Example sentences of "[adj -er] and [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something which is important to say is that the first time you have a contact with somebody and you do a piece , you 're , you 're meeting for the first time , it 's slightly awkward and you 're getting to know each other slightly , the second time you do it easier , it 's easier , and if you establish relationships with the local press , local radio and so forth , it gets easier and easier all the time , because by the time you get to know people , it 's not sort of ‘ Can I speak to somebody who does a programme about the morning whatever it is ? |
| 2 | Thanks to its powerful steam generator , ironing has never been easier and even vertical ironing is made possible , perfect for use on hanging curtains and jackets . |
| 3 | The main disadvantage of this practice is its complexity ; it is easier and more comprehensible if the accounts reflect actual revenues and expenses , and the budget reflects budgeted revenues and expenses . |
| 4 | For a deep , steep curve it is probably easier and more accurate to take a pattern of half the arch , and spread this to fit the curtain fabric width , as follows : |
| 5 | In experiments on convection , particularly free convection , measurements of the temperature field are usually both easier and more accurate than measurements of the velocity field . |
| 6 | I think it would be much easier and more logical if they just took the key with them . |
| 7 | Indeed , the initial experiences of the ECSC had led some to argue that rather than pursue a sector by sector strategy , it would be far easier and more logical to plan for the integration of whole economies . |
| 8 | The second attempt is always much better than the first and any experience of hearing your answers voiced out loud will make the eventual interview an easier and more constructive experience . |
| 9 | On this occasion guests could use all the other rooms in Eugénie 's suite , except for her library and study , and the atmosphere was easier and more agreeable because the number of guests was limited to five or six hundred : |
| 10 | Curved walls recirculate warm air around rooms , so heating is much easier and more effective . |
| 11 | This is undoubtedly one of the factors that make Lawrence 's style seem easier and more accessible than Conrad 's . |
| 12 | The trend was driven by the need to cut costs through regional consolidation and by the prospect of changes in the banking regulations which would make it easier and more profitable for banks to operate across state lines . |
| 13 | But amongst the easier and more obvious structures to count are the dendritic spines , and a graduate student of Mike 's , Sanjay Patel , did just that in the mid-1980s . |
| 14 | A buffet meal is much easier and more sociable , enabling you to circulate freely . |
| 15 | From her point of view , wealthier and more powerful was probably synonymous with easier and more rewarding , though it is questionable whether those who actually had to rule early modern France would have seen it in quite these terms . |
| 16 | Many women find it easier and more convenient in the long run . |
| 17 | As Robert Paul Wolff pointed out in an acute critique of conventional pluralism , it is easier and more plausible to urge compromise when it is interests rather than principles which are at stake . |
| 18 | The increased demands both in time and energy are far outweighed by the long-term benefits as the job of teaching actually becomes easier and more enjoyable when everyone , including parents and children , share the same sense of purpose and direction . |
| 19 | A little more time spent finishing the surface and a higher quality fretwire would n't contribute much more to the production cost of the instrument , but would certainly make it easier and more enjoyable to play . |
| 20 | This happened most nights and he had grown to think that it was an easier and more interesting way of travelling , particularly as his looks and his load of schoolbooks and his thinness caused people to stop . |
| 21 | Since this is the way we read , it is easier and more natural to work in this way . |
| 22 | The splitting up of attributes between men and women makes the division of labour seem easier and more natural , but it can be a damaging process for both sexes when men are made to carry aspects of themselves which have been denied or have not been fully explored . |
| 23 | The Grid Convertible , when set-up as a notepad , makes for easier and more natural input for note taking at meetings or when standing . |
| 24 | An easier and much cheaper alternative would be to let the earth 's upper atmosphere serve as a detector . |
| 25 | When you accept your age , life is much easier and much happier ’ |
| 26 | Where these guarantees are not in place it is always easier and certainly cheaper not to train and not to rely on a production system which requires highly skilled workers . |
| 27 | The temptation for teachers to cut off at this point and move on to something easier and less controversial is great , but the real value of RE lies in following the development through . |
| 28 | Back in the bad old days of the ‘ tripartite system ’ and the 11-plus , when it was more acceptable to know your place , and upward mobility was not such an unquestionably good idea , life was easier and less personal for teachers because to a much greater extent their values were stably enshrined in the organization and structures of the schools for which they worked . |
| 29 | It is easier and less contentious to talk about professional development in terms of structures , frameworks , resources and methods , rather than in relation to desirable forms of personal knowledge and understanding . |
| 30 | Hewlett-Packard Co has teamed up with Ellery Systems Inc and scientists from the US environmental community to exploit the Open Software Foundation 's Distributed Computing Environment to create a computer-based system designed to make it easier and less costly to collect data about global environmental issues such as ozone depletion , deforestation and climate change . |