Example sentences of "is more often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | US companies , he said , generally use the AS/400 as a departmental machine , while in Europe it is more often employed as a central server in medium-sized firms . |
| 2 | US companies , he said , generally use the AS/400 as a departmental machine , while in Europe it is more often employed as a central server in medium-sized firms . |
| 3 | Although such a strategy is possible as a distinct strategy , it is more often employed as a tactic for reducing emissions as part of the air quality management strategy . |
| 4 | This kind is more often exercised in private than in public places , the concept of ‘ legitimate authority ’ tends to be irrelevant to it , and it is less visible and less easily amenable to sociological analysis . |
| 5 | What has changed for the stockman is more often connected with the intensification of livestock production . |
| 6 | Homoeopathic remedies can also be administered in the form of tinctures , but when material doses are called for , a 3X or 6X potency is more often given . |
| 7 | Greater value and status is more often given to traditional male pursuits and occupations than female ones . |
| 8 | Comte 's hierarchy is more often expressed nowadays in terms of a spectrum running from ‘ hard ’ to ‘ soft ’ sciences ( spectra are less contentious than hierarchies ) , but its influence is still apparent at the undergraduate level , although the picture at the postgraduate and research level in the sciences seems to be becoming ever more complex and many-faceted . |
| 9 | However , this form of individualism is more often tempered by the acknowledgement that social factors at least exert some formative influence on character , with the result that the individualist element of explanation is somewhat muted . |
| 10 | The duppy is the personification of evil and only capable of malicious acts ; at the very least its fetid breath will cause a victim to vomit violently , though it is more often asked to kill via its pernicious touch . |
| 11 | In order to conform to the conventional direction of the papillomavirus genome the octamer sequence has been written as ATTTGCAT rather than the complementary sequence ATGCAAAT which is more often presented . |
| 12 | Now the motive is more often to allow multiple users to share data and applications . |
| 13 | Fortunately for him , he is more often seen as the ‘ little boy lost ’ ( which is often just how he feels , so his suffering is considerable ) , for apart from his obvious grief and loneliness , who now will cook his meals and iron his shirts ? |
| 14 | In the heart , clinically significant cardiac amyloid with congestive heart failure is more likely in AL than in AA , because extensive amyloid interstitial infiltration in the myocardium is more often seen in AL than in AA . |
| 15 | This is important because while an online facility enables the database to record information about a highly dynamic process , management information is more often related to a fixed point in time or a precisely controlled period . |
| 16 | African teas are also grown in Uganda , but the Kenyan variety is more often sold unblended . |
| 17 | Though public relations features highly among the reasons for issuing a report , especially in Japan , duty to the environment is more often quoted as a motive in Europe and North America . |
| 18 | The authors say that this is a somewhat uncommon approach to the problem , as access to children in care is more often discussed in terms of the benefit to the parents . |
| 19 | Found in the South Pacific from the Pitcairn group to the Great Barrier Reef and in depths of between 3 and 40 metres , the Scott 's Wrasse is more often found in outer reef areas , rather than within the shelter of lagoons . |
| 20 | I am glad to have had the chance to record this act of kindness on the part of a man who is more often remembered as having installed a pay-phone for the use of his week-end guests . |
| 21 | In the Qur'an , which is the most sacred text of Moslems , God is more often described in terms of generalised epithets that we normally associate with human life — for instance , Hearer , Keeper , Guide and Pardoner . |
| 22 | It is more often used indoors . |
| 23 | There are two main methods of budding — that which may be regarded as the traditional way , and another ‘ new ’ method that is more often used for other shrubs and trees — although we were using it 40 years ago on both bush and standard roses . |
| 24 | It is sometimes used for solo work of a very light and airy character , but is more often used to ‘ touch in ’ little phrases , or as a gilt-edging to quiet orchestral ensembles in music of an elegantly fanciful character . |
| 25 | We found that the decision to end a marriage tends to be unilateral , and is more often taken by the wife ; there is widespread evidence of regret , but this is confined to one party in most cases ; while some members of the divorcing population allege that divorce is ‘ too easy ’ , these people will often say that they themselves have struggled with their marital problems for many years . |