Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to [be] more [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new shows , despite being on at rather awkward times , are proving to be more wholesome affairs and are even starting to include interviews with session guests . |
| 2 | The new shows , despite being on at rather awkward times , are proving to be more wholesome affairs and are even starting to include interviews with session guests . |
| 3 | Controlled term indexing languages are claimed to be more consistent and therefore more efficient , but the many tests on indexing languages have failed to prove this convincingly . |
| 4 | If this view is held then it makes sense to borrow funds now at low rates to obviate the need for borrowing later , when funds are expected to be more expensive . |
| 5 | A further advantage of the new index investment trust is that dealings in its shares are expected to be more liquid than in the individual shares of many smaller companies . |
| 6 | The administration of additional inspired oxygen seemed to be of benefit ; in 15 patients with baseline hypoxaemia this would be expected as episodic desaturation has been reported to be more severe if baseline hypoxaemia is present . |
| 7 | Hence character combinations that form words are considered to be more probable than character combinations which are not words . |
| 8 | The private enterprise sheriffs used by the High Court are paid on results and are considered to be more efficient than the public servant County Court bailiffs who get their salaries regardless of results . |
| 9 | ‘ We are considered to be more sympathetic , ’ she says . |
| 10 | Therefore , letter strings that form words are considered to be more plausible than letter strings that do not form words . |
| 11 | Therefore , word sequences that are grammatically acceptable are considered to be more plausible than word sequences that are grammatically unacceptable . |
| 12 | Therefore , word sequences that are semantically acceptable are considered to be more plausible than word sequences that are not semantically acceptable . |
| 13 | has recently been claimed to be more sensitive than conventional tests , and realiable for quantification of the severity of autonomic nervous system damage . |
| 14 | These low amplitude propagated contractions are reported to be more frequent . |
| 15 | Yet because the old are seen to be more ill , more often than other age groups , illness and old age have become closely associated in our minds , leading to the belief that the old have to suffer and bear an unavoidable amount of pain and discomfort . |
| 16 | Production lines in Japanese enterprises are organized to be more flexible than the simple linear track of a Fordist factory . |
| 17 | It follows that technically it is possible to dispense with " truth-talk " altogether , and if so , the alleged puzzles surrounding the concept of truth are shown to be more artificial than real . |
| 18 | In the 1970s a series of controlled trials compared the drug with other neuroleptics , and whereas no other drug has ever been shown to be more effective than chlorpromazine ( Largactil ) , clozapine was found to be so in six out of thirteen studies . |
| 19 | Some of these agents have been shown to be more effective than aspirin and/or heparin for the prevention of arterial thrombosis , for the acceleration of arterial recanalisation , and for the prevention of early and delayed reocclusion after reflow . |
| 20 | of Distillers MG explains how it has been shown to be more cost-effective compared to the use of dry ice slices . |
| 21 | MRI has been shown to be more sensitive than computed tomography in demonstrating intracranial metastases , particularly when Gd-DTPA is used . |
| 22 | Gamma scintigraphy has been shown to be more sensitive than either radiography or the standard acid reflux test in the detection of gastro-oesophageal reflux , with a sensitivity of 85.5% , compared with 69.5% with the standard acid reflux test and 27.5% with radiography . |
| 23 | Bank loans carrying fixed interest payments over specific periods , are thought to be more constraining in contrast to the flexibility gained by varying stockholders dividends in line with company performance . |
| 24 | If police officers have more protection they are going to be more helpful to the public who will , in turn , be more confident . ’ |
| 25 | At the end of a day 's banking some banks are going to be more liquid , as a result of net deposits and other banks are going to be less liquid than they were at the beginning of the day 's business , as a result of a net withdrawal of deposits . |
| 26 | However in my written statement , I have suggested that certain of the criteria are going to be more appropriate to a local plan rather than to a structure plan . |
| 27 | What , in the longer run , should be done about this rule , in a world where there are going to be more separated and divorced couples , and more lone parents ? |
| 28 | Now , he finds people are beginning to be more open about their sexuality , and consequently he has been promoting the activities of the centre for sexual problems in Istanbul . |
| 29 | British companies are beginning to be more aware of the needs of their disabled employees , and the potential benefits of continuing their employment . |
| 30 | ‘ soldiers are bound to be more healthy . |