Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is [adv] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The abyss between us and them is even greater , whether or not they are ‘ on our side ’ . |
| 2 | However it is also valuable to practise out loud by yourself , and it is even better if you can tape record your answers so that you can hear how you sound . |
| 3 | It is difficult within organisational constraints for social workers to find the time to do marital work and it is even harder to find time to do so for elderly couples . |
| 4 | Although lacking the intrinsic relevance of " mouth area " ( used by Smith , 1981 , for winkles ) or of " apical angle " and " whorl ratio " ( employed by Kitching , 1976 ; 1977 ; Cambridge and Kitching , 1982 ) this ratio is less affected by the absolute size , thickness , age or condition of the shell and it is undeniably easier to record in the field . |
| 5 | The tax on businesses is much lighter here than in France , and it is also lower than in Germany . |
| 6 | In a small group there is less stress to the horses , especially those lower in the hierarchy , and it is also safer and more pleasant for the people handling and feeding them . |
| 7 | These ledgers can be easily subdivided , enabling several clerks to work on them at the same time and it is also easier to withdraw old accounts and insert new ones in their place . |
| 8 | Aperture for aperture , a refractor is more efficient than a reflector , and it is also easier to maintain . |
| 9 | You have to remember that wood is really quite a coarse material ( compared to fine metals , for instance ) and it is also stronger along the grain than across it . |
| 10 | Again , consistency when training is important , and it is generally better not to allow dogs on to furniture . |
| 11 | With written representations , the argument is conducted by way of written submission and counter-submission and it is both quicker and cheaper , but not always the most effective method of exposing a fallacious argument or superficial view . |
| 12 | And it is always better to settle out of court , says Nina . |
| 13 | The overlap area is difficult , and it is therefore better to insist on the rigorous separation of the two methodological approaches than to mix them up in a compromise , or to treat one as logically more worthy of respect than the other . |
| 14 | The high strength of thin fibres may be due in part to the fact that such fibres are very easily bent and it is therefore easier to bend them than to scratch them . |
| 15 | Special classes usually have the advantage of lower teacher-pupil ratios and it is therefore easier for teachers to organise activities in which the child 's level of participation in social and communicative activities can be carefully monitored and adapted to suit existing abilities . |
| 16 | To label and discuss — or suppress — this feature of the fabliaux as " obscenity " has proved in the past to be unproductive , and it is perhaps better to talk instead of " marked terms " : colloquial and familiar terms for parts of the body or basic bodily acts which are labelled to varying degrees as vulgar and indecent , and not , normally , to be admitted into serious , careful or respectable discourse . |
| 17 | This could be dangerous from the tenant 's point of view and it is far better to settle the form of the guarantor 's covenants at the outset . |
| 18 | It is relatively easy to legislate against CFCs — but they may persist in the atmosphere for 100 years , and so will continue to build up ; and it is far harder to suppress N 2 0 production . |
| 19 | This reassures me that the band are clear about what they are trying to do , and it is far easier for me to get excited by someone coming in with a plan and an idea . |
| 20 | It can not be compared with the ‘ big six ’ national brewers ( Allied , Bass , Courage , Watneys , Whitbread , and Scottish and Newcastle ) , and it is significantly smaller than the main ‘ regional ’ brewers ( i.e. Greenall Whitley and Boddingtons ) , but it nevertheless retains a market niche as a regional brewery specializing in distinctive , good quality beers . |
| 21 | We can ‘ tune in ’ to these energies more easily at particular places than others , and it is actually easier to meditate , for example , at such places . |
| 22 | Concrete must be used within four house of mixing , and it is usually easier to keep up with the latter type , which is laid as it is mixed . |
| 23 | Getting the best quote may be at least as important as getting the timing right , and it is certainly easier to do . |
| 24 | Jewsbury says the glass is as good as any slow-release medium — and it is much cheaper than others that have been developed . |
| 25 | If the council receives a large number of letters about a development , this will give it an idea of the strength of feeling involved and it is much better than a petition . |
| 26 | ‘ The car has been really great here and it is much better to drive , ’ he said . |
| 27 | He was off the field throughout the second day having treatment for a pulled thigh muscle , but said today : ‘ I have not felt the injury at all when batting and it is much better . ’ |
| 28 | You may well find , on looking at it again , that there are various elements that you want to change , and it is much easier to take an objective view of your work if you are looking at it with a fresh eye . |
| 29 | Success in the organization becomes a matter of following the rules , and it is much easier to obtain advancement and favour by avoiding mistakes , than it is by actually achieving the goals so vital for business success . |
| 30 | For the elderly , and especially for students , it is a better deal than was offered by any previous alternative system of local government finance , and it is much fairer and is a better deal than what would be imposed by the Labour party . |