Example sentences of "are [verb] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liqueurs or fortified wines such as port and sherry are given a higher alcohol level ( 15.5% upwards ) by adding grape spirit during or after fermentation . |
| 2 | We field operatives are given a looser brief . |
| 3 | Are given a fairer lot and better jobs . |
| 4 | Overall , teachers are using a greater mix of materials , including library books , computer software and interactive video . |
| 5 | If you are using a thicker yarn , particularly a fancy one , then some of the nicest fabrics I 've seen were ones where you 'd hardly suspect the presence of a punchcard . |
| 6 | Monitoring of people moved from Friern Hospital in north London and Claybury Hospital in Essex shows that they are not slipping out of the system and are enjoying a better quality of life with greater independence and a more varied social life . |
| 7 | People moved from Friern Hospital in north London are enjoying a better quality of life with greater independence and a more varied social life |
| 8 | Governors at Bowesfield Lane Primary , Stockton , are demanding a better service after repeatedly complaining to Cleveland County Council Education Authority about the standard of cleanliness at the school . |
| 9 | The markets are demanding a higher and higher premium to hold sterling and they may sell it unless and until it reaches 2.80 against the mark . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I have been proud of the way we have played in England and believe we are becoming a better team with every game . |
| 11 | When you are tackling a larger area — a whole wall , or perhaps even a complete room — you use exactly the same techniques ; the big difference is the sheer scale of the job , which makes the preliminary setting-out by far the most important part . |
| 12 | This was achieved after a similar increase in 1991 , and we are seeking a further improvement in 1993 . |
| 13 | Now they should add their third win in a row even though Lithuania are rated a tougher proposition than their neighbours and bottom-of-the-table Albania . |
| 14 | If teachers are to assume a greater role in the control of their own organisations a far wider range of knowledge and skills is required than if they are to remain ‘ in the classroom ’ — they must move from the restricted to the extended approach . |
| 15 | In most cases Members are offered a cheaper rate to attend events and are given preferential admittance over non members . |
| 16 | Mercury are rushing a further 46 payphones to the Gulf . |
| 17 | It is true that primary schools are providing a better educational service ( with the possible exceptions of spelling and mental arithmetic ) than they were when I began teaching in 1948 . |
| 18 | The simplistic assumption underlying this suggestion is that hospitals with high readmission rates are providing a poorer quality of care than hospitals with lower readmission rates . |
| 19 | The weekend announcement that the Saudis are providing a further £1½ billion for orders tied to the vast Al Yamamah programme provided welcome relief for the company and the Government . |
| 20 | But if they are experiencing on average a smaller rise , you would want to raise output , taking advantage of the high relative price on your island ; and if they are experiencing a larger rise you would want to reduce supply . |
| 21 | Since 1974 not only have the absolute numbers being sent to prison increased but the courts have become more punitive in the sense that they are sending a higher proportion of those convicted to prison . |
| 22 | ‘ We are facing a greater distribution of a slightly reduced number of offences . |
| 23 | The Financial Times of April 2 also quoted a DPK spokesman as alleging that " we are facing a worse genocide than Halabja " , a reference to the use in 1988 of poison gas by the Iraqi army in the town of Halabja which killed an estimated 5,000-6,000 people [ see pp. 36168-69 ] . |
| 24 | Erm , now as as this so called generous funding in fact , the police authority are facing a straight deficit of three hundred and twenty-eight thousand , they are facing a further deficit of four hundred and twenty-five thousand because they have only been given one and a half percent for pay , where all the information we have been given from the Home Office , you can shake your head as much as you like Chairman , it is in fact true , and in fact , in fact as reported in the Guardian , on , only the day before yesterday , yet again the police bill is to be , almost certainly four percent , not one and a half . |
| 25 | Er the , the children are getting a better chance . |
| 26 | wording of questions ( if ambiguities are found a further pilot is required to check the re-wording ) . |
| 27 | Unashamedly blowing his own trumpet , he also considers that many of the people he selected for management roles in Esso are doing a better job than the people before them . |
| 28 | Frankly I do n't believe that households in which one parent spends all his waking moments either out of the house or refitting the patio doors or under the bonnet of a car are doing a better job than I am , where the kids are concerned , but I have n't got any statistics to prove it . |
| 29 | If you are in your late teens or are doing a further education course and you are extremely worried about examinations , you are going to have to find a way to tackle academic stress that does not involve eating and drinking too much . |
| 30 | PLUMMETING personal donations from grassroots supporters to Tory party funds are threatening a deeper financial crisis for the leadership , it was revealed today . |