Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] greater [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is little wonder , therefore , that during those parts of the year which were spent at Saint Cloud , Compiègne or Fontainebleau the emphasis should have been placed on greater informality . |
| 2 | While accepting the need for the United Kingdom to have the protection of a strategic nuclear deterrent for the foreseeable future , may I ask the Secretary of State whether , as a result of his recent conversations with his French counterpart and the agreement reached at Maastricht , consideration has been given to greater co-operation in strategic nuclear matters with France ? |
| 3 | Alexei had been surprised that the subject of his bachelor status had not been pursued with greater vigour in his step-mother 's house . |
| 4 | The issue has recently been pursued in greater detail by Per Linell in Sweden . |
| 5 | Consumption is not falling because cutbacks in the home have been offset by greater use of sugar in prepared foods and takeaways . |
| 6 | The Duke of Wellington , returning from his triumphs , could not have been greeted with greater celebration than was Van Cliburn after he won the Tchaikovsky piano competition in Moscow in 1954 . |
| 7 | Although Trusts only came into operation in April ninety one , the evidence suggests that many , that many have improved patient services in many w many areas waiting lists have been cut through greater efficiency and increased use of day surgery . |
| 8 | Partly it is because the courts have been dealing with greater numbers of offenders . |
| 9 | This is partly related to political values ; traditionally , organised voluntary activity has been viewed with greater favour by those on the political right , although in fact , unobtrusively , voluntary organisations have received much support by the old-style left . |
| 10 | The features and functions of this recitation style of teaching have since been identified in greater detail . |
| 11 | Uscfrea and Yffi died in infancy in Gaul among the Franks , where they had been sent for greater safety ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
| 12 | Cureton draws heavily on music theory where , he claims , rhythmic analysis has always been handled with greater sophistication than in analyses of poetry . |
| 13 | Such huge improvements in fuel economy have been achieved through greater engine efficiency and reduction of air resistance . |
| 14 | Newson ( 1979 ) has argued that process studies in geomorphology seek to quantify three systems ; the mechanical sediment system , the chemical system , and the hydrological system , and it is notable that progress towards the quantification of these systems has been achieved by greater cooperation of physical geographers with scientists in other disciplines and in response to requirements of engineers and planners for resource information . |
| 15 | An obvious corollary is that coins with a long circulation life will have been lost in greater proportions than coins with shorter circulation lifetimes . |
| 16 | Survival of these roots may have been enhanced by greater lignification and/or suberization of cortical or epidermal cells , or perhaps they were located in resource-rich microsites . |