Example sentences of "more [adj] and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This remarkable condottiere — the word is pure Italian and does not translate at all well ; it describes a mercenary , but perhaps ‘ soldier of fortune ’ is more polite and catches the flavour better — not only managed to hold on to his head , but to great booty as well . |
| 2 | ‘ Smith is more mobile and searches out more openings . |
| 3 | The UK practice is rather more subjective and takes into account socio-economic factors as well as absolute numbers of voters . |
| 4 | Tape 1 covers basic programming including all-over patters , motifs , the variation switches and lace , Tape 2 is more advanced and includes more about motifs and lace and unusual stitches and Tape 3 covers the ribber and double bed colour changer . |
| 5 | Latex foam is a better choice than polyurethane as it 's more durable and offers better support . |
| 6 | Hot water is even more scarce and depends on the weather , or whether or not a fuse has blown . |
| 7 | But the long-run benefits are compelling Custom-made software is often more reliable and has fewer ‘ bugs ’ or faults . |
| 8 | The increased ionisation along the earth 's lines of magnetic force make them more conductive and leads to an increased current flow with consequent rise in magnetic flux levels . |
| 9 | The second innovation is more interesting and raises wider issues . |
| 10 | We try to rotate all the jobs on site between the eight of us — it makes life more interesting and gives us more flexibility . |
| 11 | A positive approach to study of this nature makes it more interesting and provides a degree of excitement . |
| 12 | Presentation findings is made more exciting and has the added bonus of a " perfect " final copy which becomes a resource for others to use . |
| 13 | The advantage of fondant over royal icing for covering cakes is that it is much easier and quicker to make , is more pliable and has a softer texture that many people prefer . |
| 14 | Polsby argues that the pluralist approach is more rigorous and makes no such a priori assumptions about the distribution of power in urban political , systems . |
| 15 | Over the past 12 years immigration policy developed by the Government has become more restrictive and hurts many people . |
| 16 | The sessions aim to make the service more accessible and includes a free needle exchange and condoms supply . |
| 17 | The third , from the history department , is more explicit and distinguishes between general reading matter which would make " browsing … a broadening experience in itself for the children " and teacher resources ( including teaching packs and reference books ) which would not only stimulate improved pedagogy in the new " evidence-based course " , but also permit teachers to foster pupils ' library use by example . |
| 18 | Does ‘ business as usual ’ make the trade-off between guns and butter easier than it would be if embargoes were more comprehensive and controls more strict ? |
| 19 | A period of sharing your home is sometimes healthy , because it teaches you to be more adaptable and stops you from becoming too set in your ways . |
| 20 | The inflammatory reaction underlying this local complication occasionally becomes more widespread and causes mediastinitis , pericarditis , and even cardiac tamponade . |
| 21 | A waterfall is a little more elaborate and involves two pools , one higher than the other . |
| 22 | Yet the custom side is more challenging and helps us to design and produce new and better products . |
| 23 | The prediction of thermal history is somewhat more problematical and requires the modelling of basin evolution and heat flow . |
| 24 | And this one works on its own this purple chemical is more powerful and works on its own . |
| 25 | The eastern part of the spit , which is not shown on Fig. 8.23 , is a long simple shingle bank , but the western part is more complex and gives evidence of periods of westward extension alternating with periods when lateral formation was predominant . |
| 26 | S. Elisabeth has a plain quadripartite vault ; the one at Dinkelsbühl is more complex and resembles lattice work . |
| 27 | The main advantages of a shower are that it 's more hygienic and uses less water than a bath — typically , 70 to 80 per cent less , 30 to 40 per cent less for a power shower . |
| 28 | Most farmers view old buildings as a liability and the relaxation of a planning authority 's traditional strictness in assessing proposed changes of use of such structures enhances their development potential , makes them more marketable and encourages the owner to sell them and to put up cheaply built , impermanent and often ugly sheds for storage of crops and farm machinery . |
| 29 | In practice , the photographic process is usually much more complicated and involves separate runs with the red , green and blue separation positives ; that is , a minimum of six , to be multiplied in turn by the number of mattes ( if several rather than one are involved figures up in the thirties are not uncommon ) In practice also , matte lines may mark the joins too visibly . |
| 30 | By comparison , a transistor is smaller , more robust and requires much less power . |