Example sentences of "is far [adj -er] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This environment is far worse for lichen growth than any known in the Arctic and if we conservatively assume that the Antarctic lichens grow only half as quickly as those in the north , the former with a present diameter of 100 mm must be easily 10 000 years old and perhaps considerably older . |
| 2 | So , it is far safer for the child in your car if , even though the law does not require it , rear seat belts or restraints are specially installed into cars where they have not been automatically fitted from new . |
| 3 | Mrs Thatcher will have to be satisfied with the assurances she will receive from Mr Bush , who will tell her that , since defence cuts are politically inevitable , it is far better for modest and planned reductions to be proposed by his cabinet and the Pentagon than for swingeing cuts to be imposed by the US Congress , which is already chafing at the thought of the US budget deficit being deepened to pay for the defence of the wealthy Europeans . |
| 4 | This gradual slimming — based on a sensible and varied diet , ideally accompanied by an hour of regular exercise two to three times a week — is far better for you than the more drastic 500–800 calorie regimes advocated by some diet gurus . |
| 5 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that , if justice is to be seen to be done , it is far better for it to be dispensed closer to the community in which the crime took place ? |
| 6 | On reflection , the hon. Gentleman will agree that it is far better for all nuclear powers and principal arms manufacturers to move forward together , rather than for any one to break ranks and anticipate matters . |
| 7 | It is far better for the buyer and the seller to avoid all these arguments by providing for an express period of time in which defects will be remedied . |
| 8 | It is far better for the buyer to have an express right which applies to any breach of contract . |
| 9 | ‘ It is far better for you , and the child , to come to an agreement outside the court system , than get involved in a legal battle . |
| 10 | This reassures me that the band are clear about what they are trying to do , and it is far easier for me to get excited by someone coming in with a plan and an idea . |
| 11 | Today , with personnel management much more established , it is far easier for many managers to take a back seat and leave recruitment and selection to specialists and even outside consultants . |
| 12 | It is far easier for the British than for the American executive to do this . |