Example sentences of "the [adj -er] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I feel all the better for that . |
| 2 | The 20th century may have been slow to arrive in Langtoft , but it is all the better for that , and whilst the village has now caught up with modern times , it remains a haven of peace from the mad pace of town and city life . |
| 3 | The Bill is considerably the better for that . |
| 4 | ‘ The longer we can procrastinate , the better for all concerned , ’ wrote an FO official in 1946 . |
| 5 | I will argue that nationalism is the vocabulary that legitimises the function of the modern nation state , and the sooner we can dispense with it , the better for all of us . |
| 6 | ‘ Your sister is a major obstacle in Svend 's career , ’ Rune interrupted her heated retort bluntly , ‘ and the sooner he 's persuaded to abandon her , the better for all of us ! ’ |
| 7 | As Marwick has argued , ‘ It is only through knowledge of its history that a society can have knowledge of itself ’ , and Carr has said that ‘ The more sociological history becomes and the more historical sociology becomes , the better for both . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The sooner we can indicate to our suppliers that a particular style or colour is n't selling , the better for both of us . |
| 9 | The county council say their changes will be for the better for most passengers and will provide improvements in services in the Alton area . |
| 10 | Thus , if what were yesterday hot political disputes can today be channelled into the ‘ legal process ’ , operating with new principles and procedures , and an apparent indifference to ‘ political ’ questions , then so much the better for those in power . |
| 11 | The whole book comes into the category of good dirty fun , and is not the worse for that . |
| 12 | Willy Russell 's Liverpool-based woman-at-play film has more than a passing resemblance to Letter to Brezhnev but is none the worse for that . |
| 13 | Despite the saints involved , both customs derive from Celtic paganism , and are none the worse for that . |
| 14 | ‘ Theatrical , ’ Erica said disapprovingly of the décor , and so it was , but none the worse for that . |
| 15 | France has 40 resorts and Spain 31 , most of them little known over here but none the worse for that , provided you can speak the appropriate language . |
| 16 | Gutters and downpipes , once made of cast iron , are now nearly always of PVC , and none the worse for that except that they need more frequent supports . |
| 17 | In the case of the Leet-Judson-Kauffman Physical Geology the reason is clear ; the book is a crammer and none the worse for that . |
| 18 | He played that aspect of himself which could well have been in a war — after all he had trained long enough for it — and the result was the sort of performance he was to deliver several times in his film career and none the worse for that : professional , convincing . |
| 19 | It is difficult , given Korngold 's Hollywood output , not to imagine this as a mighty movie score , but it is none the worse for that , and those existing admirers of Korngold 's music should get great pleasure from this . |
| 20 | As a whole the reading calls to mind that of Del Monaco ( Karajan/Decca ) , and is none the worse for that , but misses the better manners of Pavarotti ( Solti/Decca ) and Domingo ( Maazel/EMI ) . |
| 21 | The March of Progress has alas transformed the goodly white bread into that unique substance , restaurateur 's toast , while tea and coffee are replaced by gin-and-tonic or a bottle of white wine , and for my part I would say none the worse for that . |
| 22 | It was certainly tight and the skirt was perhaps a little too short now , but none the worse for that , she told herself stoutly . |
| 23 | Its mystical character was marvellously caught by the young players whose approach to the work as a whole was a shade more romantic than many and none the worse for that . |
| 24 | Soon there were other worries to consider , and besides , Gary looked none the worse for those natal incantations . |
| 25 | Being with Dane had changed her — eventually she 'd be the richer for that , even if right now all she could feel was anguish . |