Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [art] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | As their relationship to the USSR is well known , the armed forces tend to attract the more pro-Soviet elements of the population . |
| 2 | Instead they want to see a more gradual approach backed by a cut in interest rates . |
| 3 | Work schemes of this type are , none the less , especially difficult to fund , and neither the NHS nor social services have regarded them as their responsibility , a situation which must change if we want to provide a more fulfilling life for people with mental disorder . |
| 4 | Want to build a more positive outlook . |
| 5 | We want to pursue a more in-house policy with the health authority and create an HIV co-ordinator post and put money aside for domiciliary care ’ . |
| 6 | The lateral arm plates appear to have a more open calcite skeleton giving the plate a spongy appearance . |
| 7 | Although video recordings may have a strong appeal , in so far as they appear to capture a more complete picture of any speech episode , they have major disadvantages in that they are highly obtrusive , they usually need to be manned and they are relatively cumbersome if the child has to be followed around . |
| 8 | But if you want to make a more substantial winter supper for family and friends , you can put this versatile condensed soup to good use and create a delicious meal just as quickly and easily . |
| 9 | Harnessing our financial resources remains a major priority for us and despite another major capital expenditure programme , we expect to achieve a more balanced position from trading in the current year . |
| 10 | Both initiatives seek to add a more practical element to teacher training . |
| 11 | ‘ As for ornamental plants , I tend to prefer the more traditional style or garden , ’ he ponders . |
| 12 | They also seem to give a more even tonal transition from the bass strings to the treble . |
| 13 | Does n't bottle-wrack already seem to have a more discrete , ‘ organismy ’ feel to it ? |
| 14 | Finally , in contrast to the previous characteristics , there are modifications which seem to have a more didactic function : corrections , display questions and a tendency on the part of the adult to initiate a high proportion of topics , and to pursue them at the expense of the topics that the child might wish to introduce . |
| 15 | For example , girls at the age of 12 and 14 years seem to take a more mature attitude to personal relationships , seeing their complexity and reciprocal nature , while boys are more exploitative . |
| 16 | The correlation with numbers of published papers was less certain , although , in general , the high producers tend to publish the more consequential research . |
| 17 | Equally important are notes of cases that you have settled in-house as these tend to give a more accurate picture and are particularly helpful for smaller awards . |
| 18 | Co-reference can be incorporated somewhere around the repetition/synonym level of the continuum if we decide to adopt a more flexible notion of reference for our current purposes . |
| 19 | In this sense all socialist parties are revolutionary , since their objective is to replace a capitalist form of society by a socialist one ; so also are nationalist parties which seek to overthrow colonial rule , and perhaps in a more limited sense right-wing parties , such as fascist parties , which attempt to restore a more hierarchical and authoritarian type of society . |
| 20 | Using two sets of findings on the comprehension of anaphoric expressions , we attempt to provide a more specific interpretation for this statement . |
| 21 | The more you try to decipher the more confusing it becomes . |
| 22 | Fourth , and lastly , feminist psychologists try to get a more balanced picture of what established psychological sex differences mean . |
| 23 | If S' c S c A , so S' is above S in this lattice , then the ontological cluster C is a subclass of C. Most clustering algorithms restrict attention to a single ontological class , but some try to construct a more elaborate hierarchy of concepts . |
| 24 | Short and intermediate courses and those which do not involve the student in heavy costs tend to have a more democratic social composition . |
| 25 | CANADIAN researchers have found that women who smoke tend to have a more masculine body with fat around the stomach , rather than hips , caused by changes in hormone balance . |
| 26 | The ‘ skill mix ’ of the workforce may have a bearing on the conduct of the strike , since skilled workers tend to have a more harmonious relationship with the employer , and their relatively favoured position in the labour market usually enables them to achieve their demands without having to resort to violence . |
| 27 | If you are especially concerned about cutting fat intake but do n't need to lose weight , you should look at the figures for fat and aim to eat no more than 93g a day ( for a man ) and 70g a day ( for a woman ) . |
| 28 | The agencies dealing with business and corporate elites tend to employ a more co-operative mode than those dealing with the poor . |
| 29 | Some undergraduates seek simply to broaden their horizons and develop analytical skills ; others wish to acquire a more specialised knowledge to be used in a subsequent career . |
| 30 | If you wish to hear no more then so be it , but you 'll be dreadfully wet if you venture outside . ’ |