Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] [art] wider " in BNC.
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| 1 | More broadly , it was placed in the wider context of the continuing ambitions of central government to control local independence . |
| 2 | Although VAT was levied at a lower rate than GST — 10 per cent compared with 13 per cent — it was applied to a wider range of goods . |
| 3 | The system was introduced to a wider audience at a lecture on ‘ chemical constitution and its relation to physiological action ’ , reported in Chemical News complete with the new ‘ graphic formulae ’ . |
| 4 | One locomotive was adapted for the wider gauge and two further locomotives were later transferred , one from Hilton 's works at Halling , the other from Frindsbury . |
| 5 | It emphasized the contrast between the periphery and the centre of Spain by the creation of an agrarian economy that fed the towns — Barcelona above all — and was linked to the wider economies of Europe and America . |
| 6 | It was spread across a wider range of banks , especially the ‘ large London branches of strongly capitalised foreign banks ’ . |
| 7 | A Zimbabwean tobacco-farming friend who was tackled about the wider implications of his livelihood , claimed that ‘ people are old enough to look after themselves ’ — a view which is quite unjustified in view of the tobacco industry 's ugly marketing techniques . |