| 单词 | greater |
| 例句 | Kira followed the scenes with her hand as larger and greater cities appeared and larger, greater destruction took place. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Adding to the temptation to avoid race is the fact that opportunities for challenging mass incarceration on purely race-neutral grounds have never been greater. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z ‘A greater battle than the last one, even. Fine feasting for all of us. These will be days of pleasure and plenty for every ghast in every world.’ The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Gollum often paused, sniffing the air, and then he would mutter to himself and urge them to greater speed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Later, in 1764, as tensions between Great Britain and the American colonists increased to an even greater degree, the English parliament passed the Sugar Act. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I dread them as much. They are ruthless as the Cauldron-Born, their strength even greater. They go afoot, yet they are swift, with much endurance. Fatigue, hunger, and thirst mean little to them.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I note all this to avoid thinking of how I almost gave away an even greater crime than the one he’s discovered. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That gave Alba greater freedom for her traffic in fugitives and greater safety for bringing people in, and taking them out of the house before curfew, without her grandfather suspecting. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And no greater tribute can be paid to you as parents, and no greater epitaph can come to them as children, than where they died and what they were doing when they died. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But it was not that much greater, which indicated that the ancestors of Amerind-speaking peoples came over at just about the time that Clovis showed up in the archaeological record. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The core collapses in on itself, ejecting the outer layers in a display of light and energy greater than that which the sun will produce over its entire lifetime. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z For Madison, on the other hand, “a Public Debt is a Public curse,” and “in a Representative Government greater than in any other.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The greater families were also concerned with events in the Kingdom at large, and many of their members studied its ancient histories and legends. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z What might have been a simple cry of the word “No” is distorted into something greater by the wind as Celia screams. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In at least fifteen states, blacks are admitted to prison on drug charges at a rate from twenty to fifty-seven times greater than that of white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For a moment, he looks surprised, but that’s quickly replaced by even greater malice. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Was Reverend Hunt’s prediction right—did Samuel become something much greater than a servant? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He was never a greater soldier than at that time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I began fighting carefully now, moving in to punch him and out again with my greater speed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm sure that nothing could give me greater pleasure than to be there," said Tristran, although he was sure of no such thing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I feel like writing, and I have an even greater need to get all kinds of things off my chest. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They logged the trees, they killed the deer, bear, and mountain lions, they built their fences high; but the mountain was far greater than any or all of these things. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The number of readers was even greater than the number of subscribers, as copies were passed from hand to hand. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Those times I had tried to talk to something greater, something out there in the world bigger than me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z In the 1980s physicists suggested that the zero-point energy in the early universe was greater than it is today. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He managed greater stealth than usual and sneaked past his father, who was absorbed in some sitcom rerun. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “But your greater judgment is still somewhat in question. The lamp itself we will melt down for metals, I suppose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It made it hard sometimes to separate good from great, great from greater. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Larger ones tended to have more powerful chiefs, more ranks of chiefly lineages, greater distinctions between chiefs and commoners, more retention of tribute by the chiefs, more layers of bureaucrats, and grander public architecture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The job offered him greater pay and meant that he would no longer need to uproot his wife and young boys. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He went and sat at his desk, leaving us all in a silence even greater than before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was overwhelmed by what she called “the sacrifices I have to endure for you kids,” and my love, expressed in demands, added a greater burden. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In general, the longer the interval between quakes, the greater the pent-up pressure and thus the greater the scope for a really big jolt. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She had greater matters to worry about—like the Test tomorrow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps he was hoping in his Behavioralist way that this would spur me to even greater heights of motivation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That Indian farmers had greater skill and bounty, and more successful yields, than most Europeans who worked the same land. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He saw a place where the great panacea of school integration had turned into a numbers game in which the blacks and the Hispanics ended up paying the greater price. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The appointments were a further manifestation of Strauss’s fading influence, but a greater change was to come. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I’m back in front of my laptop, faced with a greater challenge: the inscription for my headstone in no more than eight words. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Among large tribes, those with stronger big-men and hence greater centralization tend to have an advantage over those with less centralization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The speech of Pyrrhus had moved him greatly, and he lamented that the actor's passion was greater than his own. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba’s exaggerated love for her was without a doubt the most powerful emotion of his life, greater by far than his rage and pride. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I certainly hope you take greater care in monitoring the activities of your prisoners than you do in watching your own flesh and blood. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z At a greater distance, they hear an elephant trumpet a warning. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I kept the scenes long, made as much happen within a short space of time as possible; all of which, I felt, made for greater density and richness of effect. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Herbert, I shall always need you, because I shall always love you; but my need is no greater now than at another time.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And besides, there are no greater enemies on earth than the Germans and the Jews. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But the spectacularly bad start meant that the two-length handicap he faced by virtue of his lane assignment was even greater now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘With that power I should have power too great and terrible. And over me the Ring would gain a power still greater and more deadly.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z By accident, it comes to me, I have given him a greater advantage. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the beginning of what would be known, with even greater brevity, as the Rad Lab, and the launch of a new paradigm in scientific research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “That which we name takes greater weight than the sea it displaces. Ask any shipwreck.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Great strides had been made, but greater ones were to be made still. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When Burkhart’s trial began, in late May, White found himself in the midst of an even greater crisis. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The highter the impost, the greater the risk of injury, a significant concern for Seabiscuit, who had a history of leg trouble. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even greater horrors adorned the walls surrounding us and were fastened by ropes to the ceiling above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We saw representative assemblies modeled, to a greater or lesser extent, on those of the ancient world. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, from Ishmael’s perspective this inclement weather should not be allowed to overshadow the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto, which was an affair of a different sort entirely and of a greater magnitude. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The theory was that men, whose sex instincts were less controllable than those of women, were in greater danger of being corrupted by the filth they handled. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There’s a greater chance of being struck by lightning or attacked by a shark. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And he had continued to run in front, letting the distance between them become greater. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an order of magnitude than any other mountain I’d been on; I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And they perform them with a greater sense of control. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Nothing gave me greater satisfaction than totally cleaning out my sister. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Accordingly, the number of possible individual human beings is vastly greater than the number that have ever lived: the untapped potential of the human species is immense. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching him, I realized that the subterfuge should be greater still, did I not exhibit the freedom of my hands to the household as we departed, and I lowered my arms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She said this with great composure and greater pain. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When a horse and a jockey flew over the track together, there were moments in which the man’s mind wedded itself to the animal’s body to form something greater than the sum of both parts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, actually, it was exactly twenty-four times, but I felt justified in using the generic “few,” realizing that any number greater than “never” was as good as saying “twenty-four.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Since vaccination taught her instantly the difference between left and right, she thought that school would bring forth even greater miracles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We cannot take the same attitude now because the success which we have achieved in the development of nuclear power is fraught with infinitely greater dangers than were all the inventions of the past.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She had a greater motive to make clear the story she wove than any artist ever had. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, the hardest code-breaking work remained hers, due to what she modestly termed her “greater experience.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But in fact the greater storms, and the greater suffering, were still months ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Why hadn’t Carey referred to them by skin color and called them the “vilest”? “Is it a greater crime,” Jones and Allen asked, “for a black to pilfer, than for a white to privateer?” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Your purse and the note within aroused still greater interest. We all talk of it in chapter, where we meet and study, and everyone has a different explanation,” she said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I could not take it from him without doing greater harm; and I had no right to do so anyway. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The conference was the supreme authority, even greater than the executive, and we found ourselves saddled with a boycott that would be almost impossible to effect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, that also meant their friends in the mortal world were in even greater danger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Better yet. That would bring even greater weakness.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Early states had a hereditary leader with a title equivalent to king, like a super paramount chief and exercising an even greater monopoly of information, decision making, and power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The panel questioned with greater depth Bryan Burkhart, about whom many locals had begun to whisper; after all, he was the last person seen with Anna before she went missing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The woman was bestowed many honors and accolades throughout her life, but her daughter brought her greater joy than any of them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And his new, heightened feelings permeated a greater realm than simply his sleep. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z With Millennium Challenge, then, Blue Team was given greater intellectual resources than perhaps any army in history. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But he clearly relished being part of the bureau, being swept up in events greater than himself. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His intensity seemed even greater than when he was playing a tournament or match game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “The list of the ‘missing’ when the Fair closed was a long one, and in the greater number foul play suspected. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “There was a greater drama in the silence than if words had been spoken.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “A sacrifice unasked is so much the greater,” Grandpa Will stated flatly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But a month earlier, Hitler had already received an even greater gift, and it had been given him by those who would soon become his mortal foes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We will not quarrel for the greater share of blame annexed to that evening,” said Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He shrugged, “I suppose that forms some of the basis for resentment toward them on the part of the technicians here. The robots are perhaps too willing to impress you with their greater knowledge.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The lighter a rider was, the greater the number of horses he could ride. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This was repeated several times, with greater effort and with shorter pauses as the time moved on. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “He has a quote, 'The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.’ Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I have that late-shift shut-in feeling that there’s no world beyond the doors, no problem greater than the mystery items remaining at the bottom of my cart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "We have to protect our gains. It's inevitable that some must make greater sacrifices than others . . ." "That 'some' being my people . . ." "In this instance, yes." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They owed an even greater debt to Wraith for that bundle of kimril tubers that had made all the difference. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The material for a great epic is there, as great as the Iliad, perhaps even greater, but no poet came to work it over as Homer did the early stories which preceded the Iliad. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In one of his plays, Medea says, “What greater grief than the loss of one’s native land?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Gitney had begun to take a greater interest in the extremity of my mother’s condition. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “But it is a greater honor to dine as a guest of Lady du Burgh.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “He thought of you as his son. Why put a greater distance between you? “ Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I enter a nightmare from which I wake repeatedly only to find a greater terror awaiting me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z If getting Mommy’s undivided attention for more than five minutes was a great feat in a family of twelve kids, then getting a midnight snack in my house was a greater thrill. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But in republics, greater vitality, greater hatred, and greater desire for revenge exist. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Finally he blurts out, startling me, “The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything...” