Example sentences of "and all the more " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a rebirth — and all the more vigorous for being so long overdue . |
| 2 | It was dreadful to see and all the more frightening for the misery of the expression which no attempt at smiling could lift . |
| 3 | It was a rare sensation for Robyn , and all the more unpleasant for that . |
| 4 | Martha bolted out of the door and crashed through the hedge into Mada Joyce 's yard , expecting to hear her grandmother 's shout of rage behind her and all the more fearful when only silence pursued her . |
| 5 | Both interactions occurred between all sorts of subatomic particle : protons , neutrons , electrons , neutrinos and all the more exotic variants of these that occur only in high-energy cosmic rays from outer space , or in experiments with highly accelerated beams of particles . |
| 6 | And all the more so if our motive is to seek our own pleasure . |
| 7 | The peace and tranquility of the Norfolk countryside make me realise how fortunate we are , and all the more conscious of the trials and sorrows that so many people are suffering both in this country and around the world . |
| 8 | Such knowledge can be very simple , and all the more pertinent for that . |
| 9 | In fact , it seems to me now that what remained constant did so , and all the more so , because of the changes with which the family was faced . |
| 10 | My reference to it was simply a tease , and all the more tempting given Victor 's known sensitivity on the point . |
| 11 | Like so much that was sacred at Canterbury , it was all hearsay , and all the more violently adhered to on that account . |
| 12 | And yet , if we look for signs of the biblical revival that the Council wanted to awaken , in many ways and in many parts of the Catholic world the answer is indeed ‘ yes ’ , and all the more so if we remember how much leeway there was to be made up in knowledge and use of the Bible by Catholics . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's been a fairytale start for Phil , and all the more enjoyable for him after what he has been through , ’ says Leicestershire chief executive Mike Turner . |
| 14 | For me this is a mighty rendition of the score and all the more inspiring for the impression that its power is tapped from within . |
| 15 | She was tremendously impressed by a casual comparison which he drew between the victorious hero of the film and Corneille 's Le Cid , and all the more impressed because Le Cid was one of her set texts for A Level , whereas he was taking physics , chemistry and mathematics . |
| 16 | These contacts are widely reported to improve students ' motivation , and all the more so within Compact where achievement of student goals is directly linked to offers of employment . |
| 17 | It is a momentarily breathless sight , and all the more so because one has a sense , as one watches , of a man running to meet his destiny this summer . |
| 18 | But because of the very vagueness of form in the crime novel it is all the more important to bear what it is constantly in mind , and all the more difficult to do so . |
| 19 | Tender young plants as yet , and all the more vulnerable to sudden blasts of cold . |
| 20 | Nor do you know how cruel that blindness and weakness can be — and all the more so when they are sugared over with sentiment and concern , with the pretence of tenderness . |
| 21 | His clients were rich and demanding , and all the more likely to notice a botched job . |
| 22 | Mr. Broderick said ‘ We can all see and condemn the naked anti-unionism of Companies like Pat the Baker , but this form of anti-unionism is far more subtle and all the more dangerous . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ V-very good , ’ she managed at last , desperately aware of the way his fingers were creeping from her chin , sliding down lightly to her neck , then on towards her throat — the ghost of a touch , as light and sensual as any touch could be and all the more powerful and disturbing for that . |
| 24 | Education is a long-term investment — and all the more crucial for being so . |