Example sentences of "[adv] adds [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And every time a patient tries unsuccessfully to force himself to overcome it , his sense of failure merely adds to the general feelings of inferiority and so his confidence drops even further . |
| 2 | It merely adds to the deprivation in the world . |
| 3 | This merely adds to their already strong sense of the senseless . |
| 4 | The third is the possibility , suggested also by Katib Celebi 's account of the office and supported to some degree by several contemporary documents , that there may have been a separate official muftilik of Edirne during the period : unfortunately , so shadowy is the evidence for its existence that as matters now stand it merely adds to the confusion , though could the facts about it be discovered , they might go some way toward resolving some of the problems in this vexed period . |
| 5 | But the greater birthweight variability within monozygous twins merely adds to the difficulty of distinguishing between the effects of genes and early environment , and is a further reason for distrusting estimates of heritability derived from twin studies . |
| 6 | Simon Long adds from Beijing : China seems to be retreating into a diplomatic posture reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution , at odds with both Washington and Moscow , and firing frequent broadsides against all-comers for alleged interference in its internal affairs . |
| 7 | Simon Long adds from Beijing : China seems to be retreating into a diplomatic posture reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution , at odds with both Washington and Moscow , and firing frequent broadsides against all-comers for alleged interference in its internal affairs . |
| 8 | Sense that in spite of everything it too only adds to the stream of lies and filth ? |
| 9 | Their nervousness only adds to the dislike of this type of work . |
| 10 | This only adds to the suffering , because early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are necessary to prevent long-term complications . |
| 11 | But that only adds to the wonder of the story that God took a willing young woman and poured into her his grace and love . |
| 12 | The strain on the pound only adds to the pressure on interest levels . |
| 13 | This only adds to the dynamism between them as he tries to prove Von Bulow 's innocence . |
| 14 | While bumping up the price of our shopping bill , this only adds to the general burden of waste disposal ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 15 | But borrowing money that you are going to have difficulty paying back only adds to your anxieties . |
| 16 | The Guitar Guru 's Guide tells us Levin made archtops and a cutaway model ; the Ultimate Guitar Book only adds to the enigma by adding nothing new . |
| 17 | There are good reasons — nothing to do with prudishness — why the age of consent has been set at 16 , and the risk of cancer only adds to the dangers of Aids and unwanted pregnancies . |
| 18 | TIP : When choosing a hair cut , avoid any thinning or razoring techniques as this only adds to the problem by making the hair lighter in weight and so ever more flyaway . |
| 19 | Labour MP Tam Dalyell yesterday said : ‘ The fact that these allegations are made in a book generally praising the conduct of British troops only adds to their seriousness . |
| 20 | Bits of it actually sound accidental , but that only adds to the shocking brilliance of a record that allowed rock a way into the previously terrifying world of dance , and that showed dance a way forward too . |
| 21 | Voice Of The Beehive offer familiar pleasantries , but their jolly pop only adds to the constant onslaught . |
| 22 | The latest leap in the yen only adds to the deflationary pressures already burdening Japan 's economy . |
| 23 | There are so many unwanted dogs on the streets that an extra litter of unplanned puppies only adds to the problem . |
| 24 | ‘ I have n't even got that far in the analysis of this new theory but it only adds to my doubts about it all anyway . |
| 25 | Size is quickly adjusted with compression straps and full-length zipped gussets , although this system all adds to the sack 's 2.4kg . |
| 26 | The children ( Max , five , and Oliver , seven ) play freely throughout the house — the Stothert philosophy is that the odd mark on the furniture all adds to the patina . |
| 27 | The texts themselves are inspirational , but Beyer 's lettering style for this commission , which treated each letter as a piece of incised sculpture in its own right , greatly adds to their declamatory power . |
| 28 | For civil servants , the advantage is that the doctrine leaves them utterly free of any repercussions arising from their advice and thus greatly adds to their freedom and power . |
| 29 | In a cyclotron the energy of the particles is deployed into an orderly spiral motion around the axis of the magnetic field and the pumping action of that weak pulsating electric field progressively adds to that energy and causes a pressure build-up at confining surfaces as the particles are driven in spirals of larger radius . |
| 30 | This all seems rather difficult to do when arranging a funeral or cremation , and anyway adds to the practical load . |