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Maybe the greater the urge, the deeper and more ancient is the need, the will, the hunger to be somewhere else. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z With work had come economic security, and a greater say in household affairs, which put some women on collision courses with their husbands. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They formed outlawed youth groups and gangs in greater numbers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z This grieved me because few men had inspired me as Daliwonga had, and nothing would have given me greater joy than to fight beside him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If his sacrifice could save the rest, the greater familial good would be served. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In the mid-1960s, with “dreams of working at NASA,” greater numbers of black college students found their way to Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Something greater than the sum of its parts. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The few guards that followed her remained a respectful distance away—a distance that grew greater each day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Yet he was under even greater pressure from his own people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Stannis has made common cause with a power greater and darker. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were a few inches between them, but their breathing was matched, an even greater intimacy than touch. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Migrate over greater distances...My head buzzed, and I felt a little dizzy. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But the differences between the siblings were greater than their similarities. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows it's wrong to steal from the church, but he tells himself it's for the greater good, it's a war for truth that he's waging. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z This sounds like an even greater imposition than the soup. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The soles of his boots hit brown grass behind the Palmer Events Center like he’s coming down from a much greater altitude than the back seat of a limo. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Primordial black holes with initial masses less than this figure would already have completely evaporated, but those with slightly greater masses would still be emitting radiation in the form of X rays and gamma rays. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Georgie Zacharro’s right to like her, to step into her space, was greater than her own right for him to stop, apparently, so she didn’t say anything more about it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Squealer was with them for the greater part of every day. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z By the time I was writing this book, a cover story in The Atlantic Monthly had made the same points in greater detail. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall have to purchase another. But first, I have some need of sheets, a bolster, a fire, and, with an even greater show of celerity, Madame, a bucket into which I may vomit broth.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The tale of Cadmus and his daughters is only a prologue to the greater story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lawgivers of antiquity...legislated for single cities,” Adams observed, but “who can legislate for 20 or 30 states, each of which is greater than Greece or Rome at those times?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Over the past three decades it has come to play a greater, not lesser, role in important ways. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Iron monsters sprinted in our direction, and though they were still some ways away, I could tell their numbers were greater than before, back in the Drowned Forest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Yes, my sin—my greater sin...and even my greatest sin is that I nationalized Iran’s oil industry and discarded the system of political and economic exploitation by the world’s greatest empire. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Maybe then he could rid himself of this fear that his life had been lived and lost for no greater good. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The softer her voice became, the greater the danger, but Nigel wasn't to know this. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay at home and tend his garden in content, someone had written once, for this wide world has no greater wonder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z HARRY: They were great men, with huge flaws, and you know what— those flaws almost made them greater. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I clean up and say nothing, hoarding these things for times of greater need. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She did not, and suffered their pinching and poking and spitting in silence, lest her resistance inspire them to greater torments. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I trembled in the grips of terror even greater than what had engulfed me the moment Grigori’s hands closed around my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Pippin gazed in growing wonder at the great stone city, vaster and more splendid than anything that he had dreamed of; greater and stronger than Isengard, and far more beautiful. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The flux of high-energy protons near Earth now is 100,000 times greater than normal. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But almost before she was aware that a fury was upon her greater than any she had known in countless years, the shining sword bit upon her foot and shore away the claw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I might finally be forced to reveal that I was hiding a wound greater than a piece of shrapnel. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But my curiosity was greater than my guilt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My socks balled up on the hardwood floor made a greater statement than any of their hokey claptrap with the carefully matted frames and big curly signatures in the lower left-hand corners. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A state of greater wretchedness could hardly be imagined. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The greater the threat from inside, the more you long for those waters, as if you’ve grown accustomed to the terrible tentacles that seek to draw you into their crushing embrace. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In short, that given the variables in our case, our particular falling body was traveling at a speed greater than thirty-two feet per second when it hit the rocks below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Sometimes creativity seems wasteful, illogical . . . unless it’s done for a greater purpose. In this case, the accumulation of knowledge.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Jan’s denial of having come to the home would not be believed now; it would make Mr. Dalton and Britten feel that he was trying to cover up something of even much greater seriousness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The chaos was even greater here than in the large ghetto. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead there was re-markable focus on which school, Permian or Odessa High, would ultimately get the greater number of black students, and thereby the greater number of black football players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It would all be for the greater good, and any harm done would be repaid a hundredfold in benefits for wizards. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "Lysa has woes of her own. Clansmen raiding out of the Mountains of the Moon, in greater numbers than ever before . . . and better armed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Our suffering now was no greater than theirs had been, no more real or tragic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But their lives and deaths have had a greater impact on my thinking as a scientist, scholar, historian, physician, son, and father than I could possibly have envisioned. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As African Americans obtained political power and began the long march toward greater social and economic equality, whites reacted with panic and outrage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My skill, greater in this one point than theirs, surprised and charmed them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To a greater or lesser degree, most members of the reporting team performed similar feats of tedious investigation before finding characters who would personify the statistical trends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It was greater than any power the Builders had had, he was sure of that. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity says that the rocket power needed to accelerate a spaceship gets greater and greater the nearer it gets to the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And the longer he stayed out, the greater the danger. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The others excuse you, judging it necessary that those who are in more danger and who hold more responsibility should have a greater reward. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z "Perhaps some evening when you're not busy you'll drop in to see us. Then we could talk at greater length. Unless, of course. . ." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Clear-cut successful in all respects. Visual effects greater than Trinity. Proceeding to regular base.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a vice he practiced in secret, but at the same time he had felt no compunction about quite openly carrying away objects of greater value which he found unattended. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And of the two, the Dust was flowing more quickly and at much greater volume. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And my brothers wore such serious faces that I was sure something was at stake that was greater than avoiding the tradesmen’s door to Hong Sing’s. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z However, our uncertainty about the present average density of the universe is even greater. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Others would begin at B-block, get turned off by the greater chaos factor—the younger, more transient inmates or the higher incidence of gang violence—and head back to A-block. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If we did not, ours would be the greater sin. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I am quite certain that you will use it to greater advantage in these difficult days than I ever can and that you will accept it as a lucky talisman. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And I, the former mystic, was thinking: Yes, man is stronger, greater than God. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Though very narrow, they cast an even greater stench than the main thoroughfare. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And not just that, the subjects who performed better at the game had greater increases in dopamine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Even before the arrival of the post-Soweto prisoners, there was a shortage of warders, and the rebellious young men required even greater supervision. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In middle age he was the wealthy, respected man he had wanted to be when he was a struggling adolescent without godfathers and with no greater capital than his pride and ambition. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There he would make an even greater mark on science by taking on the core question of atomic structure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the end the growers were faced with the unpleasant truth that their cotton yield would have been greater had they saved themselves the trouble and expense of spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Should the charge be less than this amount, you can return balance; if greater, we shall at once send cheque for difference on hearing from you. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z A far greater number came as sightseers, which is why policemen had to be stationed at the door to regulate the flow of visitors. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z One can show that this increase in disorder is always greater than the increase in the order of the memory itself. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I have now concluded, sir,” said Joe, rising from his chair, “and, Pip, I wish you ever well and ever prospering to a greater and a greater height.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z To not help him, they believed, would be a greater moral offense and act of ingratitude than even his verbal attacks of hostility and hatred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The longer the food remains in storage, the greater the danger of contamination. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A strip of hide came off the zebra’s belly like gift-wrap paper comes off a gift, in a smooth-edged swath, only silently, in the way of tearing skin, and with greater resistance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Women were at greater risk because of pregnancy and childbirth, but Charles’s health continued to worsen, and they didn’t know what was wrong with him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The empirical evidence strongly supports the conclusion that declining wages, downsizing, deindustrialization, globalization, and cutbacks in government services represent much greater threats to the position of white men than so-called reverse discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Outside the greater rivers flowed, the Red Fork and the Tumbles tone, and they would flow forever, but not so the rivers in her father's hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There is a certain irony in Butterfield’s adoption of the retrospective term ‘Scientific Revolution’, and an even greater one in his choice of The Origins of Modern Science for his title. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If the density is greater than the critical value, gravity will stop the expansion at some time in the future and cause the universe to recollapse. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ve survived this before. We will survive it again. Trust that there is always someone who has taken the greater good as mission.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Nor do I,” Matthew said with greater strength. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Bunderson began by asking Dr. Strayer whether a “significantly greater risk,” which is a relative term, implied that it was a “substantial risk,” which is a more objective term. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Indeed his shame was greater than mine, to be mastered by a mere girl. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As the oceans warm, it is likely that the Irukandji, like other jellies, will continue to migrate over greater distances. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There was instant pleasure in the sight of them, and still greater pleasure was conveyed in sound—for Mr. Weston immediately accosted her with, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z That was the feeling of the greater part of the community, but not all of it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “A Fflam never shrinks from danger! The mightier the foe, the greater the glory! We shall seek them out, set upon them! The bards shall sing our praises forever!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Traditional restaurants generally provide a product of higher average quality but of much greater variability, especially on the downward side. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This is not caused by the greater or lesser virtue of the conqueror, but rather by the different characteristics of the conquered territories. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “A tincture of bayberry juice and oil of roses may relieve the pain, so that the sensation of Christ’s sweetness becomes even greater,” I say. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It may have been a protective stance, but it was also a gesture of weakness and submission which was bound to provoke greater violence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “It’s a fact there’s a six-times greater chance of being involved in an accident,” he continued. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My father was a giant man, but his tolerance for alcohol was even greater. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Something about infinite beauty, about undying grace, about things larger and greater than ourselves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the year that had passed, not much had changed, except that the building had fallen into even greater ruin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Just like a hockey team. The whole is greater than the parts.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dinner was Kheifetz’s way of thanking Kamen for his having arranged radiation treatment for a Soviet diplomat’s leukemia in John Lawrence’s lab, but it was viewed with much greater gravity by the security men. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z What must it have been like to believe in something greater than oneself? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The students were not about to squander their momentum, however, which had overnight grown greater than at any time since the lunch-counter movement had commenced over three years earlier. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She built up the fire, high, to a greater heat than Nokomis had dared, for she knew she could chop more wood as needed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He always knew instinctively the ones you could move, even though the greater part was buried in die earth, and he expected you to move the rock and not discuss it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have asked no pity, and his pain was greater than theirs. