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 .
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