Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , the closer we get to our true self , seems to be saying , erm the less there is to distinguish er Socrates ' true self from Plato 's true self erm so it 's a little bit dicey about what he 's gon na say . |
| 2 | I mean you , the , the more you argue the south is a viable economic system , the less there is to gain from land reform . |
| 3 | The more shopping resembles work , the less it is liked . |
| 4 | So the less one has the less he is tempted to extend the range of his needs indefinitely . |
| 5 | Clearly , the sooner it is vested the better , as the fund will take over responsibility for maintenance on a regular basis . |
| 6 | But the more one looks at the character of the prison population the more one is struck by the magnifying mirror that it holds up to the inequalities of our society . |
| 7 | The more there is to go wrong , of course . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Whichever it is , the more it is rubbed in , the more it will fail to click . |