Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [adj -er] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Phaistos temple rivals the Knossos temple in splendour ; although it is smaller and seems , to judge from the remains , to have been decorated less lavishly , it has a spectacular location on a precipitous hilltop offering views across the Mesara Plain to the east and south-east and to Mount Ida in the north . |
| 2 | We are prepared to adopt a system that is a little more complicated , provided that it is fairer and responds more to the wishes of the British public . |
| 3 | Cut through the Arch Duke 's sleevenotes and poems ( a bit hippy ) to discover that he is funnier and more inventive than at any time in the intervening years . |
| 4 | If it is thicker and overlaps the tape , the paint is liable to stretch and tear as the tape is lifted off . |
| 5 | Kevin is smaller , weaker and in great danger from them but he is smarter and quicker . |
| 6 | The charioteer is the nearest , but he is earlier and surely from another school , a man , and wearing a different , lighter garment . |
| 7 | These can be used down to 600 and 350 cm -1 , respectively ; for lower frequencies , CsI can be used down to 200 cm -1 but it is softer and much more expensive . |
| 8 | This routine can be carried out manually without any special equipment , but it is easier and quicker with an edit controller which takes over the operation of both machines from the one keyboard . |
| 9 | Yeah because it is cheaper and |
| 10 | A painting of a male head , which is almost certainly a study for the figure of the sailor that Picasso originally intended to place in the centre of the composition , while it is bolder and sketchier than a work like the Self-Portrait , shows all the earlier Iberian devices . |
| 11 | It is nearly always separate from the main store of the computer , since it is faster and more expensive , and is normally read-only , so that the microprograms can not be inadvertently altered . |
| 12 | Carmel Keens , the home economist for Tate & Lyle Sugars , recommends cane sugar when decorating for a perfect finish , as it is finer and easier to beat . |