Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [adj -er] [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But diversifying companies found it much harder to exploit economies of scale and scope in these new fields — usually , says Mr Chandler , because they failed to make the same kind of first-mover investments they had made in their primary businesses .
2 Windows makes it much easier to exchange information between different packages ; there are various mechanisms , one of which allows you to use the mouse to highlight a chunk of information in a spreadsheet , say , to be cut-and-pasted to a Windows word processor via an intermediate storage area called a clip-board .
3 Using still images makes it much easier to initiate discussion of the organisation and use of space : the constraints of the task allow us to focus on specifics ; the stillness makes the work much more open to inspection .
4 His new status made it much easier to raise money for expeditions and so satisfy his quest for adventure .
5 The British government will find it even harder to win support for its alternative road to monetary union based on a free-for-all competition between different currencies .
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