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z They drove back by another route, a much greater distance, to avoid passing the dead soldiers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Even if God’s need for him was the greater in normal times, now it was obvious that his first love’s need was pressing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And so we fly — not from danger but into greater danger. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Yes,” was all he said, but he turned and strained his eyes to see the island which a greater usurper than even Napoleon now made interesting in his sight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Locks and keys are in greater demand than ever. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But when A is greater than 3.57 the population becomes chaotic like in the first graph. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And if at the beginning of the summer someone had said I’d be friends with my nemesis, I’d have said there was a greater chance that Earth would be swallowed by a black hole. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Would they come back up in greater numbers? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Perhaps after more time has passed I, too, will be able to recognize some greater good that’s resulted from so much suffering, but right now I can’t. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z One day he chanced to see a mighty eagle, greater and more splendid than any mortal bird, bearing a maiden to an island not far away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I held on to a hope that Sasha and Malia’s bubble might be different, that they could remain safe but not contained, that their range would be greater than ours. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At one point he said the cells “would reach a volume greater than that of the solar system.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Over the four days I spent on the Stampede Trail, I didn’t see a single aircraft overhead, other than commercial jets flying at altitudes greater than twenty-five thousand feet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The rat crews that manned the heavy object were changed every hour by Cheesethief, who stayed with the ram the whole time, encouraging the carriers on to greater efforts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z ‘Thrice shall pay for all, if you are willing. You will not find me a burden much greater than when you bore me from Zirakzigil, where my old life burned away.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer they stayed in a place, the greater their danger of being noticed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing in the path with their arms around each other they kissed once and then again, the second time with greater force. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I feel a hunger, greater than comes from the belly alone. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But now wheeling swiftly across it, like shadows of untimely night, he saw in the middle airs below him five birdlike forms, horrible as carrion-fowl yet greater than eagles, cruel as death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z My faux-pas was so palpably obvious, so idiotic and unpardonable, that to ignore it would show me to be an even greater fool if possible, than I was already. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a greater press of bodies in a narrower space, greater irritation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But what they have in greater measure than their professional counterparts is time, because they don’t have to pay their actors or rent rehearsal space. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Her husband’s death had inspired in her a greater attentiveness to her books and flowers and a greater need for people. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Around five hundred students from Box Elder High School watch and, to a greater or lesser extent, listen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As the spaceship goes ever faster, time slows down more and more, but at the same time, the spaceship’s mass gets greater and greater. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I was willing to make a sacrifice for the greater good, something you have never understood, not even when we were classmates!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Even so, remember—these are the things we have to suffer for the greater good of. . .” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Remember it, and try with heart and soul to master this quick temper, before it brings you greater sorrow and regret than you have known today.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z To patch them in with a matching fabric would require an ability far greater than mine. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Some say that is a land greater than all the Archipelago, and others say it is mere reefs and rocks with ice between. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The excitement of the passengers grew greater; the crazy coach rocked on its great leather springs, and swayed like a boat tossed on a stormy sea. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He would have to take the greater risk. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But of all that Michell accomplished, nothing was more ingenious or had greater impact than a machine he designed and built for measuring the mass of the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In the past, agriculture, writing, and improved pre-gun weapons took much longer to spread much greater distances, but the underlying social processes of population replacement and competition were essentially the same. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was fear of the greater beast and fear of touching the greater beast’s food. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mostly, but he did have trouble, just the same as anyone else. E chord. He had a lot of trouble with greater and diminished E.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But it’s there, when things die down, that the learning and memory get strong but, more than that, that the greater powers of decision making come into play. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The Met Lab scientists therefore had the time and leisure to ponder the greater implications of nuclear weaponry and its control. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In a sense these infinitesimals were infinitely small, smaller than any positive number you could name, yet still somehow greater than zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She was truly greater than the sum of her parts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And greater than her friendship was this new feeling of being needed by someone who saw her singly. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Costumes like this should be outlawed from any place where the humidity is greater than 10 percent. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The plate is balanced on a small cushion so that while carving, the artist can hold the burin steady and swivel the plate, allowing for greater control. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The shame was greater than any his family had ever known. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I thought of the youthful almost hysterical excitement and conceit with which I had gone into this marriage, imagining I would bring happiness to Maxim, who had known much greater happiness before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The “true” electron is a bit heavier and carries a greater charge than the electron that physicists observe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z We think the transition to middle school is hard enough without having to place greater burdens or hardships on these young, impressionable minds. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The pay gap is often even greater when broken down by race, with Latinas making 54 percent and black women making 63 percent of what white men make. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Europe still has 45 languages, each with its own modified alphabet, and even greater cultural diversity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This inclusive nature has broadened the scope, and contributes towards a greater pedagogical understanding. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Their span was greater than her height—one hand hung over the water, the other reached across the width of the lifeboat nearly to the opposite side. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But the longer she waited, the greater the tumult inside her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I reached out to touch the mikveh’s walls, but there were only even greater depths and the bitter taste of salt flooding my mouth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z June says that maybe then you’ll feel like your pregnancy was for “a greater good.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She kept up her screeching all the way through, exhorting Mr Coombes to greater and still greater efforts, and the awful thing was that he seemed to be responding to her cries. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She found only greater misery and finally could not hide that. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a wrench, giving it to you,” said Fred, “but we decided last night, your need’s greater than ours.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I thought surely you would have had sense enough to tell the officers that your mother was a gentile, that you would have aligned yourself to the greater being inside you. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the world of a small Texas town, where the four seasons of the year were football, basketball, track, and baseball, there was no greater condemnation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He and the greater part of his men were across the river, working on Pharaoh’s new addition to the Great Temple, shaping and fitting stones as they were needed for the walls. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Therefore, the science fair is greater than all other Excelsior endeavors.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Of greater significance to me was the strange fact that Richard Parker had not killed it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Rajar acts in the interest of the greater good. There are far more reprehensible reasons to take a life,” she said at last. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘Would that Elrond were here, for he is the eldest of all our race, and has the greater power.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They were taking a big chance, since the police guard at the door or in the warehouse might hear them calling, but there was an even greater risk that the police would return. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “If only we could bind Claudius with it! Meanwhile, Ophelia, you are in greater danger than I imagined.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And now, I guess, Mabel thinks it's time to move on to topics of greater importance. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Surely she had never traveled a greater emotional distance. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The May Day parade in Cleveland spawned even greater violence, where mounted police and soldiers in trucks and tanks clashed with Socialist marchers who were sympathetic to the Communist cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Gorgias and the other sophists taught and worked haphazardly, but there would come a greater man. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Finally—as though from a greater distance—I heard cries, a scream, more shouts. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “You are wrong. We do care. We care greatly for the greater good of a singular Collective. The Collective has made difficult choices over all these units to achieve this point.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Could she possibly find greater purpose in the gleaning of human life? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Instantly, as it seemed to Uncle Andrew, the Queen towered up to an even greater height. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Even so, the number of useful ways of putting nucleic acids together is stupefyingly large—probably far greater than the total number of electrons and protons in the universe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His work brought him into contact with were far greater than in Roxbury. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The fair needed twice as many, he said, and greater scrutiny of their work. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The power of the organic phosphates, those poisoners of the nerve-protective enzyme cholinesterase, may become greater if the body has first been exposed to a chlorinated hydrocarbon which injures the liver. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Of even greater importance was what the human pioneers did in this new world. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no greater gift than the gift of friendship. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The rise of a middle class - and a growing, wage-earning working class, as London’s industry expanded - was to have a greater effect on changing musical tastes in Britain than the whims of aristocratic patrons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “It surprises me that Sam would be taken for a thief. I thought he was a man of greater patriotism than that, but people fool you.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day the storm delayed them, there was a greater chance that Maddy and Az had already gone under the knife. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “We are told that your skill is greater than hers.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I schooled myself to face forward with greater looks of despond, that we might not be detected in our imposture. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z All of this meant that the sooner I could do the hard skills flawlessly, the greater my chance of climbing onto the winner’s podium. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Then she is a greater simpleton than I ever believed her. What is the foolish girl about?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Maria’s interest drove Matt to greater and greater heights. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And knowing that it is for the greater good doesn’t make it any easier. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z For example, lower-income respondents give greater weight to the importance of faith. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z For all the pain I felt that day, in hindsight, I have to imagine that Andrew’s pain was far greater than mine. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Once I knew what was bothering me, the greater part of my uneasiness left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z To Las Casas, the Americas seemed so thick with people “that it looked as if God has placed all of or the greater part of the entire human race in these countries.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z While her travels and sightseeing had been exciting, Stanton had discovered in Lucretia Mott a true mentor and friend, one who challenged her to imagine a world with greater freedom and opportunities for women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Permian was easily victorious with a 41-13 score, but if the outburst was designed to steer the players toward greater discipline, it didn’t work. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Whales communicating across the oceans must have experienced increasingly greater difficulties. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a great fear that one fever hath become the avenue for a second—and that this new fever is a greater one. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In every case, those who watched ABC voted for Reagan in far greater numbers than those who watched CBS or NBC. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To go down into the grave, unwashed, unforgiven, was to go down into the pit forever, where terrors awaited him greater than any the earth, for all her age and groaning, had ever borne. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The last stage of their journey to Orodruin came, and it was a torment greater than Sam had ever thought that he could bear. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The pressure to surrender was greater every day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Women packinghouse employees caused greater commotion among men who did not want to address women’s concerns. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We had a citywide emergency on our hands, as there is no greater affliction for the southern mind than people up north coming down to fix our way of life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stout people show no greater resistance than skinny ones. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Such were the gentle murmurs of Mrs. Bennet, and they gave way only to the greater distress of Mr. Bingley’s continued absence. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z When his winnings reached $250,000, he appeared to make a mental calculation that the risks of losing everything were at that point greater than the potential benefits of staying in. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But I'm certain that mine is greater than hers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She began to make mistakes, trying to see with her eyes the things that intuition allowed her to see with greater clarity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Yet I also remembered, as if it had happened, great Scyld, of whose kingdom no trace remained, and his farsighted son, of whose greater kingdom no trace remained. