Example sentences of "[vb pp] all the " in BNC.
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1 | The outlook was considered all the more rosy from their point of view , since Denwood would have to be made what is known as a divisional point , that is to say , a station of more than ordinary importance , inasmuch as it would indicate the end of a running section — the point where the train would have to change engines . |
2 | It is made all the more unfair by the fact that the institutions have been deprived of any real access to the water authorities . |
3 | A peculiarly bad film which is made all the more dreadful by scattered shots of Greek swains sitting beside ancient pillars and playing their pipes , Ships with Wings represented a turning point for Balcon , who had supervised the film 's production at his Ealing Studios . |
4 | Such allegations paved the way for justification of the German occupation of Denmark and Norway in April 1940 — justification made all the more credible by the appearance , at almost exactly the same time as the German navy , of British warships in Norwegian waters and of British troop landings at Narvik and Trondheim . |
5 | While his crimes , he said , were not the ‘ worst form of indecent assault ’ they were made all the more serious because of his position . |
6 | Couples 's task was made all the easier by a sad collapse of Craig Parry , who had led after three rounds but flinched , it seemed , from the prospect of becoming the first Australian to win the Masters . |
7 | And it 's been made all the more interesting by brightly coloured accessories — many from Julie 's home town in Trinidad . |
8 | This is made all the easier after first experiencing the hover at the ‘ edge ’ . |
9 | It was a very sunny day and it was made all the more complete by Albert being on duty on the return journey . |
10 | Arsenal 's lack of genuine quality in midfield was made all the more painful by a fine display by David Rocastle . |
11 | The trip was made all the worse by Frankie 's morbid fear of flying . |
12 | The contrast is made all the more poignant by the ‘ Lithium ’ promo vid and its scenes of psyched-up mayhem from last year 's Reading . |
13 | This task is made all the more necessary by the fact that opponents of absolute holism often find it strongly counter-intuitive , not to say absurd ; although they can grasp it at a very general level , they have difficulty in imagining either how it could be developed , or what would make it plausible . |
14 | A struggle that is made all the harder by the fact that , at least within the social sciences , the majority of academic practitioners have many other aims besides the scientific . |
15 | But if IBM faces another year or two of turmoil in the United States , its problems will be made all the worse by foreign woes . |
16 | An SVR4-on-Alpha plan has been in the works for as long as a year ( UX No 386 ) and was made all the more likely when Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA announced it would implement SVR4 on the high-end Alpha AXP systems it is to market . |
17 | The incident was made all the more galling by the fact that neither climber had broken an axe of crampon in 27 years of combined mountaineering experience ! |
18 | However , the task of a new nanny was made all the more difficult because the children , bewildered and unhappy , felt that they had come to take the place of their mother . |
19 | It was made all the more intense because it was directed inwards . |
20 | It was made all the more infuriating by the fact that she had dressed with more than usual care , splashing out far more than she could afford on a red silk jersey creation from an expensive boutique . |
21 | The process is made all the easier by the Cel Editor allowing you to animate the cels you have produced , within the editor itself , so you can see how it looks , and make any alterations you think necessary . |
22 | ‘ The day 's events are made all the more hectic by the many telephone calls and queries I receive from members of the public , fellow officers and councillors . |
23 | It is made all the more aggravating when people living inside the city know how little it costs the authorities outside the city to do precisely the same job . |
24 | Owen 's reaction touched him on a sore spot ; and it was made all the sorer by an angry feeling inside him that there had indeed been incompetence , Egyptian incompetence , that he , Mahmoud , was ultimately responsible for it — and that there was absolutely nothing that he could in practice do about it . |
25 | His job was made all the more easier by drivers who had n't bothered to take measures to stop people like him . |
26 | ‘ The killings are made all the more reprehensible by the fact that innocent children were involved , ’ he said . |
27 | Just after a relationship has come to an end , the contrast will be naturally felt all the more strongly . |
28 | The coordinator or a member of the radiology referral review committee also visited all the larger general practices to explain the purpose of the study , to show the participating practitioners the guideline booklet , and to obtain their approval . |
29 | I went to drama school having done all the correct things that drama students are supposed to ignore — like going to public school ( Wellington ) and dressing in conventional clothes . |
30 | ‘ They expect servants to be invisible , but they expect the work to be done all the same , ’ put in Ethel . |