Example sentences of "the [adj] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more stars a recipe has , the healthier it is . |
| 2 | This heat loss depends also on the temperature outside ( the lower it is , the more heat you lose ) and the temperature you require inside ( the higher it is , the more you lose ) . |
| 3 | Higher it i well the lower it is |
| 4 | cos the nearer it is to you the , the warmer it is |
| 5 | A lot of aggressive publicity and marketing surrounds funboard design , and for the uninitiated it is difficult to understand what is going on . |
| 6 | The easier it is to use courts or , even better , private agreements to sort out disputes between creditors and shareholders while the firm continues to operate , the lower the costs will be , and the greater the incentive to skate closer to the edge . |
| 7 | Generally , the lower the slurry 's dry matter content , the easier it is to move . |
| 8 | The fitter we become and the more energy we expend on a regular basis , the easier it is for us to maintain our new figure . |
| 9 | The more energy you get , the easier it is to beat opponents . |
| 10 | The sooner the embalming can take place , the easier it is to carry out . |
| 11 | ‘ The more anonymous I am as an actor the easier it is to make you believe I 'm someone else . ’ |
| 12 | Paradoxically the more advanced the technology the easier it is to provide good simulation . |
| 13 | The clearer a goal is , the easier it is to decide whether the goal is attainable , and if it is attainable , how you would go about achieving it . |
| 14 | They are like money ; the more you have the easier it is to get extra . |
| 15 | The higher the pitch of a sound , the easier it is to locate . |
| 16 | The easier these objects can be seen and felt , the easier it is to get the meaning across : ( a ) Names of things like pencils , tables and books may be taught by a pointing naming technique , the success of which depends on making clear what is being pointed out . |
| 17 | The shorter the notation , the easier it is to remember . |
| 18 | All connections in the pipe must be accessible so the fewer there are , the easier it is to cover up the pipework . |
| 19 | The closer refugees remain to their own countries , the easier it is to organise their return when conditions allow . |
| 20 | The finer the food particles , the easier it is to digest . |
| 21 | Thus , the more mobile a dipolar group , the easier it is for it to follow the electric field up to higher frequencies , whereas the less mobile groups can only orient at lower frequencies . |
| 22 | Er , certainly in sort of , transportation technology , the easier it is to trade , the more trade there will be , and transportation technology has increased dramatically over this year , so we can now ex exploit the comparative advantage that other countries have in particular commodities , whether they be agricultural or manufacturing , quite simply because transport costs are no longer prohibitive . |
| 23 | This argument presumed that only one person in the family was capable of cleaning ; furthermore , that the smaller a house is , the easier it is to keep clean . |
| 24 | It is conceivable that a partnership could be used as the buy-out vehicle where the managers wish to acquire the shares in Target rather than its business and assets , on the principle that the fewer the corporate layers in the structure , the easier it is to fund borrowings and extract profits . |
| 25 | ‘ The more information we can get from the public the easier it is for us to tackle criminals and make life in the town better for everyone , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender . |
| 27 | And at the more maths you know , I think , the easier it is perhaps to get a job , and perhaps to be able to choose an interesting field . |
| 28 | My point is , I 'm being silly , facetious , my point is , the more you have contacts with people , the more they understand that you understand what the thing is all about and are likely to deliver the goods in a way that is useful , the easier it is . |
| 29 | Although both the OALD and the re-indexed CED produce 70% correct choices , the z-score for the OALD is 2.15 whereas for the CED it is 0.98 . |
| 30 | For the unwary it is a feeling as infectious as embarrassment or flirtatiousness . |