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For the Orcs were greater in number than we counted on. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “When he began to talk again, it was with greater precision. And now his lapses are very few. His corrections and apologies are very prompt. And his good humor is unfailing.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z In a little while Gollum led them down on to the southward road; and after that they went on more quickly, though the danger was greater. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Culture to us seems the great determinant of how human beings conduct themselves; in the relentless academic debate between “nature and nurture,” it is the “nurture” school which commands greater support from the bystanders. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z My death — our deaths — would not be in vain; if anything we might serve the cause greater in death as martyrs than we ever could in life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They patiently waited for the campaign to get back to the greater good of forging practical solutions to massive problems, but that shift never took place. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The supply of corn is usually far greater than the demand for corn, so new uses must be found for it all the time. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The approximations I used to derive the emission from black holes should work well when the black hole has a mass greater than a fraction of a gram. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The young lady wants a greater depth of field,” he mused one afternoon. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Your oral presentations will be our springboard, our springboard toward discovery and greater understanding.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z But you would be doing a greater service if you were to let me know privately. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tribune argued that the only greater gathering was the massing of Xerxes’ army of over five million souls in the fifth century B.C. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Seldom was there a greater struggle for supremacy than among sisters and brothers who knew all the subtleties of caste. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Watching her, I wonder if she, too, is guarding some greater secret. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And as I got older, the dangers would just get greater. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He smelled of earth and his body’s strength was far greater than her own. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I think it is time that I took a greater hand in your education.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Bacon family didn't mind the misfit food, but soon they found out I was the greater misfit. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The rise of the American saloon was the most visible symbol of what was becoming a greater national problem than ever. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z As I've grown older and become a parent myself, my admiration for my own parents and all they did to attempt to protect us has grown even greater as has my admiration for Oskar Schindler. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He spoke with such confidence and drama about it that Hatsue allowed herself to be convinced by him that nothing was greater than love. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Thyon was grateful, even if he was resentful in equal—or greater—measure. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Nobody, she told herself, had ever travelled in greater comfort. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no greater antidote to the public cynicism about the press than seeing the labor and thought and scrupulous care that go into producing a masterful piece of journalism. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z There was always one brush that had the greater use. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, Pascal’s lust was greater than his religious fervor for a time, because he would use science to unravel the secret of the vacuum. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z If the Great Sea had risen in wrath and fallen on the hills with storm, it could have worked no greater ruin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “We mean secession, and on a scale a thousand times greater than was that of the South. We are plotting a revolution.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Now each day I stepped farther and farther away from Frightful to make her fly greater and greater distances. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But the greater truth is that I was most like Joe when I was growing up, although I lacked his self-confidence and wasn’t as “out there” as he is. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Jet Stone Girl and Jet Stone Boy held each other’s hands and were staring at the stars that were appearing in greater and greater numbers by the second. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was an even greater surprise that I was exceptionally good at two of them. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z At that time Aureliano Segundo postponed any appointments in order to be with Meme, to take her to the movies or the circus, and he spent the greater part of his idle time with her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A supernova occurs when the gravitational force of a star’s core becomes greater than the star's energy output. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Perhaps the supreme example of Jefferson’s greater flexibility occurred on the foreign policy front. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Or any place with an annual snowfall greater than one inch, which is why NYU is out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At worst, unrestrained, a matching set of sharpened kitchen knives would be drawn across her optic nerve, and then again, with a greater downward pressure, and she would be entirely shut in and alone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "You weren't there! So how can you know what's good and what's bad? How can you understand God's plan? It's greater than you! Can you see every leaf in the forest?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The greater the risk the greater the glory. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day I burned with greater indignation against Him, found more flaws to Him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Some two or three times farther from the Sun than Pluto is, the pressure of the interstellar protons and electrons becomes greater than the minuscule pressure there exerted by the solar wind. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One of these was much greater, and fire spewed curling from its jaws. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They spent the greater part of the day closeted in the bedroom in hermetic conferences and at dusk they asked for an escort and some accordion players and took over Catarino’s store. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The greater the person's mind and talent, the greater the destruction. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A second draft interim constitution in August gave greater powers to the regions, but this did not placate either Chief Buthelezi or the Conservative Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, in a vast open space—greater than Stromford’s entire commons—buildings pressed in on all sides. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z There was also increased concern that, without greater equality for African Americans, blacks would become susceptible to communist influence, given Russia’s commitment to both racial and economic equality. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She was truly greater than the sum of her parts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I feel in my soul only a weariness at the continual braying of their vanity, their outrage at small sufferings when greater are to hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, we all piled into the car, some of us with greater reluctance than others, and trundled off to the vet. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The variety of wild animals thus tamed is far greater than the variety eventually domesticated, and includes some species that we would scarcely have imagined as pets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z New England has had two quakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater in the last two hundred years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Anyone who claims that the older folks have a more difficult time in the Annex doesn’t realize that the problems have a far greater impact on us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The impact on those major elections undoubtedly would be greater if all those deterred or prevented from voting were taken into account. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As for Maniac, he understood early on that he was being used for the greater glory of Piper and Russell. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Was that why I fought my way out of Durango? Was that why I built an empire greater than El Dorado’s? El Dorado bathed in gold dust every day. Did you know that?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And Bunderson had given Judge Willmore heavy pause about the use of the term “significantly greater risk,” which might imply by its definition “substantial risk.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Compared to the nightmare existence that Robert Schumann endured, it was a walk in the park, though surprisingly Schumann’s is the music of greater tranquillity and warmth. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I said that I had been privileged throughout my political life to fight alongside colleagues whose abilities and contributions were far greater than my own. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The proportional burden on South Korea, some studies have found, would be two and a half times greater than on West Germany after it absorbed the former East Germany. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Use farther when referring to physical distance; use further to refer to abstract ideas or to indicate a greater extent or degree. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I never doubted what I was told: “Heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Party; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to greater lengths, but hearing I wanted to find him too? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The theory predicted that light reaching the Earth from distant stars would be bent by the gravitational field of the sun to a much greater degree than was predicted by classical Newtonian physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The great creatures and their greater shadows, with a mingled roar or squawk of triumph, flung themselves upon him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Matt and Ellen noticed a change in him; he was gentle with them and with Nancy and her children, but there was a reserve about him that had grown steadily greater with the years. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Already my personality was lopsided; my knowledge of feeling was far greater than my knowledge of fact. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z To the surveyors who shot it, all but the summit nub of Peak XV was obscured by various high escarpments in the foreground, several of which gave the illusion of being much greater in stature. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I know it is a shame that I had never seen the noble twin cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, but how much greater a disgrace that I still haven’t, although I went through them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Aye. Yes. The greater part. Nearly all, in fact. Save for a few wee bits here and there." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z With Muhammad Ali you see a mighty mountain, greater than Everest, and can’t no one knock down a mountain. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I was determined not to make a sound, for that would only give the executioner greater satisfaction. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if it is all the same to you, it is far better for me to return to a meal already prepared. I could not imagine greater assistance than this.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But Morrow had led a very different life from Halliday’s—one involving a much greater connection to humanity. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Once more, it will be stronger and greater than Olympus. Look, Thalia. We are not weak.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Homicide fell at a greater rate during the 1990s than any other sort of crime, and a number of reliable studies have shown virtually no link between the economy and violent crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z For a wing moving through the air, the slower-moving air on the bottom of the wing exerts a greater force than the faster-moving air on the top. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Yet a greater, unlearned skill he possessed, which was the art of kindness. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Too many long to be one of us—and knowing that they can never be makes their longing even greater, for all scythes are apprenticed in their youth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I will prove my power is greater than Mithras. With a single strike, I will bring down this chamber.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Gravity gets weaker the farther you are from the star, so the gravitational force on our intrepid astronaut’s feet would always be greater than the force on his head. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, the exertion required to maintain a high rate makes the physical pain all the more devastating and therefore the likelihood of a miscue greater. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In addition, since humans are born underdeveloped, they can be educated and socialised to a far greater extent than any other animal. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A few shot at her, but the arrows fell wideband then Lyra, looking up at the sky, saw the greater part of the witch flight peel off and turn back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She thought that she was likely near the edge of the King’s Forest, where it blurred into the greater Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the neighborhoods, white and black gangs were facing off with greater frequency. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I followed the servant past the lodgings of courtiers and ministers greater than my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Lines of jeeps drove onto the ships, creating traffic jams on the piers greater than any that had been seen on land. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He respected the law, the nation, and tradition, and no one could accuse him of any greater offense than tax evasion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope and believe that by far the greater number of the officers serving in our prisons are naturally honorable and kindly men, but so were the slave-owners before the Civil War.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire family became kind and forgiving, but I knew the motives that prompted their change and it drove me an even greater emotional distance from them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed a fistful of my hair, a large clump, his grip fixed near the root to give him greater leverage, and dragged me into the bathroom. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The greater the local mass, the more intense the local gravity, and the more severe the pucker, distortion or warp of space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was through his collaboration with other scientists that Pascal came to have the sense of belonging to a collectivity greater than himself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z No one yet had accused Holmes of foul play, but the intensity of this new wave of inquiry was greater, more obliquely accusatory, than anything he previously had experienced. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I can’t think of another attitude that could be depended upon to give greater comfort to the enemy.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All this happy freedom and confidence passed away, of course, as they either grew sober or got drunk, but while it lasted it was like being possessed by a power greater than themselves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “He who throws away his power is filled sometimes with a far greater power,” she said, smiling, as if his fears and scruples were childish ones. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When we talk about infinity we are talking about a quantity greater than any number, no matter how large. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I writhed against the ropes, consumed by fury that felt so much greater than myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Never yet had any fly escaped from Shelob’s webs, and the greater now was her rage and hunger. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And because they come from a much greater depth, they tend to propagate over much wider areas. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But that was itself a mere stepping stone to greater things. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z By the time we emerged into the evening gloom to the uproar and bustle of the striking workers, the distance between us had grown even greater. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Is there a greater pursuit than the search for truth? It’s a central pillar of philosophy.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The longer the baseline from which we make our two observations, the greater the parallax and the better we can measure the distance to remote objects. