Example sentences of "be more [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's only later on when they 're more experienced that they can actually say , well hang on a minute I can do more for this person and I 'm going to do more for this person . |
| 2 | I think they 're more concerned that the baby has an operation now . |
| 3 | Because of this , it was felt , it presented Anish Kapoor in a position of such seniority alongside all the other three that if he had n't won it would have been more embarrassing that if he did . |
| 4 | Never has it been more important that News At Ten provide a big prime-time audience . |
| 5 | In fact , if he had n't teased her , it would have been more obvious that there was some undercurrent in their communication with each other . |
| 6 | It was definitely a case of two points lost , but I am more disappointed that we played so well and did not win . ’ |
| 7 | In-depth research indicates that alcohol is a contributory factor in 10% of all accidents in Britain , deaths arising from excess alcohol accidents are more frequent that deaths arising from other acts of violence , such as homicide or acts of terrorism . |
| 8 | The vast majority of parents are more frightened that their children will be abducted than anything else , according to a report out today . |
| 9 | But they are more amazed that a British lawyer George Taylor , founder of the World Organisation for the Abolition of Golf , should write to another significant politician , namely Mikhail Gorbachev . |
| 10 | Since the Hillsborough disaster , English clubs have had to adhere to safety regulations that are more stringent that anything else in the world , let alone Europe . |
| 11 | Therefore , not only were the more skilled elements of the tasks robotised first to save the wages of the more highly paid skilled labour , but by using robots management could be more certain that a critical weld on a critical component was being done to specification . |
| 12 | Moreover , by choosing an option that has been shown to be the best in terms of quality of life days gained general practitioners would be more certain that they were acting with beneficence ; at present , using simply their ‘ unaided intuitive judgment ’ to make such decisions , they can only hope that this is the case . |
| 13 | If , however , these were the limits for a constituent that underwent decomposition , it would be more reasonable that the check specification limits should be 90–105 per cent of the theoretical value . |
| 14 | There is even a suggestion that rewards which are routine and expected may be more motivating that the ones given only for extra special effort . |
| 15 | Probably I would be more convinced that Tromsø , with its snug wooden houses , its thick air-spaced double glazing , its heating systems , its hot water from the tap , its colour televisions and supermarkets , was not just a retreat from reality . |
| 16 | You can be more confident that a negative test result means that you are not infected if you do n't put yourself at risk of infection through unsafe sex or by sharing injecting equipment in the three months before taking the test . |
| 17 | These men tend to be more confident that they can make their desires known to their partners , whereas those who did n't enjoy their introduction to sex are among the most likely to say that they ca n't express what they want . |
| 18 | ‘ He 's never brought any woman home before , ’ Travis replied promptly , and to her horror tacked on warmly , ‘ I could n't be more pleased that it 's you , Leith . ’ |
| 19 | It is only when all the options have been considered , all the ideas have been exchanged and the husband still considers his plan to be more appropriate that both he and his partner understand he has the responsibility to follow that plan prayerfully . |
| 20 | The sulphur-laden dirty atmospheres of industrial localities virtually guarantee a grimy but effective fungicidal deposit — the indication could not be more clear that , whether accidental or intentional , a fungicidal film on the foliage does have an effect . |
| 21 | In this respect , it would seem to be more important that family relationships improve , whether or not husband and wife remain together , rather than urging parents to ‘ stick it out for the sake of the children ’ in unhappy marriages . |
| 22 | Well we I would be more surprised that er er in fact I do n't think I 'm sure that it 's not happening on a on a on a er wide basis . |
| 23 | Malky decided that it would be special , but it turned out to be more special that he expected . |
| 24 | The Brownings and Ferdinando would be back in June so it would be best to go at once , when it would be more likely that her absence would be looked on leniently . |
| 25 | The second possibility that Nikolaev committed the murder under the guidance of the NKVD seems to be more likely that the first possibility because so many people seem to have conveniently neglected their duties but I still think that it is not the most likely . |
| 26 | However , if staff led by a head and one or two senior colleagues worked their way through these tasks ( and it might be more likely that senior staff themselves would have drafted the audit and put it forward for discussion , alteration and approval by others ) , they would be familiar with most of the important issues concerning the national curriculum . |
| 27 | It is regarded as being more important that the new appointee be familiar with the aims and methods which Highlander endorses rather than necessarily be able to present the best paper qualifications for the advertised job . |
| 28 | Although presented mainly as a measure of penal reform that was desirable for its own sake , officials were more sanguine that parole might lead to the hoped for reduction in the prison population than the dubious promise of the suspended sentence . |
| 29 | During childhood they also were more likely that others to have received gifts or remained home from school when ill . |
| 30 | The family were more concerned that she should " do them proud " . |