Example sentences of "[adv] great [noun sg] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a somewhat greater measure of differentiation between rich and poor peasants than in the past , but the combination of collective responsibility , mounting population pressure on the land , and a growing fiscal burden had a constant levelling effect . |
| 2 | In comparison , doctors in the hospital sector had a much greater measure of influence over these issues , but because of the combination of bureaucratic and collegial control , relatively less freedom over their own work practices . |
| 3 | This is a much greater incidence of penetration of limited liability than has occurred elsewhere in western Europe . |
| 4 | This factor is naturally much less pronounced in the primary school where the teacher in any case knows the child in much greater depth by virtue of living and working alongside the youngster on a daily , weekly and sometimes more than yearly basis . |
| 5 | One thing about leadership through team work is that it puts a much greater emphasis on training for the purposes of delegation and the word that they use to describe that piece is empowerment . |
| 6 | One important distinction is that British soccer fans tend to have a much greater sense of commitment to , and identification with , both the game itself and their favoured soccer team than American soccer spectators . |
| 7 | The second is that while all primary school decision-making is dependent upon both formal and informal relations and contacts , the more complex structures require a much greater expenditure of time on formal decision-making processes ; at the same time , there is greater risk of divisiveness if groups and individuals feel that they are being excluded from the formal processes or that the latter are less important than informal , behind-closed-doors negotiations . |
| 8 | It is probable that the economic situation in the industrial countries will deteriorate further in the longer term as some of the constraints upon growth which I discussed earlier take effect ; and there will then be a much greater likelihood of conflict among the rich nations themselves in the struggle for natural resources , markets and some kind of economic growth , while the poorer developing countries will experience increasing hardship and may reach a point of economic collapse . |
| 9 | Results show a much greater variation of readings at stone circle sites compared with the control locations , but , for the patterns and cycles involved to be defined , long-term continuous monitoring at numerous sites will have to take place . |
| 10 | Failure to do that would mean a much greater cost in terms of lost hopes and demoralisation . |
| 11 | Blake also realised that , although horses have an extensive body language as well , there was still a much greater degree of communication between horses , and between himself and horses , than could be explained by sounds and signs . |
| 12 | Other movements in symphonies and chamber music may have a much greater degree of completeness in their melodies , especially slow movements and dance pieces such as minuets and scherzos . |
| 13 | It is hoped an Ada version of ANDF will allow government , defence and corporate procurers to exercise a much greater degree of control over their suppliers , by enabling them to separate hardware and software purchasing considerations . |
| 14 | Praxis argues ANDF will eventually allow government , defence and other large information technology procurers to exercise a much greater degree of control over their suppliers , by separating hardware and software purchasing considerations . |
| 15 | It seems to have been the case that attempts to defend their interests by knitters , wool and cotton workers met with a much greater degree of hostility from masters and magistrates than did those made by urban artisans . |
| 16 | Under the system of primogeniture it will be known from childhood that one sibling will be privileged over all the rest ; by contrast partible inheritance requires a much greater degree of co-operation between siblings in adult life , especially if they inherit land or a firm which provides them with a common livelihood . |
| 17 | There are now great opportunities for independent producers to sell their programmes to new television channels and international markets , and there is much greater choice for viewers as a result . |
| 18 | A reasonably typical example is provided by Kenchester , where the early ribbon development , extending over some 700 m ( 2300 ft ) , was apparently modified in the course of the second century by a much greater concentration of streets within the defended enclosure ( see fig. 15 ) . |
| 19 | The Minister must recognise that the concept of England as a unitary nation may make much sense in the south of England , but there is a much greater feeling of distance among people in the north . |
| 20 | Ironically , producing cleaner fuel to preserve the environment will result in much greater use of energy at the refinery and therefore more greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere . |
| 21 | As Table 8.3 and Figure 8.3 show the most dramatic changes were the enlargement of field size and the loss of hedgerow trees , with a much greater rate of change in the arable areas in order to take advantage of large modern machinery . |
| 22 | But when they were originally written erm I think it were f seen as fairly low key but now they 've taken , assumed a much greater importance in terms of them being the actual service specification for the new careers services under the , the employment legislation . |
| 23 | Where London sees this in terms of restoring some increased role to Westminster MPs , Bonn envisages a much greater role for Members of the European Parliament . |
| 24 | Suppose , first , that what is true to a limited extent of pain were true to a much greater extent of feelings of hot and cold . |
| 25 | Whereas it seems unlikely that these concerns have penetrated school syllabuses , it is possible , given the much greater autonomy of institutions of higher education , that they have had a greater influence on higher education syllabuses . |
| 26 | Perhaps more interestingly , it indicated general practitioners ' overall high level of satisfaction with the quality of community health services but identified a wish for a much greater volume of services to be provided . |
| 27 | As we all know , there is still great prejudice among speakers of RP against other accents such as Cockney , and in England the correct accent is a mark of social acceptability . |
| 28 | Its directors had to sustain wars in Asia , try to devise means of governing newly conquered Indian provinces , and cope with the demands of the national government and of Parliament for an ever greater measure of control over the Company . |
| 29 | And finally the determination of his crews to influence an ever greater weight of bombs to be left in the right place in Germany . |
| 30 | The still greater rarity of references to the economic activities of grandmothers than of grandfathers reflects the shrinking participation of married women in paid work at this time . |