Example sentences of "[be] more [adj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Embryos tend to stick to the surfaces of micropipettes and cavity blocks when 70% alcohol is reached and it may be more practical to remove and replace the alcohol rather than transfer embryos between cavity blocks . |
| 2 | Mary felt that it was too much of an intervention , operators and technicians floating around trying to get mikes here and that it was distracting … she decided it might be more useful to try and fix the camera . |
| 3 | And nothing could be more marvellous to sing than parts of the church scene . |
| 4 | It would be more correct to say that something which was used as the target has changed , for the " target " is a subjective designation and does not change until management decides to change it . |
| 5 | But , unless some of the coins had mortar still adhering to them , it would be more correct to assume that they were lost either during the demolition or in the occupation which followed . |
| 6 | While HFC134a is an almost direct replacement for CFC12 , HFC32 will be more complex to introduce because of engineering problems . |
| 7 | The second objection is that the community charge will be more expensive to collect than the present local rate . |
| 8 | Offshore wind farms would be more expensive to establish but far less of an eyesore . |
| 9 | Surely it would be more accurate to say that he shifted from one theory to another , and that both formulations had their external , political aspect ? |
| 10 | We tend to think of the reptiles as somehow past their ‘ prime ’ , but it would be more accurate to say that they had been displaced from the top jobs in nature , while more than holding their own in the shop floor . |
| 11 | This is sometimes said of Buddhism , but it would be more accurate to say that the question of God 's existence is a debate within Buddhism itself , and that the different forms of Buddhism are partially the product of different answers to the question of God 's existence . |
| 12 | It would be more accurate to say that although we do not have a right to such things we do have freedom to do them . |
| 13 | It would be more accurate to say that it shows the decline of community and public practices . |
| 14 | Microsoft 's Jack Fogg claimed it would be more accurate to say that Windows NT is ‘ a better Unix than Unix ’ than ‘ a better Windows than Windows ’ , which is probably good news for Unix as well . |
| 15 | It might be more accurate to say that he had escaped from him . |
| 16 | It would be more accurate to say that very few spent less than seven or eight years in the trade , the majority spent at least 10–12 years , while about a fifth remained in the trade for life . |
| 17 | Although it is true that the authority of istoria declined within the period covered by the exhibition , it would be more accurate to say that the development of the female nude demonstrates the substitution of classical mythology by a different kind of modern myth , replacing gods and heroes with the modern artist . |
| 18 | It may also be more accurate to say that the user responds to the system rather than the other way around . |
| 19 | On the basis of the above analysis by the Court it might be more accurate to say that the test is a commercial one but that it relates not to the transfer of ownership of enterprises , but to the transfer of economic or organisational activities . |
| 20 | Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the TNCs are ‘ indifferent ’ to democracy in the Third World as long as the people do not elect left wing governments ! |
| 21 | I believe it would be more accurate to say that by using a solicitor , you 're dealing with a highly trained specialist in conveyancing and related matters , who , if not a property specialist in terms of marketing , may well employ one , a description which applies to no estate agent , let alone a ‘ handful ’ . |
| 22 | Perhaps it would be more accurate to qualify or amend a criterion statement to " has done … or " can do after practice " . |
| 23 | But it might be more appropriate to wait until nearer the time to send a memo , I do n't know . |
| 24 | It is generally price advantageous to specify powders although in use they may be more difficult to control and dose . |
| 25 | They can be more difficult to manage than even the United States Congress . |
| 26 | However , it does take more effort to push or pull a garden cart , and it can be more difficult to manoeuvre than single wheeled barrows . |
| 27 | Leaking capillary joints can be more difficult to repair and will generally need to be replaced . |
| 28 | Ford Q1 is a total quality commitment and in many ways is felt to be more difficult to achieve than BS 5750/ISO 9000 . |
| 29 | Characteristically , the data used may be more difficult to obtain and are usually more spatially aggregated ; modelling software which permits feedback loops is essential ; |
| 30 | Their problems are manifold : besides the obvious troubles of handling and riding such horses , they may also be more difficult to breed or be prone to suffer from minor or even major illnesses . |