Example sentences of "[subord] it [is] more [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This contrasts with projects done in junior or earlier secondary classes where it is more usual for a group of pupils or even a whole class to participate , often sharing the work between them , pooling the results and producing a joint account . |
| 2 | Therefore , I think the opening statement is mostly true because Tamburlaine is a giant in this play , although it is more likely to be among less great men . |
| 3 | Less than 5 per cent of sticky eyes in newborn babies are caused by the gonococcus in the United Kingdom at the present time , although it is more common in other parts of the world . |
| 4 | The system is designed for fairly low volumes so it is more suited to an art studio than in-plant work but many companies already use it instead of a phototypesetter for much of their origination . |
| 5 | If it is more likely to be fourteen , ask : ‘ Did you say one-four ? ’ |
| 6 | A principle is enunciated which is intended and designed to regulate a certain real situation X. Another principle regulates another real situation , Y. When a novel situation Z arises for which no principle has apparently been specifically designed , the law is determined by examining the extent to which Z is closer to X or to Y. If it is more analogous to X , then the legal principle regulating X will ordinarily be invoked . |
| 7 | For the list of county court districts and the courts having bankruptcy jurisdiction over them , see Appendix A. Debtors ' petitions can be presented in whichever county court is specified by Schedule 2 to the rules as being , in relation to the debtors ' own county court , the nearest full time county court if it is more expedient with a view to expediting the petition ( r 6.40(3) ) . |
| 8 | This will be awkward to achieve ergonomically because it is more easy for a person to hammer nails straight in . |
| 9 | It needs this cooling device because it is more exposed to the direct heat of the sun . |
| 10 | Some are lightly padded simply because it is more flattering to most women , and also gives a better line to the garment . |
| 11 | Some are lightly padded simply because it is more flattering to most women , and also gives a better line to the garment . |
| 12 | Even if it had , the selfhood would be in the replicas of the gene scattered over different bodies ; that the gene , analogous though it is to species rather than to individual , has to be taken as the unit , is precisely because it is more useful for explanation to speak of the selfish gene than of the altruistic replica . |
| 13 | A green object is perceived as green because it is more reflective in the green region of the visible spectrum than in the blue or red regions . |
| 14 | On a less arrogant interpretation , he seems to be making the reasonable point that the appreciative stance is less likely to overlook both positive and negative aspects of deviance simply because it is more open to the acceptance of both possibilities . |
| 15 | The pluralist perspective will not help us deal with these problems because it is more interested in political behaviour than in the role of ideas in society . |
| 16 | If you 're not sure if you ca n't remember try C because it 's more likely to be right so you 're going to get more marks Oh he 's got this right and they wo n't be putting careless on it they 'll say Oh he knows what he 's doing here . |
| 17 | For both the buyer and the seller this tends to make sense , since it is more efficient for the seller to insure against the risk under an insurance policy covering the risk of damage to goods in transit than for the buyer to cover the goods under an all risks policy relating to his moveable property . |
| 18 | The latter alternative is preferable since it is more likely to be seen as constructive and thus win support ( see Building on page 25 ) . |
| 19 | In Asia , the dolphin is confined mainly to mangroves , where it feeds on shrimps , whereas it is more likely to be found around rocky shores in other parts of its range . |
| 20 | Firms are less likely to set profit-maximising prices for their products when faced with rising raw material prices and labour costs as it is more difficult for them to estimate their expected revenues and costs . |