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Of hunger and thirst, thirst is the greater imperative. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Was it all for some greater reason that I don’t understand? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His power was greater because he belonged to God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The valiant efforts to abolish slavery and Jim Crow and to achieve greater racial equality have brought about significant changes in the legal framework of American society—new “rules of the game,” so to speak. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As the Earth was the center of the greater universe, so London was the center of our miniature universe. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We have already witnessed black music being “bleached’ for greater commercial appeal a number of times, often to the dismay of its original performers. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Gravely wounded in World War I, he had survived and returned an even greater maestro. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The greater their masses, the greater their attraction. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And since the failure of the witches’ spell to stop his bleeding, he thought they were regarding him with fear, too, as if he was marked by some curse greater than their own powers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Withstanding forces far greater than it was designed for, it rippled violently against the airlock seal- strip. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I have seen a sight upon the field that is very grievous to my heart, and greater sorrow may yet come to pass. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The town and the jail seemed to become more remote and the distance greater as each day passed. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “This...interesting new movement has received both great praise and even greater criticism.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z By kicking me into the dark they'd made me see the possibility of achieving something greater and more important than I'd ever dreamed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia has never spoken with either of the Burgess sisters at much length—Lainie is more talkative than Tara—and tonight she learns in greater detail the touches that they have put on the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z These great ideas are tempered by another, perhaps still greater. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the Old England there was a greater marvel still. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Calvin says, “The greater test of accuracy comes with the smallest opening. Am I right?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z With all of his strength, he heaved the bottle and heard it hit the roof of the car with greater sound effects than he had expected it to. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, she had narrowed her life to a relationship with a woman fifteen years older who assumed a power over her greater than that of a mother over an infant. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z These efforts to cope with human environment have proved a far greater challenge than the earlier struggle with nature. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The death of one of their band had roused the enemy to even greater violence and frenzy. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The longer a man stays in a form not his own, the greater this peril. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “In my opinion, you’re talking about taking a much greater one.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I asked, pretending to be in greater discomfort than I actually was. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had also set out to illustrate Archimedes’ principle in action, and as a consequence had discovered a further anomaly, that a weight of water could lift a weight greater than itself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some way had to be found to impart greater energies to the projectiles: man’s cunning had to augment nature’s gifts to create a new kind of nuclear probe. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Since 21 is greater than 20, he can be sure, even without looking at the addresses, that at least one mailbox will get more than one letter. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Curtain foresees a ‘call to greater duty’ in the near future. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “But no matter. We will still work on, even with greater vigor than ever...Now is the accepted time.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My mind, my soul, is greater than anything that can bind me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I fear there will be greater difficulties to preserve our Union,” Adams warned, “than You and I, our Fathers Brothers Disciples and Sons have had to form it.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “True. But for sure we haven’t found the third clue: She was truly greater than the sum of her parts,” he said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, and so it cannot fail. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Adding fire to the chaos only draws a greater crowd. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The correlation is probably explained by the relative wealth of these societies, bringing about both increased milk consumption and more cancer due to greater longevity. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Accident and chance and the fact that you crouched and sniveled behind the skirts of greater men and women, and permitted me to kill them for you!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But as the months passed and I had the opportunity to ponder McCandless’s death at greater length, this consensus came to seem less and less plausible. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The flame of the torch was nothing to them,- they had bathed in the heat of far greater fires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I did, but with greater ease than I've known in writing most of my other books. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z No details were given of what he was up to, and so each time the letter passed between Francis and me the greater was our frustration. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And there was someone else, a horse greater than the others. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Such black holes would have a much higher temperature and would be emitting radiation at a much greater rate. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark things that were driven out in the year of the Dragon’s fall have returned in greater numbers, and Mirkwood is again an evil place, save where our realm is maintained. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It returned again in greater force with the ringing of the bell. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Our teachers aren’t used to teaching children as old as you. Or as good at writing and reading as you are. There are larger schools, where you would have greater opportunities. Better facilities.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Three-quarters think the chances of moving up to a higher class are the same as or greater than thirty years ago. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Activities or illnesses whose safety indices are greater than 6 should be considered quite safe, being equivalent to less than one chance in a million per year. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The greater part of this story comes from Virgil. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know it looks hard,” said Elisha, “from the outside, especially when you young. But you believe me, boy, you can’t find no greater joy than you find in the service of the Lord.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z When it closes behind you, the distance feels greater than a few steps divided by a striped curtain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But perhaps an even greater principle was at stake, Bateson realized. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z America seemed a society moving rapidly toward a greater accommodation of its diverse population; South Africa on the other hand was moving with equal speed, if not more, toward a total separation of all races. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The scene was such as could only inspire us with a greater sense of the remarkable majesty of Nature. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I said when I got back I would be telling something about him and about myself and the greater circumstance of our new friendship. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z That Peeta’s tongue would have far greater power against the Capitol than any physical strength the rest of us could claim? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z For a minute the girl flashed at her, from what might have been an emptiness greater than any Eleanor had ever known. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He had won a great victory that day, all the greater for being bloodless. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fenoglio wrote and wrote, but the number of pages he had hidden under the mattress was no greater. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Smaller than the smallest atom, greater than the vast spaces.” Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z To multiply forty-six times forty-six, you figure how much greater forty-six is than twenty-five. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Then among the greater casts there fell another hail, less ruinous but more horrible. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The curvature of space gets greater and greater as you approach a black hole, and it never bottoms out. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I write, We have greater nutritional resources than other states? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Io’s descendant would be Hercules, greatest of heroes, than whom hardly the gods were greater, and to whom Prometheus would owe his freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, one time, that no true leader burdened his followers with a greater load than they could cany, and no true leader sets too fast a pace for his followers to keep up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But the thought quickly escaped my mind, as greater things presented themselves for my attention. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Recognizing Bobby’s greater need for money than the capture of a title, however prestigious, Bisguier noted: “Evidently, his mature judgment is not solely confined to the chessboard.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But Pascal’s Provincial Letters surely had an even greater influence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some researchers now believe that the stress involved in so-called high- demand, low-control jobs further down the occupational scale is more harmful than the stress of professional jobs that come with greater autonomy and control. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z That greater forces were at work here than just Grigori and me, and more blood would be spilled. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Romantic-era47 music also tends to use more complex chords in greater variety, and is very likely to use chords that are not in the key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Can it be anger, or the greater speed he makes that brings them out? The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z While an organization like the ANC is made up of individuals, it is greater than any of its individual parts, and loyalty to the organization takes precedence over loyalty to an individual. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My weight being much greater than Dr. Trefusis’s, there was some danger of my upsetting the craft as I clambered aboard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She reminded us we had greater causes to fight for than to fight with each other. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For the greater part of the day, Howie stayed in his hotel room with a team of security guards outside his door, all armed; fame gave him this life, but it won’t keep him alive. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But when to her surprise, Mom discovered she was pregnant, and then to her greater surprise, stayed pregnant past the first trimester, we had to cancel the trip. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Material profit. Increase of knowledge. The augmentation of the complexity and intensity of the field of intelligent life. The enrichment of harmony and the greater glory of God. Curiosity. Adventure. Delight.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z According to Armpit’s father, the cost of air-conditioning the homes in west Austin, with their high ceilings and grand entrances, was greater than the amount he paid in rent. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “And what made the sorrow even greater, Prince Jamie was the first.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I couldn't have put my life at greater risk. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Her spirit voice had an even greater reach than her human one. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z These conclusions surely apply with much greater force to the undocumented history of ancient technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the years ahead, he would think of the old man in the dark room far more often and with far greater affection than he thought of his parents. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z An even greater number probably died from human violence, animal attacks, hunger, thirst, and disease. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was at least twenty-five hundred times greater than St. Helens, but perhaps eight thousand times more monstrous. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They could be of greater service outside than inside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “For this lion is not the king of beasts! There is one greater than him. His abbot, Hubert the Good. Do you want to tame the lion? Go to his master!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The more ambitious and original the work, the greater the tension and the more triumphant the sense of release after the audience’s response has shown that the leap of the imagination was successful. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was not long before I felt that the affection shown him by the family was far greater than that which I had ever had from them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The greater geographic fragmentation of the Americas compared with Eurasia is also reflected in distributions of languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "I have come to tell you,” he began, "that there is a creature who is greater than you.” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Outside of the Korean Peninsula, there’s no place easier than greater Los Angeles for a Korean to float around Without learning another language. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "Your maester poisoned himself. He meant to poison me, but I was protected by a greater power and he was not." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Not only that: the greater the curvature, the greater the difference in the shadow lengths. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Or when Henry Lee flooded him with apocalyptic premonitions if assumption somehow were to pass, he counseled patience and greater trust in the wisdom of Congress. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Or perhaps she favors neither of them and only wants the sea to have greater power, by diminishing the power of the land. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Glass was expensive, and large sheets of it were prodigal of heat in these fierce latitudes; so to see them here was evidence of wealth and influence far greater than Iofur Raknison’s vulgar palace. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, desire and relief were greater than grief. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And that students with Spanish surnames be admitted in greater numbers to colleges. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was taking a far greater risk than he knew; but Frodo was too much occupied with his burden and with the struggle in his mind to debate, and almost too hopeless to care. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Our problems, while distinctive and special, were not entirely unique, and a philosophy that placed those problems in an international and historical context of the greater world and the course of history was valuable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a still greater grief entered Demeter’s heart. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Propelled by a curiosity greater than any awe for the magistrate, he came slowly across the room and peered over his child's shoulder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Yet by a sense other than sight Pippin perceived that Gandalf had the greater power and the deeper wisdom, and a majesty that was veiled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then it was discovered that the greater part of the potato crop had been frosted in the clamps, which had not been covered thickly enough. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Yet the greater part of the work of oxidation is performed in a theater far smaller, in tiny granules within the cell called mitochondria. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This he said loudly and angrily so that Ching shivered and said, “Even so, he is greater than any one of us and do not talk so, my master.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z To make the challenge even greater, the Japanese changed the settings of Purple machines daily, and used them sparingly. