Example sentences of "much [adv] [adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research carried out by Rentokil scientists has shown the insecticides used to control pests , such as cockroaches , are much less effective if sprayed onto greasy kitchen surfaces . |
| 2 | Whatever the merits of the arguments against Mr Soley 's proposal for a Select Committee in place of the Commissioner , they are much less convincing when applied to the more modest proposal put forward at the time by the SDP that there could be a Select Committee confining itself to the Commissioner 's report ‘ so that in turn it would report and give some reality to parliamentary accountability ’ . |
| 3 | She felt much less used and abused when she could distinguish whether his hugs were genuine offers of warmth and love towards her or whether they were his means of asking for something just for himself . |
| 4 | However , subsequent assessments suggested that the damage was much less severe than had been originally feared . |
| 5 | The main increase in nationally mixed marriages was in fact among the western or Slavic nationalities of the USSR , and to some extent also between Slavs and Balts ; intermarriage between the other major nationalities of the USSR , and in particular between Slavs and Muslims , was much less common and provided much less convincing evidence of the formation of a single ‘ Soviet nation ’ . |
| 6 | As I have indicated in several other places in this book , the distinction which is frequently drawn between " primitive " societies , which have " elementary " structures and which exist outside history , and " advanced " societies , which have " complex " structures and are consciously involved in the processes of historical transformation , is much less clear-cut than has often been suggested . |
| 7 | The distinction does arise and it can not entirely be neglected but it is much less important than appears at first sight . |
| 8 | The cells in the embryo are initially much less specialized and differ from each other in more subtle ways . |
| 9 | She sat there looking much less pale and thanking God privately that He 'd stopped that horrid war in Finland and brought Charles back to her . |
| 10 | Much more tricky than knowing if you 've found a badger sett , is knowing whether or not it is still active . |
| 11 | Our clothing became less sombre and much more casual and varied . |
| 12 | The relevant pressure groups maintain their vigilance , but during the 1970s the changes in the rural landscape , especially in the lowlands , have become much more visible and have certainly received much more publicity . |
| 13 | Many Sinhalese viewed flogging as suitable for low-caste persons ; it was considered much more demeaning if administered to a man of high caste . |
| 14 | In fact , the implicit themes may have been much more complex than described . |
| 15 | There is a direct correlation between morale , motivation , job satisfaction and absenteeism and staff turnover , if people are happy they generally want to stay for us they 're much more loyal and work harder and when we 're managing an area it becomes a lot easier because we are not having to , people are well trained they do the things right first time , you 're not having to correct their mistakes . |
| 16 | Half a century earlier his behaviour would have seemed much more normal and aroused much less criticism . |
| 17 | Total design is much more satisfying than tinkering . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's much more cool than playing guitar when you 're nine . |
| 19 | This was very much more simple than dealing with the naval officer . |
| 20 | Although adult herons sometimes catch fish using these particular baits , they are much more successful when using insects . |
| 21 | Although industrial disputes were much less common than food riots , historians have recently come to recognise that they were much more frequent than had been allowed . |
| 22 | This will need topdressing each year in spring , together with the addition of a little slow-acting organic fertilizer — herbs are much more aromatic when grown " hard " with little nutrient . |
| 23 | Because we were so much more awake and alert , I certainly was . |
| 24 | She says — at first he was quite nervous , but after the first day he became much more confident and started his David Bellamy act , waving his arms about … |
| 25 | One of the advantages of using an instantaneous gas water heater is that it is much more efficient than using a gas central heating boiler to heat the water in a storage cistern particularly in the summer . |
| 26 | Which I believe makes it that much more powerful than showing the vial and whatever . |
| 27 | The aim has been to make purchasers much more prudent and to force providers to compete for business . |
| 28 | An electrical mechanism for long-distance signalling in plants may be much more general than has previously been recognized . |
| 29 | Because the dishes were dried in hot air , it was much more hygienic than using a tea towel or leaving the dishes to drip dry . |
| 30 | The removal-from-play technique was much more effective than scolding or distraction at reducing aggressive episodes . |