Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] by a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | , Current editions of the UK half-million ICAO Aeronautical Charts have scattered across them pairs of numbers printed in blue , one large figure followed by a smaller one , thus : for example . |
| 2 | Compared with earlier , politically-inspired rural schemes in countries such as France ( with a larger rural vote ) , British rural electricity development was efficiently executed with , generally , lines of adequate capacity , planned zoned development , and the revenue — cost gap eased by a higher consumption than was common overseas . |
| 3 | As the months go by a wider range of aviation opens up to them , and the wisdom of a systematic approach to each accident becomes apparent . |
| 4 | I 'd like to emphasis the risks taken by a higher-powered woman when dating an office junior . |
| 5 | Consumer prices in February rose by a larger-than-expected 0.5% , or an annualised rate of 5.8% . |
| 6 | On the other hand , some individuals may take the opportunity offered by a higher real wage to enjoy more leisure and so may offer fewer hours of work . |
| 7 | The armour and weapons carried by a pistolier are provided by his family . |
| 8 | One way the model was altered was to assume that the mantle part of the lithosphere stretches by a greater amount than the crust during extension ( Fig. 4.17(B) ) . |
| 9 | In the circumstances factory gate prices , which could be interpreted as showing that demand had hardly relaxed , and input prices which underlined the inflationary danger posed by a weaker pound deepened the gloom Yet it was mainly the timing , not the policy , which was to blame . |
| 10 | In the face of an economic climate characterised by a higher degree of " uncertainty " , a greater volatility in demand for their output and increased pressure to reduce labour costs to a minimum , employers are seeking to build in to their workforces an element of " numerical flexibility " . |
| 11 | A voice stirred her from her reverie and Katherine turned to see a tall slim sandy-haired girl enter the room followed by a smaller rounder figure . |
| 12 | Lucien had never seen an Ixmaritian priestess in the flesh before , but he recognised her robes from illustrations in the sacred texts of Paradouze : a long green gown of soft linen covered by a darker green tunic of embroidered , stiffened cotton . |
| 13 | Would another referral to the Restrictive Practices Court now be possible , on the basis of the changes produced by a further 30 years of publishing , UK entry into the European Community , and this recent decision of the European Court of Justice ? |
| 14 | One is the model 210 , which utilises a ported 2x10 enclosure , the other being the 1155 , a single fifteen-inch bass driver accompanied by a smaller high-frequency five-inch unit , again in a tuned and ported cabinet . |
| 15 | Trent held eight of the fresh thousand-dollar bills folded in the back pocket of his jeans ; the original three for the charter augmented by a further five in payment for his agreeing to the rendezvous . |
| 16 | In 1991 , pre-tax profits increased by a further 31% to £921,919 . |
| 17 | This bright red undercloth covered by a shorter fringed green one definitely brings a touch of Christmas cheer . |
| 18 | Recent events have not changed the picture , with the welcome fall in the headline rate of inflation last month balanced by a further slight fall in sterling . |
| 19 | Northern Rock has extended the guaranteed term on its new loans discount by a further four months to August 1 , 1993 , the longest discount period offered by a major UK lender . |
| 20 | This tuck stitch is easy to work on the Singer Big Nine and you can see from this sample that by working with a lighter shade for the background for the first four pattern repeats followed by a darker one for the background , similar amounts of yarn have been used over the same number of rows . |
| 21 | No , not really , it 's just another vintage STAR TREK followed by a further dollop of WAYNE 'S WORLD . |
| 22 | Whilst the total number of holidays authorized increased by nearly 50 per cent over the period shown both Thomson and Intasun expanded by a greater proportion but with Intasun far outstripping Thomson 's growth . |
| 23 | These three hours of teaching are in turn supplemented by a further hour of lectures on the history of the Graeco-Roman world in New Testament times , on the theology of the New Testament , and on questions of date , authorship and purpose of the individual books of the New Testament . |
| 24 | Geoff Appleyard was in the MTB — he had an injured leg from a previous raid — when he heard the landing party ambush some seven Germans in a patrol before the raiders were in turn ambushed by a larger force . |
| 25 | These increases continue with gross margin expected to be up by 14 per cent by the end of this year and profit increased by a further 23 per cent . |
| 26 | The bones of a small rodent species eaten by a small owl are more likely to be broken than the bones of the same rodent species eaten by a larger owl , even though in both cases the rodent may have been swallowed whole . |
| 27 | Stringfellow persevered on his own , however , and built another ten-foot model powered by a smaller steam engine of his own design . |
| 28 | But the prospect of economic growth rising by a further half-point during the next six months raised fears on the international currency markets of an uncontrolled expansion and increased concern about inflation throughout Europe . |
| 29 | An acoustic hood for the printer is needed ( or printer replaced by a quieter type ) . |
| 30 | UNEMPLOYMENT grew by a lower-than-expected 7,400 last month , the smallest increase for nearly two years . |