Example sentences of "more [adj] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The quality of printout depends mainly on the type of paper used , the more absorbent it is the more the ink soaks in and the image blurs . |
| 2 | On the Eurojet contract we are seeking to actually convert that to a fixed price at this stage because the programme is more advanced it is reasonable to do that er on the air frame contract probably the uncertainty and the degree of risk at this stage is too high to move to a fixed price at this point . |
| 3 | As our society becomes more multicultural it is more essential for teachers to recognise the variety of skills children bring with them . |
| 4 | But as the mountains grow more popular it is clear there will be ever more people neither well enough versed in the use of map and compass nor properly equipped to deal with every situation . |
| 5 | The less expected a choice , the more marked it is and the more meaning it carries ; the more expected , the less marked it is and the less significance it will have . |
| 6 | Why not appoint him or her ? that may be sensible , the younger you are , the more sensible it is . |
| 7 | The intuitive explanation for this has already been discussed : the greater the proportion of the variance of the composite disturbance term which is due to the variance of the more sensible it is to attribute more of any period 's composite disturbance to . |
| 8 | Obviously , the more detailed it is , the more stringent is the seller 's obligation to supply goods corresponding with it . |
| 9 | Well I still think that well say you have a big massive thing and , and say it 'd take a hundred people mm er I suppose the bigger it is the more economical it is . |
| 10 | ‘ The stronger the wind and the bigger the kite , the more exciting it is , ’ he added . |
| 11 | Right the rationale is that the degree of parental investment and its effect on the offspring vary with the offspring 's age , and as says , one of the fundamental erm , principles of this is that the , by and large the younger the offspring the more valuable any unit of parental is to it , and the more efficacious it is , and the most obvious example of that would be food . |
| 12 | I just thought the more facts you 've got at your fingertips the more easy it is to persuade people . |
| 13 | The deeper down a tunnel goes the more dangerous it is and the more likely it is to be inhabited by some terrible monster . |
| 14 | The more precisely a target audience is defined , and the more homogeneous it is , the greater a course 's potential for an extended impact . |
| 15 | And the more idiosyncratic his genius ( this is the case of Milton , surely ) , the more likely it is that what will be copied is his mannerisms . |
| 16 | The more firmly he tells them and the country that , as Prime Minister , he and not they will rule , the more likely it is that he will eventually reach Downing Street . |
| 17 | Ranch meals are invariably big and hearty , and the smaller the ranch the more likely it is you 'll be sitting down to eat with the wranglers , many of whom are great characters . |
| 18 | The longer it stays in the air , the more likely it is to be oxidised acid , the process speeded up by pollutants such as ozone and hydrogen peroxide . |
| 19 | Nothing is impossible and the more unlikely the allegation the more likely it is to be true . |
| 20 | Perhaps I 've ‘ grown ’ — more likely it is the fact that I have a wealth of female experience that other women are writing about , like myself ( unrecognised at present … ) so I have no need to be ‘ ashamed ’ any longer . |
| 21 | The more serious the violation by the police and the less serious the charge the more likely it is that the evidence will be inadmissible , though there are occasions in Scotland where crucial evidence has been struck out in serious cases which include murder . |
| 22 | It is also probably true that the more specialized the catalogue the more likely it is to be used for selection — for instance , the catalogues of local publishers , those of specialized formats ( e. g. microforms , large print books ) , or those in subject fields which are dominated by the work of one or two publishers . |
| 23 | The greater , therefore , is the information provider 's knowledge and understanding of those specific tasks and contexts , the more likely it is that the information provided will be valued and used . |
| 24 | The more people have access to the telephone , the more likely it is that you will encounter unskilled telephone users . |
| 25 | The more frequently a response is paired with a particular stimulus , the more likely it is to become a permanent relationship or habit . |
| 26 | Second , most workers believe that the more time they spend searching for a job , the more likely it is that they will obtain one which meets their requirements , particularly in so far as the wage rate and working conditions are concerned . |
| 27 | The more intense the emotion , the more vivid the imagination and the firmer the expectation , the more likely it is to happen now , in this reality , in this lifetime . |
| 28 | Her theory is that the more that control is personalised , the more likely it is that there will be friction between management and the workforce , but that continuous-process plants , because they are so highly automated , have unified impersonal control systems which minimise conflict and lead to more satisfying working conditions . |
| 29 | Rather , all items should be recognised where a sufficiently reliable measure can be obtained , although the more likely it is that an item will have an outcome of zero , the lower its recognised amount will be . |
| 30 | The more we do to our hair — whether it is blow-drying , heat-styling , perming or colouring — the more likely it is to be porous , dry and dull . |