Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [pers pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more shopping resembles work , the less it is liked . |
| 2 | So the less one has the less he is tempted to extend the range of his needs indefinitely . |
| 3 | Clearly , the sooner it is vested the better , as the fund will take over responsibility for maintenance on a regular basis . |
| 4 | The United States thus finds itself in a no-win situation : the more it is seen to be intervening against him , the more it is likely to reinforce his position . |
| 5 | The effect of this when it is accepted is very far reaching because the more an idea is tested the more it is validated and criticism becomes not a threat but an opportunity to strengthen the idea ; and what is more important scientists cease to have the same proprietorial attitude towards in idea . |
| 6 | In Canada and New South Wales , the emphasis of the schemes is on violence , so that , broadly speaking , the more it is used or threatened , the more serious the offence becomes . |
| 7 | Whichever it is , the more it is rubbed in , the more it will fail to click . |