Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bored , out-of-work young people turn to vandalism , drugs and crime , and the spiral is given a further twist . |
| 2 | The ratio of brain weight to spinal cord weight is considered a better measurement of complexity and intelligence . |
| 3 | BIG BRAAANG THEORY Jackson Infinity XL Pointiness is lent a friendlier aspect by this new Japanese Jackson , but do n't be fooled by appearances : herein lies some classic rock nastiness . |
| 4 | This is thought a better explanation both because it avoids the metaphysical extravagance of non-natural properties , and because it clarifies the relation between moral judgement and action . |
| 5 | It says that judges should follow whichever method of deciding cases will produce what they believe to be the best community for the future , and though some pragmatic lawyers would think this means a richer or happier or more powerful community , others would choose a community with fewer incidents of injustice , with a better cultural tradition and what is called a higher quality of life . |
| 6 | That is , the permanent reduction of inflation is accorded a higher priority than the size of revenues associated with monetary creation . |
| 7 | Tessa money in building societies is guaranteed a higher level of protection : investors can count on the return of 90% of their first £20,000 if the society goes broke . |
| 8 | Many of the most important and prominent proteins of the synaptic membrane are of the class known as glycoproteins , which , if the description I gave in Chapter 3 now seems a long way back , can best be summed up as molecules made in two parts ; an amino acid chain embedded in the membrane , to which is attached a further chain made of sugar molecules such as glucose , fucose and galactose , sticking out from the membrane into the extracellular space beyond . |