Example sentences of "mean a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More fertilizer might mean more grain ( and more carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide to add to the greenhouse effect ) , but there obviously comes a point where more fertilizer does not mean a bigger yield or perhaps is not justified on cost grounds , particularly when grain prices are low , as they were for part of the 1980s . |
| 2 | Funding cuts may mean a leaner Festival |
| 3 | This may simply mean a better understanding of historical sites , including those abroad in this age of mass foreign travel ; it may lead to active participation of an archaeological nature ; it may mean a better guide by which to judge or understand the paperback or so-called " historical novel " or the historical play on television . |
| 4 | This may simply mean a better understanding of historical sites , including those abroad in this age of mass foreign travel ; it may lead to active participation of an archaeological nature ; it may mean a better guide by which to judge or understand the paperback or so-called " historical novel " or the historical play on television . |
| 5 | Greater understanding of what goes on in school does n't necessarily mean a greater approval of its organisation and its methods . |
| 6 | Merrydown is suffering because it is smaller than most of its rivals , but that could also mean a faster recovery , Purdey says . |
| 7 | The faster growth of money wages would mean a faster growth of product wages . |
| 8 | Publication of the report is then held over until after the review , and this might mean a further six months . |
| 9 | ‘ To put this in context , it would mean a further 30 per cent reduction in costs is required to be best in class . |
| 10 | Evidence is being gathered which could mean a further 169 prosecutions , involving all 10 companies in England and Wales . |
| 11 | The reduction in the paperwork undertaken by officers will mean a further number of police officers back on the beat , where the people of this county want to see them . |
| 12 | Langbaurgh Council is on the brink of being charge-capping , which could mean a further £3m reduction in last year 's standstill £15.6m budget . |
| 13 | It pointed out that drilling levels were already falling and predicted this would mean a further considerable reduction . |
| 14 | Erm , that will mean a further change to the suggestion procedure in term of the application of it . |
| 15 | Fewer firms need not mean a weaker industry . |
| 16 | The broader property base which we would introduce would mean a fairer distribution of the burden . |
| 17 | Lowden bridges are unusual in two respects : the saddles are split into two sections for optimum intonation on wound and unwound strings , and the strings mount through from the back of the bridge rather than via the old bridge-pin method , which would mean a longer string-changing time . |
| 18 | It would mean a longer walk for them round the northward coil of the river , but that was a small matter once they were out of the town . |
| 19 | More staff may mean a broader curriculum . |