Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] more [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In spite of your intuition , my dear Shiona , Janice is a much nicer person than you , and far more suited to be Kirsty 's mother . ’ |
| 2 | For many years it has been known that black people are more likely than whites to be admitted to hospital for treatment of mental disorder , more likely to be admitted compulsorily following being arrested in a public place by the police and far more likely to be diagnosed as having schizophrenia than white people . |
| 3 | Bank personal loan Similar to current account loan , but interest rate fixed at start , and even more likely to be earmarked for a particular purchase . |
| 4 | If they had children in the house , they were more often than not other people 's , and therefore more likely to be ill-treated . |
| 5 | Consequently , rises in the level of unemployment are likely to be a source of deep anxiety to them since they believe that the unemployed are weak and amoral and therefore more likely to be criminal . |
| 6 | Both males and females are less likely to be widowed , but much more likely to be divorced . |