Example sentences of "[adj] be [adj -er] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most seem to be between 20 and 55 , though some are younger and many experienced sailors are older . |
| 2 | Some were richer and more prestigious than others , and their favour presumably the more worth having . |
| 3 | The effective wind-speed is reduced by the movement down wind and , as long as the tail is not held down , this is safer and easier than turning the glider right round . |
| 4 | The researcher aims to investigate a sample of the population , because this is cheaper and quicker , but the sample must be representative of the population as a whole . |
| 5 | A modified swing , straight across the line of the windrow leaves the butts to the left but this is harder and slower work . |
| 6 | This is this is further and better particulars we 're just finding the document in the bundle . |
| 7 | This is quicker and easier to use when you first begin to dig the hole down towards your ferret and , hopefully , the rabbits . |
| 8 | Hunt 's Free is richer and more ambitious than 1959 in some ways , and less successful in others . |
| 9 | Sometimes this was easier and cheaper , especially as increasing population could outpace workhouse provision ; sometimes it was because the parish officers discriminated in their application of the " test " and did not apply it to all kinds of claimant . |
| 10 | Use refill packs and concentrates — these are cheaper and help the environment . |
| 11 | dBase was a pioneer of QBE queries — probably the easiest way for non-experts to get information from a database — and in version 1.5 these are faster and easier to use than before . |
| 12 | ‘ It is not that large is better and small is worse or vice versa but there could be economies of scale . |
| 13 | Ann Fine is subtler and quirkier than that . |
| 14 | The latter are smaller and lower and could bear the weight of a tall spire as at Salisbury ( 450 ) . |
| 15 | Thousands rallied to the call , as the picture shows , and many were sadder and wiser after the event . |
| 16 | In the rather fresher air of rural areas the poor were healthier and lived longer than the urban poor , who suffered from the ravages of urban atmospheric pollution , overcrowding and unhealthy working conditions . |
| 17 | The latter is smaller and less well-known than Exmoor or Dartmoor but is still very beautiful in a bleak windswept way , and , like the others , has its fair share of ancient sites and wildlife . |
| 18 | Narrow bodied planes such as the Boeing 707 are slower and more noisy at touchdown , giving the bird more time to get away . |
| 19 | Both guitars have solid spruce tops , although the D-32's is closer-grained and prettier , and both are bound in faintly-flamed maple for a combination of looks and durability , with a decorative maple stripe down the centre of the back . |
| 20 | Seagate Technology Inc says it has reached a multi-million dollar agreement with Corning Inc which will enable it to produce a hard disk drive that is sturdier and stores more than conventional drives : it will use Corning' glass-ceramic dubbed Memcor and developed over six years of research and development ; shipments of the material , which is thinner , stronger and more rugged than traditional aluminium substrates , and enables the recording head to be placed much closer to the surface of the disk , will begin shortly and output of drives will start in the third quarter . |
| 21 | Hide : the skin of a full grown animal from which a leather is produced that is heavier and tougher than calf . |
| 22 | But towards the end of the 17th century , their importance dwindled as more and more farmers turned to heavy horses ; which although more expensive are faster and easier to control . |
| 23 | the farm yard set for Katie but then , cos I have n't got her so much , so I thought we , she , I do n't think she 'd be into police , I thought if I bought police and that was dearer and the amount that I bought for Ben and Charlotte |
| 24 | That was faster and nimbler than a cat , |