Example sentences of "was a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the Congregationalists who suffered most from what R. F. Horton called an ‘ exaggerated and perverted notion of independency ’ , partially because of their history and partially because there was a greater diversity of beliefs than in the other denominations being discussed . |
| 2 | In the aftermath of the first oil shock , however , there was a greater tendency for OPEC countries to diversify their assets into traditionally strong currencies such as the Deutschmark and Swiss franc , a move which effectively boosted the international value of these currencies . |
| 3 | With increasing colonic damage there was a greater incidence of endotoxaemia ( >10 pg/ml ) and the circulating concentrations of endotoxin were higher . |
| 4 | In the exercise of his power of arrest , it was perfectly proper for the constable to have taken into account that ‘ there was a greater likelihood … that Mrs Mohammed-Holgate would respond truthfully to questions about her connection with or knowledge of the burglary , if she were questioned under arrest at the police station , than if , without arresting her , questions were put to her … at her own home from which she could peremptorily order [ him ] to depart at any moment ’ . |
| 5 | The criterion for inclusion in the " left handed " group was a greater preference of skill for the left hand in any one of four specified activities . |
| 6 | There was a greater flow of information , more exciting debates internally , and with the formation of the Black Workers ' Group and later on the Lesbian and Gay Workers ' Group , more politically aware people began to organize around issues of their own oppression . |
| 7 | He knew that Lewis was a greater man than that . |
| 8 | Our response to their lives was a greater part disbelief than compassion . |
| 9 | The improvement in signalling methods which Kempenfelt and others brought about in the British navy in the last decades of the century was a greater contribution than the idea of ‘ breaking the enemy 's line ’ to the defeat of Napoleon . |
| 10 | There was a greater emphasis on the concept of spending needs which had to be costed out and in some cases justified and even evaluated . |
| 11 | There was a greater emphasis on masturbation as a symptom rather than as a cause . |
| 12 | During this period there was a greater proportion of heavy smokers in the capital area , which is in agreement with the observed geographical distribution of patients in the present study . |
| 13 | But anyway , the railways there was a spurt on between in the late sixties on the railway and that 's when I think I was sure , not only because I was a branch secretary at the time but I 'm sure that all the British Railways there was a greater awareness of the fact that we had been deceived by the word nationalization . |
| 14 | In 1989 Bodenham et al reported that refusal of consent by the coroner was a greater problem than refusal of consent by relatives ( 28% v 17% of failures to retrieve organs ) . |
| 15 | If such money-grubbing goings-on could happen in cheap nursing homes that were checked by the authorities , Buzz wondered what might occur in expensive ones , where there was a greater possibility for profit ? |
| 16 | Before its completion , there was a greater requirement for a lighter and less costly tank . |
| 17 | After the Second World War there was a greater sense of realism in implementing the provisions of the Atlantic Charter through the creation of the United Nations , but the Charter had contained a pledge that amounted to a promise to dismantle colonial empires . |
| 18 | There never was a greater story-teller than my granny . |
| 19 | Reversing the party line adopted after the " turmoils " of 1989 , the politburo decided that " left deviationism " was a greater threat than that of the right . |
| 20 | It seems likely that there was a greater abundance of water in the past , though it is unlikely ever to have been as large as the abundance of water on the Earth . |
| 21 | In Newham there was a greater availability of home care services but the development officer mentioned the following specific problems in relation to other services ( apart from that of getting the social services department to play a key worker role ) . |
| 22 | There was a greater disposition all round to put sinister interpretations on what was said and done by the other side . |
| 23 | The Templeton tracer study concluded that DGMs welcomed their new role because it offered ‘ more choice in what work is treated as a priority ’ and that , in spite of pressures and constraints , there was a greater flexibility in attitude in tackling these problems ( Stewart , 1989 ) . |
| 24 | There was a greater choice in colour and one could now acquire a purple cashmere for one 's wife or a navy serge for a deceased child . |
| 25 | The real priority was a greater stress on moral responsibility in the education of the sons of the upper class . |
| 26 | The Gardener 's and Florists 's Dictionary of 1724 stated that there was a greater variety of roses propagated by gardeners than of any other tree or shrub and listed twenty-nine available in the nurseries . |
| 27 | Women returning to work are also handicapped by a lack of information about what help is available to them , a lack of childcare and flexible working — ‘ if there was a greater variety of working patterns , you would undoubtedly attract more back ’ , says Michaels . |
| 28 | Learning was a greater pleasure for my children than sterile play for play 's sake . ’ |
| 29 | Political intervention was advisable even when an applicant had the necessary financial strength to make a purchase , and if a gift of a commission was a greater compliment , permission to purchase was nonetheless gratefully accepted . |
| 30 | Locally , it is estimated that more than half the 200 Health Authorities in England and Wales designated a responsible officer , and that there was a greater volume and variety of activity than ever before : traditional courses were supplemented by a new range of imaginative options , to which more managers than ever before had access . |