Example sentences of "to be [prep] more [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first type tend to be over more mundane matters , with the third being the more serious . |
| 2 | " It 's humiliating to be worth more dead than alive . " |
| 3 | Even the so-called ‘ sexual function ’ of the family — that is the function of regulating and channelling sexual activity — would appear to be of more limited significance today , although supporters and opponents of the ‘ permissive society ’ alike may both be guilty of confusing talk about and representations of sexual activity with actual practice . |
| 4 | Other crustal fragments , while appearing to be of more local origin , have , none the less , experienced significant horizontal displacement and rotation with respect to the plate of which they form a part . |
| 5 | So far , therefore , the findings have tended to be of more obvious value to the accountant than to those responsible for planning advertising . |
| 6 | The weekly covers things he more or less knows about and it seems more often to be of more direct concern to him and his family than an event that happened elsewhere . |
| 7 | ( It used to be at more frequent intervals , but this was found to be too disruptive . ) |
| 8 | The prime minister , by contrast , is said to be against more spending cuts . |
| 9 | Its share of women in work is higher than most rich countries ' ( see chart ) , but their work tends to be in more menial jobs . |