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Everyone at the table stared at him for a moment and then began to talk with greater excitement. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Even public failure, for then you’re guaranteed a greater audience for your eventual rising. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Nearly two-thirds of U.S. homicides involve a gun, a far greater fraction than in other industrialized countries. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z As they pressed on over the curves and hills, Kaiserman saw something that gave him greater pause. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z That the bone didn’t attract greater interest is more than a little puzzling, for its appearance came at a time when America was in a froth of excitement about the remains of large, ancient animals. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And though at first it may sound cold, it’s the giants’ duty to continue to stand tall and generate profit, which will lead to spending, and ultimately stimulate the economy for the greater good. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “We all make sacrifices for the greater good. Your parents knew that, once.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Wagner's ambition was nothing less than the creation of the art form of the future, in which all the arts would combine and fuse, led by the unequally greater power of music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One trouble with this view is that it attributes to biology and medicine a much greater store of usable information, with coherence and connectedness, than actually exists. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Because income inequality is greater here, there is a wider disparity between what rich and poor parents can invest in their children. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Harry Potter is greater by far than Dobby knew!” he sobbed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Margaret Kochamma had moved out of her parents’ home a year ago, for no greater reason than a youthful assertion of independence. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Night had fallen and the greater darkness, the payment for the voluntary summoning of the body’s full strength, was coming hard upon me; to darkness I must entrust myself, and him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, although the reality seems greater each time, the pain and the fear seem less. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In one motion, as if pulled by a greater force, they looked behind her, and a shiver ran down her spine. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z These studies have led some policing experts to conclude that racial profiling is actually “worse” in white communities, because the racial disparities in stop and search rates are much greater there. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Indians were here far longer than previously thought, these researchers believe, and in much greater numbers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He unbuttoned his seersucker jacket, as though he needed greater body freedom for the discussion. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s reasonable to presume, then, that the greater part of their mental, religious and emotional lives was conducted without the help of artefacts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Americans had a greater tendency to name places for people than had the Spanish. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew that his power, this night, on this dark enchanted ground, was greater than it had ever been, filling him till he trembled with the sense of strength barely kept in check. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I cannot even begin to think how much greater the value of my work is than yours, but we will settle on this for a start.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Few people in history have achieved greater fame in a shorter period with less useful activity in the brainbox than Gen. Thomas J. Jackson. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He too was small, and inclined to be timid, and Hazel and Fiver had spent the greater part of their last evening in the warren in persuading him to join them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Though his clothes were soaking through, though water whipped the back of his neck, though his face dripped, he continued his escape from the classroom out to the suburbs, land of greater promise. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z More blood flow means they are taking on a greater load. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z With a “dogmatic, pushy father,” as Wilkins would later write, Franklin grew up in a household where “her brothers and father resented R.F.’s greater intelligence.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The longer that Shelly was away from the bar, the greater the risk that Dusty or one of his goons would go searching for her. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The aide said he and Diana had been working for the greater good. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A poor pastime, perhaps, and not a very intellectual one, but I breathe the air of England as I read, and can face this glittering sky with greater courage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The violin’s absence of frets, which had been a feature of the viola da gamba family and the lute, also allowed its player greater freedom in the tuning and individuality of phrasing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She was truly greater than the sum of her parts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His tree stood long after the clever young girl was old and no longer beautiful, and in a way, he became greater and stronger than he had ever been before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The faster and broader this transition to a new era, the greater the potential for disruption, as opposed to an orderly transfer of power from the old winners to the new winners. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The one being greater in both status and size, so it was that Skathis himself, the god of beasts and high lord of the Mesarthim, had dubbed them the greater and lesser Ellens. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had rejected the more aggressive steps recommended by the Joint Chiefs, for fear of expanding the war and sparking greater protests at home. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He almost laughed with joy, for he now had a much greater hunger than in the morning, and he immediately dipped his head almost up to and over his eves down into the milk. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z After years of men obeying his every order, he bows to an even greater authority than the president of the United States: his wife. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z To multiply forty-four times forty-four, you figure how much greater forty-four is than twenty-five. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I fancy that he heard our conversation, but that he paid even greater attention to my heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s hardly any way to keep the école secondaire open another term without funds, and parents are anxious that education is only putting their children at greater risk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses permitted people possessing them to cover far greater distances than was possible on foot, to attack by surprise, and to flee before a superior defending force could be gathered. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Did he mean say "yes" because he knew that the principle was greater than the men, greater than the numbers and the vicious power and all the methods used to corrupt its name? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Adiah was able to take that volume of splendor into her body nearly a hundred years ago, during the Bonding, when it rose to the earths surface in a greater magnitude than usual,” she said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But we knew we had no choice, we had to make it across the clearing because, as young boys, the risk of staying in town was greater for us than trying to escape. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The longer I waited, the greater the odds that Lange would discover my betrayal. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He knew there was enough food for a week or more, but now the situation would present a greater strain than he had planned. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z All my usual disconnected comforts are being taken away, now that I see the greater comfort of presence. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Also, a smaller community tends to exert greater social incentives against crime, the main one being shame. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z During the 1988-89 school year, Odessa High also had a greater percentage of students than Permian pass the state- mandated test in math and English that was required for a diploma. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The aura of science and medical research was meticulously maintained, often dramatized to achieve an even greater effect on public imagination. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Musicians never have had, anywhere, a greater shoeshine- boy fan than 1 was. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen to the swish, swish of Mother’s handheld fan, the whispers among adults, the bombs in the ever greater distance. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A committee duplicated the eight copies of The Landry News and sent sets of them along with the information sheet to every newspaper, radio, and TV station in the greater Chicago area. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z It followed that a heavy body should fall faster than a light one, because it would have a greater pull toward the earth. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a greater host than yours, brother, Catelyn thought as she watched them go. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In just a few weeks, they’d learned the location of every Salvation Army store, St. Vincent de Paul’s, and Goodwill in the greater Cleveland area. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And if he did, Mama’s shame would be even greater than his: this would be a sure sign that we had hit rock bottom. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed an innocuous excuse; and yet, it spoken, the man took a greater interest in us, stepping close and glaring into our faces. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The watching and waiting were probably even greater torture than the event itself. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z A familiar example is provided by a car: the more powerful the engine, the greater the acceleration, but the heavier the car, the smaller the acceleration for the same engine. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And in my part of the world, there is no greater temple to all things organic, natural, and unprocessed than my local Whole Foods supermarket. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The rain afforded an even greater privacy; no one in the world would come this way to find them inside this tree. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It had to do with the use of the phrase “significantly greater risk.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I ran through it only to find greater disorder. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It gets slower and slower as the curvature gets greater and greater. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But when my father and Dr. King became colleagues and decided to bridge their two philosophies and unite the American commonwealth toward a greater goal, they both became tremendous threats to the status quo. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But just as often—or even more often, it seemed to me—it led to them keeping a greater than normal distance. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The farther away a planet, the greater its orbital period. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In the estimation of our enemy, there is no greater indignity, no sharper shame, for a white gentleman than to be thus twinned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This has been regarded as evidence not just of stupidity but of the even greater sin of arrogance. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If he started with five genes, the permutations were even greater in number, and the variations in height produced by these permutations seemed almost continuous. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Slowly, then with greater speed as my hands remembered. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At some stage they began keeping a greater number of such lambs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For the greater number of her twenty-nine years, Bibi Haldar suffered from an ailment that baffled family, friends, priests, palmists, spinsters, gem therapists, prophets, and fools. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “The cup of ridicule is greater than you can bear,” she said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And, even though the Klan may not have been as deadly as generally thought, it was plenty violent and, perhaps worse, had ever greater designs on political influence. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z So really, I He for the greater good. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that the evil power in Mirkwood had been driven out by the White Council only to reappear in greater strength in the old strongholds of Mordor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The boat’s draw was greater than I would wish, and with but three of us, the water lapped high on the gunwales, threatening to spill over. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And here she’d always berated him for his failures in business when the greater bankruptcy had been on her part. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt some sadness for the king's passing, but even greater pity for Gertrude, bowed by the weight of her loss. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z So it was still early in the evening when the discussion turned to matters of greater import. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some scythes find the fame addictive, and seek greater and greater celebrity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When he said “hell” he hit the h with his lungs and the impact was greater than the achievement of the most imaginative foul mouth in the town. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I do not think it will,” stopping to look once more at all the outward wretchedness of the place, and recall the still greater within. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Musicians tend to have greater word memory and more complex neural brain patterning, as well as greater organizational and higher-order executive functioning. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Despite European guns, the Indians’ greater numbers, entrenched positions, knowledge of the terrain, and superb archery made them formidable adversaries. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The poor boy has an even greater need for tenderness than I do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Today, over 50 percent of prison and jail inmates in the United States have a diagnosed mental illness, a rate nearly five times greater than that of the general adult population. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The greater likelihood, however, is that we wouldn’t see any object–even a comet–until it was about six months away, which would be much too late. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes there is no greater act of adulthood than swearing in front of your own mother. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z If there is a change, it is usually for the lesser rather than the greater; many people seem to lose God along life’s way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sacrifices we make for the greater good. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If the rise of farming was thus a bonanza for our microbes, the rise of cities was a greater one, as still more densely packed human populations festered under even worse sanitation conditions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He also knew that the longer Boobie stayed in a foster home, the greater the odds were of his ultimately landing in a juvenile detention center, or on the streets, or in prison. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, therefore, that in completely new principalities, where there is a new prince, greater or lesser difficulty in maintaining them exists according to the greater or lesser virtue of the person who acquires them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z She raced out of the classroom on the bell, leaving half her things behind; Harry, deciding that her need was greater than Ron’s just now, scooped up her remaining possessions and followed her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As the tumultuous 1960s rolled along, the fight intensified and called for even greater activism. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z All of this can be explained very well in the atomic model of the world, but only with much greater difficulty using Cartesian vortices. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The horses were almost all long shots, because no one trusted what Smith was doing, but that just made the payoffs for Howard’s bets all the greater. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Schools with vastly greater financial resources, boasting higher-achieving students born to wealthier parents, cannot match the quality and accomplishments of Truman Drama. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She had never known her father, which put her in the company of the greater number of everyone I’d known. