Example sentences of "a [adv] more [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is produced by an enzyme system which gives off light when exposed to oxygen and is a vastly more efficient process than that used by us to create artificial light . |
| 2 | The capital was distinguished from provincial cities and towns on three counts : it was at least five times the size of any other , almost ten times as rich , and possessed a vastly more complex social and occupational structure . |
| 3 | The new generation of machines built around ever-more powerful chips are ready for a vastly more powerful operating system . |
| 4 | Under such circumstances they will have a chance against even a vastly more powerful foe . |
| 5 | But once that is done , you have a vastly more powerful and flexible system at your disposal . |
| 6 | The truth is perhaps that Lévi-Strauss 's conception of structure has no greater intrinsic value than Radcliffe-Brown 's — although it is made to carry a vastly more elaborate analytical superstructure . |
| 7 | In the post-war period there has developed a rather more critical awareness of how societies operate : fewer people simply sit back and accept their societies unthinkingly — they see that alongside the many technological and social advances that have been made there still exist problem areas like over-population , poverty and crime . |
| 8 | His notebooks tell a rather more complex story , however , and it was only after several years of work that he eventually put together the idea of natural selection . |
| 9 | He looked at her now , sitting there like a bird with a broken wing , and was torn between wanting to give her a hug and a kiss , as he would with Anna when she 'd fallen and hurt her knee , and a rather more powerful instinct for self-preservation that urged him to climb into the airing cupboard and pull the door shut after him . |
| 10 | erm let me introduce you to — perhaps in a rather more quantitative way — let me introduce what is the sort of hoariest paradox about evolution . |
| 11 | A rather more general type of assessment , in the same area , is the awareness survey . |
| 12 | Of crucial interests to our concerns is a rather more general aspect of Saunders 's work on the significance of the home . |
| 13 | The orang-utan thus probably reached its definitive form by evolution from a rather more terrestrial animal but at a later date than that suggested by Kortlandt . |
| 14 | A rather more serious issue , involving the Secretary of State , has been the treatment of the very large users of electricity . |
| 15 | Maybe this time they 'll be a rather more serious effort in the European elections given that the er potential for influencing the outcome of the next leadership contest also lies in the balance there . |
| 16 | In schools where there was no committee , librarians seemed to have reverted to traditional allegiances ( e.g. with the English department ) and were " going it alone " as before , though undoubtedly in a rather more fertile and responsive climate , and in some cases with a slightly enhanced allocation of free periods . |
| 17 | But Mark Nicholas , his captain , took a rather more protective attitude . |
| 18 | There is a rather more dangerous kind of exaggerating , described by Eric Berne in his pop psychology book Games People Play as the game of ‘ Harassed ’ , which involves making things really dreadful for yourself . |
| 19 | With two broken legs he 'd have starved to death if he had n't been cared for … now he can look forward to a rather more chirpy 1992 . |
| 20 | Beginning then with our closer relatives , we are faced with three rather similar forms , the orang-utan , the gorilla , and the chimpanzee , and a rather more distant set of relatives , the gibbon , and the siamang . |
| 21 | All members were to join the local Communist Party , which in ensuing years became a rather more effective instrument of political influence , particularly on the West Ham Trades Council ( p 106 ) and amongst the unemployed ( p 142 ) . |
| 22 | I trust we shall meet again , you and I — I shall contrive a meeting , a rather more private meeting , as soon as may be . |
| 23 | Pain of a rather more tangible nature brought about Ricky Ellcock 's tragically premature retirement . |
| 24 | He was in a rather more agreeable mood . |
| 25 | Easily Accessible : Hove is considered a rather more genteel town than Brighton . |
| 26 | It may be , to take the latter first , that a TV commercial needs to be supported by a rather more informative press campaign . |
| 27 | The commonest response , from 43 per cent , was that it was ‘ occasionally necessary ( for expensive but essential things you do n't have the cash for ) ’ : given the possibility that they could have said ‘ sensible ’ or ‘ convenient-instead of ‘ necessary ’ , this suggests a rather more grudging acceptance . |
| 28 | study bearing directly on memory for events at the tactical level , ‘ waking up ’ with no recollection of the previous road , however , is a rather more striking possibility and appears to be related to phenomena which have recently attracted interest in the literature on the psychology of driving . |
| 29 | ‘ This would be great for travelling — and warm enough for those brutal Russian winters , ’ said Saska , as our star slipped into something decidedly comfortable , and performed a rather more professional twirl than most make-over ‘ guinea pigs ’ can manage . |
| 30 | He once shocked Bonar Law , who took a rather more respectful view of money matters , by saying that ‘ a man who made a million quick ought to be not in the Lords but in gaol ’ . |