Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [adv] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also restricted to the tips of the incisors , where it is usually heavier than on the category 1 samples . |
| 2 | No wonder investigators have found it more profitable to examine this problem in animals , where it is much easier to programme experience and ensure that only single events are studied without the influence of others . |
| 3 | On a system like the ZX Spectrum where it is often easier to draw in black and white before adding the colours this in an essential facility . |
| 4 | Although it is plainly easier to examine the narrower conception of the media 's political impact by exploring specific case studies , long-term and fundamental changes in the public 's perceptions of the political world must not be overlooked . |
| 5 | Another Man with Guitar by Braque is a close parallel to Picasso 's Céret work of 1911 ( although it is slightly richer in the actual paint quality ) and was probably executed in Céret also . |
| 6 | The ‘ Davni Chasy ’ issue was important because it helped both the band and RCA learn a great deal about each other , although it is probably closer to the truth to say it was really a case of RCA simply learning more about the staunch and pedantic attitude of The Wedding Present . |
| 7 | This is consistent with satellite observations in high latitudes , although it is considerably smaller than observed over Antarctica . |
| 8 | Employment among lone mothers ( now 42 per cent ) has fallen from a peak of 49 per cent in 1979–81 although it is now higher than the low of 39 per cent in 1983–85 . |
| 9 | And although it is much better now than it was on Thursday morning , I know I ca n't train for the next three days . |
| 10 | The origin of such cusps is obscure ( see Komar ( 1976 ) for summary of theories ) , although it is much easier to see why , once formed , they will be maintained . |
| 11 | In terms of closeness to York , I take the general review view and I support the County Council that it is generally better if the new settlement is located closer , close to York , because that under proviso that it is well located for public and private transport . |
| 12 | it is true that it is currently harder for me to get any kind of sympathetic press coverage in this country than it is anywhere else in Europe . ’ |
| 13 | Kate Probst , of Resources for the Future , argues that it is usually fairer to penalise polluters than to leave the taxpayer to clean up dirty old sites . |
| 14 | In the case of a small pay cut , for example , we have seen that it is sometimes safer to sue for the amount that you have lost , rather than give up your job . |
| 15 | The resulting system has come to be referred to as ‘ neoclassicism ’ — a retention of the assumption of free will , but with an allowance that it is sometimes freer than at other times and that the proportionality of punishments should be adjusted to these varying degrees of freedom . |
| 16 | The example of the Delphic treasuries shows that it is not safe to assume that it is actually earlier in date , but it probably is so . |
| 17 | However , it has also been suggested that since there is a dominance hierarchy among the females and only the subordinates do badly , it may be that it is only younger females that fare worse in big harems than they would if they were monogamous . |
| 18 | If it is argued that sarvodaya is an unattainable ideal , and that in the end one may have to settle for the happiness or good of 51 per cent , it could be stated in reply , that it is infinitely better to strive for sarvodaya and fail to realize it , than to start out with a limited objective and attain it at the expense of an unfortunate minority . |
| 19 | And see whether or not there is basis for an agreement on that because if it is possible to get an agreement on that it is infinitely easier to persuade the government that regulations have to be written which cover all of these issues and cover all of the sectors and that therefore makes it easier to create a situation in which it is not possible for an independent company that wish to ignore the good practice guidelines to simply go ahead and do so . |
| 20 | It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success and that it is often easier to work towards realistic short-term targets . |
| 21 | Acquiring this kind of expertise brings its own rewards and it is gratifying to discover that it is often easier to explain a subject to others when you have had some difficulty mastering it yourself . |
| 22 | The difficulty of expressing what we think adequately in matters concerned with assumptions and beliefs means that it is often easier to say what we do not agree with than what we do . |
| 23 | We feel that it is much better to recognize clearly that some roles should be the teacher 's province and that the program designer should not try to employ the program in such roles . |
| 24 | Proponents of left-to-right strategy argue that it is much simpler , requiring far less bookkeeping , and thus leads to greater efficiency . |
| 25 | Boris Becker recently expressed the view that there was too much money in tennis and that it was ruining the game — a view of course that it is much easier to make objectively once you have £5m in the bank . |
| 26 | I think that it is much easier to create that atmosphere in a good out-of-town theatre like Plymouth rather than to prepare a star vehicle in a draughty rehearsal room somewhere in London . ’ |
| 27 | Moreover the Politburo can argue both that political pluralism is no panacea for economic problems , and that it is much easier to apply in Poland than in the vast multi-ethnic Soviet empire . |
| 28 | You will discover that it is much easier to find the exact point of focus when the zoom is set to telephoto , partly due to the enlargement of the image and partly to the fact that the focus depth of field is much shallower at this end of the zoom . |
| 29 | In one way the collector of autograph and manuscript material is at a disadvantage compared with his bibliophile brother , in that it is much easier to forge a letter than a book . |
| 30 | The advantage of fondant over royal icing for covering cakes is that it is much easier and quicker to make , is more pliable and has a softer texture that many people prefer . |