Example sentences of "would [be] [adj -er] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We think it would be better as a private company , without that pressure ’ , said Mr De Haan , though he said the move did not reflect any disenchantment with the City .
2 Even though a ‘ conspiracy of doves ’ would be better for every single individual than the evolutionarily stable strategy , natural selection is bound to favour the ESS .
3 ‘ Mr. Bonanza thought it would be better for the young lady to be taken somewhere away from here , where she could rest and get well . ’
4 No , oh , I mean personally I think it would be better for the United Reformed to join up with the shared pastures instead of joining up with the Methodist because the Methodist have got plenty of churches in their area , have n't they ?
5 PAMELA : It is a holy rite , sir , and would be better in a holy place .
6 It would be better in the ordinary case , where the court thinks there should be no contact , to say that there is no order for contact ( post , p. 811E–F ) .
7 It would be better in the ordinary case , where the justices think there should be no contact , to say there is no order for contact , which , in fact , is what the family proceedings court have done in the present case .
8 A smaller team would be closer to the democratic decision-making process but then the doors of such a bureau would not be able to open to the public for so many hours .
9 She felt that Brett — and she — would be safer with the added strength and shrewdness of Curtis on the team at Sherman & Grant … or would that now be Sherman , Grant & Curtis , she wondered .
10 Similarly , it the Insured considered the risk to the camera but decided that it would be safer in a locked car than taking it to where he was going he could demonstrate that precautions were taken even if they subsequently proved inadequate and the car was broken into and the camera stolen .
11 Furthermore , the percentage of success would be higher following a long recession .
12 More and more Conservatives , in and out of the House , are coming to believe that their chances at the election would be stronger under a different leader .
13 If we could get to that things would be easier on the far side .
14 He said the airport 's development would be faster in the private sector .
15 You 'd have thought modems would be quicker on the parallel port , but no ; the serial port was originally developed as a telecommunications device .
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