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And this confidence was the greater for his not for a moment really believing that he would be called upon to face anything at all. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As the student brought it up to me, Hemme smiled in genuine amusement, certain that the more grandiose my preparations were, the greater my embarrassment would be in the end. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They had finished the wine and now their thirst was all the greater. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their host was greater than it had been when they left the Twins. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But he was only a salesman, not the inventor, and it was necessary that we make it known that the meaning of his death was greater than the incident or the object that caused it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, still looking out the other side of my car, and cautiously pulled out again, with greater success. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The Court of Honor produced an effect of majesty and beauty that was far greater than even the dream conjured in the Rookery library. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His power was greater than that of all the other divinities together. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Although we were dealing with officials whose competence was no greater than our own, their authority was founded on and protected by the color of their skin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But still greater than Zeus’s love was his fear of Hera’s jealousy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The greater part of those accounts were idle tales and could not be relied on, and the books that Illyrio had provided them were not the ones he might have wished for. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The daylight gave an even greater air of reality to the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Instead of satisfying me, the kisses have the opposite effect, of making my need greater. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There is a part of her greater than the sum of her knowable parts. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Since the Indianapolis experiment was disbanded, which was about eight years ago. I could have integrated into the greater population, outside the experiments, but that felt too overwhelming.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z At the time, however, my report was given short shrift because of another related report with greater ramifications. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Weinberg-Salam theory, at energies much greater than 100 GeV, the three new particles and the photon would all behave in a similar manner. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Department of Agriculture’s Yearbook for 1952, devoted entirely to insects, recognizes the fact that insects become resistant but says, “More applications or greater quantities of the insecticides are needed then for adequate control.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And the black people had to build within themselves much greater awareness that along with equal rights there had to be the bearing of equal responsibilities. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But he wasn’t afraid to say it: my callousness inspired in him a horror nearly greater than that which he felt at the crime of parricide. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Just as I have insisted on his worth, he has always insisted on my strength, insisted that my capacity is greater than I believe. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “His effect on world history was incalculable, greater than that of kings & captains,” Wouk wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The greater lore that I can now see. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy drove through a scene of even greater desolation. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that summer, when a far greater explosion would rock Durham, another reporter for the alternative Anvil, Elizabeth Tornquist, would put her finger squarely on this problem of white ignorance. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Because I made more money than Tanu did, I paid a greater share. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Without a common language to communicate with anyone, his loneliness on the cattle ranch became greater than it had been in the labor camp. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z An armor-plated military vehicle encountering no greater obstacle than a lost roller skate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Across the width and height of the tunnel a vast web was spun, orderly as the web of some huge spider, but denser-woven and far greater, and each thread was as thick as rope. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As they argue, the feeling that grips Charlies insides becomes greater. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It is on that feeling of sublimity, even greater than one feels when standing atop a mountain and looking at a glorious view, that religions are based. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My own plot was of greater interest to me then. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A taller, longer-legged man—any one of his brothers, for example—might have put his foot up, might have made the stretch, with greater ease. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But no one would have to have a greater year, be more superb, than Mike Winchell at quarterback. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, Hoover said, Kenny “is of greater value to us in furnishing leads than she would be possibly as a witness.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then the stranger held forth at greater length. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z "Win greater happiness with whiter complexion. Be outstanding in your social set." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He sees the hair that grows on her legs between waxings, the black roots that emerge between appointments at the salon, and in these moments, these glimpses, he believes he has known no greater intimacy. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Even greater was the thought of the deserted island I would return to, of living there alone and forgotten. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then come, and let your brother go with us, and some other of your folk who is most swift! For we have need of speed greater than any wind, outmatching the wings of the Nazgûl.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When it was over, the result, besides a very sore body for me, was six flying fish in the locker and a much greater number in the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The poets of the Elder Edda seem to have had conceptions greater than their skill to put them into words. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He finally began saying he was greater than Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As I went about, the hurly-burly world of countless people, buildings, and wares struck me with even greater force. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The congregation at the paddock alone was greater than the track’s total attendance the day before. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It is clear by this that sex of rearing, rather than genetic determinants, plays a greater role in the establishment of gender identity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A kind of giddy madness seems to come upon the crowd, a kind of hunger for even greater slaughter. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was the son who was scheduled to inherit the farm because Luke was scheduled for greater things. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z For a man raised in Japan, there was no greater disgrace. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z My trip to Chicago to plead his case took on greater significance than ever. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Prince Humperdinck. There is no greater hunter. He can track a falcon on a cloudy day; he can find you.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z What landscape architecture needed, Olmsted believed, was greater visibility, which in turn would bring greater credibility. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It’s just a bunch of widely spaced atoms moving at greater or lesser speeds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Indians in De Soto’s path, if researchers are correct, endured losses that were anomalously greater. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was impossible for Frodo to walk, so they divided the greater part of their baggage among the four of them, and put Frodo on the pony. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z To a greater extent than a human in a similar gathering, each rabbit, as he pursued his own fragment, was sensitive to the trend of the whole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A few buildings had advanced at a far greater pace and appeared to be more or less complete, in particular the Mines Building and the Woman’s Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He never accepted the revised figures and to his dying day believed his work on the age of the Earth his most astute and important contribution to science–far greater than his work on thermodynamics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “I have not seen anyone for a long time with a greater store of accurate knowledge,” he wrote to Mary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” he said quietly, “this choice cannot be mine. I have said nothing for or against your plan; the decision is greater than I dare make.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z As it contracts, the atoms of the gas collide with each other more and more frequently and at greater and greater speeds—the gas heats up. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In regarding my Work, some Readers profess greater Feeling for what it makes than for what it says. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah, villains always think they're doing things for the greater good." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He had made greater contributions to Germany than Germans themselves had. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, however, it will appear as a deed greater than the most victorious wars of our present bourgeois era. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The number of black holes may well be greater even than the number of visible stars, which totals about a hundred thousand million in our galaxy alone. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “She has a skill far greater than mine.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps most significantly, this great wave of 'rediscovered’ older music was being offered to the public just as modern music was embarking upon a journey towards greater difficulty, confrontation and experimentation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He would later recall the lesson he had learned in that bloody valley: “There is nothing more necessary than good Intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “My only regret,” I replied, “is that he left behind a musket rather than a rifle, which would have been a greater prize.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But if there were hardships to be borne, they were partly offset by the fact that life nowadays had a greater dignity than it had had before. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the United States now boasts an incarceration rate that is six to ten times greater than that of other industrialized nations—a development directly traceable to the drug war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He knew the praise was premature, but the banquet hinted at the greater glory that would accrue to him at fair’s end, provided of course the exposition met the world’s elaborate expectations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "Denys Mallister writes that the mountain people are moving south, slipping past the Shadow Tower in numbers greater than ever before. They are running, my lord . . . but running from what!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Soon both of them would be his, the greater light and the lesser, and Freya the lady, who was more beautiful than either the sun or the moon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Oh, really? Well, if x is greater than or equal to zero, then x to the fourth power minus six times x squared plus nine equals the absolute value of x squared minus three.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z As the daylight faded, the ghosts started moving closer and in greater numbers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The most obvious explanation of the red shift was in terms of the Doppler effect: the galaxies were receding from us; the more distant the galaxy the greater its speed of recession. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a-going,” said he, bringing his fist down upon the table with a heavy blow, and rising as the blow fell to give it greater force,—“I’m a-going to have your life!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, what was it? The greater good of. . . ?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Standing there in the dark with the music running through me, propped up by a thousand other bodies, I disappeared into the greater, wilder, more joyful whole flooding the Palace, the perfect place to be. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Turner wished with a desire greater than anything he had ever desired that he might understand what it was in the eye of the whale that shivered his soul. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z However, I and several other people showed that, at least in its original form, it predicted much greater variations in the temperature of the microwave background radiation than are observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “But enough delay. Even greater things lie ahead, Reynard, much greater things, and we must waste no time achieving them.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Now I have an even greater respect for his courage. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘But it is a greater honour to dangle at your tail, Gandalf. For one thing, in that position one has a chance of putting a question a second time. Are we riding far tonight?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘I never told him, but its worth was greater than the value of the whole Shire and everything in it.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Begging pardon, sir, but I’ve not been informed as to the whereabouts of Washington’s headquarters. If I was to be given that information, I could pursue my obligations with greater speed.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Remorselessly he used his greater strength to drive the young mouse backwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson had swapped a senior, Wink Winslow, for George Morry, as coxswain, to capitalize on Winslow’s greater experience with river rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They took their arms from round Bigger, silendy, slowly; then turned their faces away, as though their weakness made them ashamed in the presence of powers greater than themselves. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll go to school and learn and grow, and then when the time is right, you’re going to be a great leader. Even greater than I could hope to be.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The window gave at least the illusion of greater intimacy, and in prison, illusions can offer comfort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because, after all, you can’t work for the greater good unless you have all of your own ducks in a row first. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There never has been a man who asserted anything with more effectiveness, nor whose affirmations rested upon greater oaths, who observed them less. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z However, nothing gave it a greater and more lasting intimacy than its addition to gasoline. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “You were the one who said if we believe in something greater than our lives, then our voices will only multiply, even if we are dead. We can’t stop now.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A story that has to be memorised and spoken out loud is necessarily less complex than a novel that can be written down and unfolds over a greater length of time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And the judges know that the bigger the hop, the less in control the gymnast is; that’s why there’s a greater deduction. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even today there is no greater venom among hardcore classical music champions than that reserved for so-called 'crossover’ artists who dare to pollute the pure waters of the classical repertoire by appealing to the masses. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z On the second day the crowd going up the broad staircase to see the little Angel was even greater. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is red because it is carrying up to view the complex molecules produced or concentrated at greater depth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But John understood from her tone that the fuss was, possibly, a little greater than the danger—Roy was not, after all, going to die. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Then I could state in much greater detail what I might hope to accomplish in England. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z There can be no greater agony, nothing can be more painful than the not knowing, which will never end. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This was what his father had taught him: the greater the composure, the more revealed one was, the truth of one’s inner life was manifest—a pleasing paradox. