Example sentences of "[be] [adj -er] and [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In conclusion , the Survey indicated that its results demanded an emphasis on improvements in practice management and that the service could be faster and more responsive to users ' needs . |
| 32 | The new version is said to be faster and more portable than previous implementations . |
| 33 | The former chairman of Lloyd 's , David Coleridge , had expressed the hope last year that losses in 1990 would be smaller and more bearable . |
| 34 | While FCSI will be smaller and more flexible , FC/Open is aiming for membership of some 50 or 60 companies , 15% of which are end users . |
| 35 | Our ‘ Shoestring ’ properties tend to be smaller and less grand than most of the larger resort hotels , and are an excellent choice if you 're looking for a more ‘ ethnic ’ type of holiday . |
| 36 | X100 will be smaller and much lighter than XJS — more of a true sports car |
| 37 | Recognising that some form of help is required by these fish as they are invariably suffering from stress , damaged fins and shock brought about by different water conditions , and not wanting to use anything alien to their systems , I felt that herbs would be gentler and less likely to result in any problems with breeding the fish later . |
| 38 | The so-called chiral drugs ( from chiros — the Greek word for hands ) made with these molecules are said to be safer and more effective . |
| 39 | Indeed he was probably uncertain himself as to what the end-point would be , except that it was bound to be a less rigid and less bipolar system than the old one ; and he assumed that a more flexible multipolar system would not only be more advantageous to France but would be safer and more equitable for all states . |
| 40 | It was a relief therefore to make for the frozen shore where the parson was protesting that his wife would be safer and more comfortable if she remained in the carriage . |
| 41 | In fact , there is little doubt that the ‘ hard ’ ERM — in which there is never a realignment — will now revert to its old status of being a system of fixed but flexible exchange rates , and that the process to monetary union will be slower and more gradual than envisaged by Maastricht . |
| 42 | Write these in capital letters rather than your normal handwriting as this will be slower and more deliberate and you are therefore more likely to remember what you have written . |
| 43 | Here D 1 is the diffusion constant within the tube , and is distinguished from translation outside the tube which will be slower and more difficult . |
| 44 | So , if a stallion should exhibit a particularly kind and mild nature , it would indicate that the stallion 's family could be kinder and more trustworthy than other horses in general . |
| 45 | They can be stronger and more dangerous than we realize . ’ |
| 46 | However , he will be fitter and more able to cope with the ground than the form book danger , Rusch de Farges , whom he beat three lengths last season , but the latter has an 8lb advantage . |
| 47 | A new appellation is beginning to make an appearance : Crémant de Limoux , which has a smaller proportion of Mauzac , aims to be richer and less rustic than Blanquette . |
| 48 | Lightweight boots with this construction are claimed to be cooler and less sweaty in hot weather , since they breathe so much more freely than leather boots . |
| 49 | Companies make statutory returns to Companies House ; their annual accounts must by law be fuller and more complicated than those of a sole trader or a partnership and must be laid out in a statutory format . |
| 50 | Because the mirror is not perfect the reflection will be darker and slightly richer . |
| 51 | Instead of regular shaping at the armhole edge , the decreased stitches seem to be bolder and less frequent . |
| 52 | Others have focused on the socialization process through which girls are brought up to be gentle , passive people who will do as they are told , while boys are brought up to be bolder and more aggressive . |
| 53 | He insisted he had not abdicated , but what should he do know ? *q Before any advice could given , at least by the British the Shah and Soraya flew on to Rome — perhaps because King Faisal was embarrassed by his presence in Baghdad and perhaps because the Shah thought they would be sager and more comfortable in the Italian capital . |