Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] is more " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say driver fatigue or error is more likely to blame . |
| 2 | Whether safety or security is more important , we look at all the types of fences and gates and give tips on building them |
| 3 | Broadly speaking , this theory states that stress or dissatisfaction is more likely to be experienced by an individual if her/his ranks are discrepant — for instance the ranks associated with income , education and ethnic group . |
| 4 | This may be so if the average for all industries is considered , but in the key areas of manufacturing where demand is more variable , the bonus-earnings ratio experiences greater volatility ( Hashimoto 1979 p. 1101 ) . |
| 5 | The key factor , phrase or word is more important than the main topic . |
| 6 | Where space is more restricted , evergreen shrubs such as olearia make fine winter shapes . |
| 7 | It is in the first place striking that in the Old French fabliaux , a male rival or spoiler is more commonly the butt of the humour than a female , though examples of the latter situation are reasonably numerous . |
| 8 | In the US , where growth is more advanced after the recession there , smaller company shares have performed strongly . |
| 9 | These kind of skills are not rewarded in school , where memory is more important , or at the lower levels of organisation . |
| 10 | DONs are mainly for big cities , and those are not an ideal locale for every enterprise ; manufacturing plants , for example , are clearly better sited where land is more plentiful . |
| 11 | Is the subject matter such that creativity or justice is more important ? |
| 12 | So success rates in urban areas , where representation is more likely to be present , were higher than in outlying areas . |
| 13 | Others believe that change is more likely to come from pressure being exerted on decision-makers by those with a vested interest in the likely outcomes of the introduction of new technology . |
| 14 | These more direct techniques have been developed to give the counsellor a more active role within the family , based on the idea that change is more effectively brought about through action rather than the development of self-awareness . |
| 15 | I used an inadequate metaphor of ‘ face ’ and ‘ mask ’ , suggesting that performing is more akin to creating a mask for someone else to look at . |
| 16 | Some working-class groups are the same , able to have a knees-up in a pub , sing in a bus or appear on panel games on television in which they laugh loudly , show disappointment openly and accept the idea that luck is more important than knowledge . |
| 17 | This requires a conscious effort , because it is clear that discrimination is more often unintentional than intentional . |
| 18 | All it means is that a preference for managerial power rather than recognition is more likely to be a successful mix for a manager . |
| 19 | Remove assumption that car is more attractive . |
| 20 | Like it or not , it is a fact that religion is more dominant and persistent in rural societies than industrial ones . |
| 21 | Parallax , both visual and tactile , reinforces the feeling that verticality is more vibrant , more assertive , more claspable than horizontality . |
| 22 | Einstein noted that imagination is more important than knowledge . |
| 23 | But in 1.4 we argued that monism is more suited to opaque than transparent styles of writing , and the same point may be made about pluralism . |
| 24 | Furthermore , Pahl has made it clear elsewhere ( Pahl 1965b ) that one of the axes is dominant ; that class rather than commuting is more important in social change in the village . |
| 25 | All the models of passive rifting discussed so far assume that rifting is more or less a symmetric process ; that is , we would expect the opposing passive margins formed through continental break-up to have a similar structure and morphology because they have experienced a similar tectonic history . |
| 26 | If anything can be shown , it would appear that probation is more effective than prison in reducing the risk of further offending . |
| 27 | The finding that adaptation is more profound in the LVF than the RVF , on the other hand , would be consistent with the results of Meyer ( 1976 ) , who found a stronger McCollough effect in the LVF , but would not support the findings of Beaton and Blakemore ( 1981 ) who observed no hemispheric difference in extent of adaptation or orientation selectivity in either of their two well-practised subjects . |
| 28 | Reaumur knew that steel is more brittle than pure iron and connected this with the impurities in it . |
| 29 | Unless the speech is being used as part of an interactive dialogue system then it is likely that writing is more natural for the situation . |
| 30 | ( We use the term " appreciation " to comprehend both critical evaluation and interpretation , although it is with interpretation that stylistics is more directly concerned . ) |