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Especially when your dad is George Rowley, owner of Chokecherry Real Estate, the largest—and the only—real estate agency in Chokecherry and greater Shadbush County. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Axel can’t add those words to the even greater mystery in his head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “What does America mean to you? Why do you want to stay? How will you contribute to making America greater?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z In middle age I was assured that greater age would calm my fever and now that I am fifty-eight perhaps senility will do the job. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It is heavy with our worst fear, greater even than the fear of death: to be factionless. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Out here in the waste its terror was far greater: it pierced them with cold blades of horror and despair, stopping heart and breath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Every second a greater relief vied with a greater disappointment inside me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The morning light had broadened, gained greater depth, and lay in a clean sheet across the bay, giving it a silver tincture. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We are now a force greater than nature. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He had defined me to myself, and there’s no greater power than that. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That a greater fool than Jane Eyre had never breathed the breath of life; that a more fantastic idiot had never surfeited herself on sweet lies, and swallowed poison as if it were nectar. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But when she was finally able to think again, she gave an even greater gasp. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The immunity from civil liability given to prosecutors and judges is even greater than the protections provided to law enforcement officers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They had sought the advice of every medical expert in the greater Cleveland area—including the best fertility doctors at the Cleveland Clinic—and then engaged the most reputable adoption agency in the state. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Circumstantial evidence on its own could now be given greater weight. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As she walked across the sandbank at the edge of the river, though, she felt the weight of the calabash getting greater and greater. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Explain to your colleague you were called in here today so we could return these and give you a lecture about taking greater care with your personal papers.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Gravity’s influence is greater in the Third World than this world,” Darkness said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the Cosmos is rich beyond measure: the total number of stars in the universe is greater than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned that good deeds advance one positively in life, and lead to a greater and fuller development of self; and that bad deeds accomplish the contrary. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite bigger problems, greater worries, it was heartbreak that seized me when I first saw my male face in the mirror. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The wind, which was enjoying the conversation, started to blow with greater force, so that the sun would not blind the boy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected us to immediately move on to greater things, like arabesques, grands jetés, and pirouettes, but we couldn’t. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They argued that students should have a greater say on issues affecting their education and recommended that the School Board be enlarged to include four students—two black and two white. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Following the implications of the Maya fall, he asked, 'Are contemporary societies any better at controlling the drive toward ever greater use of resources and heavier pressure on the environment? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The faster you turn, the greater the centrifugal force pushing you into your seat, and the heavier you feel. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, the range of variation over the rest of the globe is much greater than that within Polynesia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You will do something far greater than that.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z In time, swimming would become a physical freedom greater than I could ever have imagined. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z With a roar, the Huntsmen renewed their attack with even greater ferocity, dashing themselves against the struggling companions in a surge of fury. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z No group in the United States can be said to have experienced more privilege, and gone to greater lengths to protect it, than “the white man.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She realized that a much greater charade, with even more serious consequences, was being played by her Jewish friend. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z ‘But do not give up hope! Gandalf is greater than you Shire-folk know — as a rule you can only see his jokes and toys. But this business of ours will be his greatest task.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her astonishment was almost greater than her fear of him, which was real enough, and she pulled herself up, dazed, and seized his shirt in supplication. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But the dangers for children are even greater. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z She couldn’t tell if the tears in her eyes were from the pain of her stings or something greater. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “But they’ve used you as a knife sharpener,” said Ron, wincing slightly as they passed a lamp and Neville’s injuries were thrown into even greater relief. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “You have a rarity. Right now I can’t recall any greater gift.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Which means that you stand a greater chance of dying while dealing crack in a Chicago housing project than you do while sitting on death row in Texas. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow, then,” answered Wang Lung, and then he saw his wife’s face and he was moved with a pity greater than any he had had for himself. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The characteristic had surfaced, to a greater or lesser degree, in nearly every horse to descend from his great-grandsire, Hastings, a thousand-pound misanthrope for the ages. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That was not because chiefdoms were more kindly disposed toward defeated enemies but because the greater economic specialization of states, with more mass production and more public works, provided more uses for slave labor. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There is no greater joy than the burst of solution to a problem. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He lived alone in this deteriorating, blind building of a thousand uninhabited apartments, which like all its counterparts, fell, day by day, into greater entropic ruin. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z After that evening my longing to see it again was even greater than my fear of burglars, a dark rat-infested house or police raids. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Of far greater concern at that time, of course, was my own future, for on that night all that consumed my thoughts was the fear of the next day’s injections! Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z As for the floor, you couldn’t have found a greater confusion if the ceiling had been lifted off and the sky had rained down ticket stubs and newspapers and Baby Ruth wrappers. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z In fact, I began to sense a greater underlying pattern to the way the wind moved through the courtyard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I believe that the men who endure the dangers of battle—fighting there for us tonight—are helping the entire world avoid far greater conflicts, far wider wars, far more destruction, than this one.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They drew away for a second, he put his arms around her and they kissed again with greater confidence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Rebellious and full of rage, he could offer me no safety, only greater danger. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Yes, really; We always thought there was enough room and food for one more person, but we were afraid of placing an even greater burden on Mr. Kugler and Mr. Kleiman. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We tend to count the diseases conquered, the planets explored, the drudgeries banished, and to assert that the greater good is served by seeing things our way. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The physical fitness test was set up for subjects taller, heavier, and with a greater muscle mass—in other words, men. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z In the fourth inning there was a home run, then another, greater one. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Since children are smaller and still growing, the danger for them is greater than for adults. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The distance was greater than it had looked. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "My love for His Grace is greater than it has ever been." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But this admission, made in national magazines, only brought me a greater degree of success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The flood hurled them across the junction and into St. Aldate’s, where the downward slope of the street let the water rush on with even greater speed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Frightening prey so that a large number flee into a greater destruction. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The greater number were on the right, where the Firienfeld was wider; and on the left there was a smaller camp, in the midst of which stood a tall pavilion. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Any butler with ambition simply did his best to climb as high up this ladder as possible, and by and large, the higher he went, the greater was his professional prestige. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z That was close bn three hundred years ago, when the Seven Kingdoms were kingdoms, and not mere provinces of a greater realm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It wheeled and went north, flying at a speed greater than any wind of Middle-earth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was being lifted off the earth, outside fear and torment, being part of something greater than myself. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I also have Fatima. She is a treasure greater than anything else I have won.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion: the more intelligent, the less sane. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It is, he thinks, an even greater commitment than inheriting responsibility for the family farm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The mare flew over stone and stream and meadow, and by that sundown Beowulf was master of a greater estate in the land of the Geats than anyone save the king himself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early Evening, the Firing grew greater, which was General Putnam arrived with Reinforcements & engaging with Parliament’s Schooner. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It has happened also because, for reasons to be described later, destructive insects often undergo a “flareback,” or resurgence, after spraying, in numbers greater than before. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Though danger dogged my heels, urging me to hurry, a greater sadness slowed my steps. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It had been built long ago when the traffic on the roads had been far greater. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But far greater than that hope was the hope that Weep would be delivered, by someone, even if it was him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he had a greater obstacle to overcome than mice: the walls. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But...his mind had touched her mind, and that seemed to him a deeper reality and even greater intimacy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His chalk approximates the texture of flesh and captures the play of light and dark over the nude forms, giving the figure a greater sensuousness. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In some states, black men have been admitted to prison on drug charges at rates twenty to fifty times greater than those of white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My reserve was greater and more obdurate than ever before. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The pressure became all the greater after William was selected for a new secret mission. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Madison, and to an even greater extent Jefferson, seemed to think that economic policy consisted of getting out of the way to allow the natural laws of economic recovery and growth to proceed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z By far the greater part of the earth’s surface is covered by its enveloping seas, yet in the midst of this plenty we are in want. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But it was not grief that Olanna felt, it was greater than grief. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In so doing they find a far greater abundance of space and food than was available in the former colonies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “The word is not favored here, Mr. Malcolm X. The term Afro-American has greater meaning, and dignity.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The roar came again, if anything with greater intensity, momentarily drowning out all the other commotion. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The heavy weight of it presses down on me in a force much greater than gravity. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Over the carcass of the horse, they built a platform of hewn logs; trunks of smaller trees and limbs from the greater, and the thickest straightest branches they could find. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The minimum speed on this road was greater than any I had previously driven. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Monsters are variations from the accepted normal to a greater or a less degree. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The combination has been in use for six hundred years throughout the English-speaking world, though with greater frequency in the nineteenth century and in the United States. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Hence writing brings power to modern societies, by making it possible to transmit knowledge with far greater accuracy and in far greater quantity and detail, from more distant lands and more remote times. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘And in such a battle as we think to make on the fields of Gondor what would you do, Master Meriadoc, swordthain though you be, and greater of heart than of stature?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Even greater was the impact in Africa, where maize was transforming agriculture by the end of the sixteenth century. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It soon became obvious that this model created more problems than it solved—and the heavier the atom, the greater the problems. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After this ten-minute conversation, Bobby said he was going to play “no matter what,” and that the interests of the United States were greater than his personal interests. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They dressed the maiden as though for her death and carried her to the hill with greater sorrowing than if it had been to her tomb. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But against Minas Tirith was set another fortress, greater and more strong. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’m a simple woman, ma’am. I leave the opinion-having to minds greater than my own.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Because the disease was crippling, it may have provided Roosevelt with a greater compassion for the underdog; or perhaps it improved his striving for success. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You and everything here appear equally insubstantial from my perspective. Perhaps we will be able to discuss it at greater length another time. Come with me.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Wang Lung became sick with the sickness which is greater than any a man can have. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z This was a departure from the days of decorous protest, and many of the old stalwarts of the ANC were to fade away in this new era of greater militancy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There is the humility of being a father to someone so powerful, as if he were only a narrow conduit for another, greater thing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "There is no greater plea-sure than to serve the King's Grace. If I was deemed worthy to join your royal council, you would find none more loyal or true." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There is no greater joy for a mother than to know her only child is doing well. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “A little one, that lives in oak trees, and eats wasps and worms and sparrows’ eggs—it grows no greater than this. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z |
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