , but it is rather more difficult to eradicate the infection from this place . |
| 13 | This is rather more problematical . |
| 14 | The ‘ penny gaffs ’ is rather more in my style ; the songs are out and out , and makes our gals laugh . |
| 15 | Having found the key to changes in terms of the need to manage the politics of reproduction more effectively , she tends ( in theory , at least , since her own empirical analysis is rather more flexible ) to follow the perceived logic through , so that the conclusion is that local government is being reorganized more or less in line with changes in the organization of major capitalist enterprises . |
| 16 | The extent to which it is appropriate to describe the new arrangements as local corporatism is rather more problematic . |
| 17 | But this test is rather more costly and time-consuming than Gentle 's idea , and one judge felt that the variability in the way babies are normally cared for could introduce a great deal of ‘ noise ’ into the experiment . |
| 18 | However , Jane 's is rather more coy about tilting train failures . |
| 19 | Depending on tidal conditions at the time , it may also be possible to take a gamble by crossing the causeway to Atlantic City , even if it is rather more Atlantic than City these days . |
| 20 | Rabbits are easy to remove from a shallow burrow of the type just described but the situation is rather more difficult when the burrow is a deep one , 5 or 6 feet ( 1.5 to 1.8 metres ) below the surface . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll be aggrieved , which is rather more destructive of one 's peace of mind . |
| 22 | But that does n't mean we have no homophobia here — just that it is rather more amorphous , more difficult to pinpoint . |
| 23 | Martyrhood is rather more subtle and sophisticated — and therefore even more life-threatening , because it can go unrecognised . |
| 24 | Can only assume this was designed a long time ago , say roughly 1983 ; surely even Peter Snow must now realise that a Labour landslide is rather more likely than a Tory one . |
| 25 | Yet it is a view that is rather more difficult to dismiss , if only because there is at its heart a real , and so far unresolved , problem . |
| 26 | The term ‘ access ’ is rather more abstract than the term ‘ resource ’ used by the IASC . |
| 27 | Merton 's friend and script-writing partner , Julian Clary ( they wrote Sticky Moments together as well as Clary 's new sitcom Terry And Julian ) is rather more convinced about his talent . |
| 28 | This case is rather more complex than either Dubbingtons or Hardy Hall , and you probably need to use a more structured approach within the sections . |
| 29 | There is also the Sun Fast range ( 31 , 39 , 41 ) where the accent is rather more on out-and-out performance . |
| 30 | The body shape is rather more streamlined than that of the Harlequin , and the dark ‘ triangle ’ is much more elongated . |