CJS IMAGE DICTIONARY

The more, the more ....

.... is a useful structure used to describe the relationship between two things.

HINT: REPETITION is
a vital part of learning,
so do the test:

at least twice NOW
again TOMORROW
in four days' time
in a weeks' time
in two weeks' time

Carpe Diem - CONVERT the sentences as shown in the examples given.
	I listen - politicians - cynical - become

The more I listen to politicians the more cynical I become.

QED (Quod erat demonstrandum)
	more - one - eat - fatter - get

The more one eats the fatter one gets.

nec plus ultra
	When people are desperate they tend to turn to crime more readily.

The more desperate people are the more readily they tend to turn to crime

sine qua non
	For me, the price a work of modern art commands seems to rise in proportion to its ugliness.

For me, the uglier a work of modern
art is the higher the price it seems to command.

veritas vincit omnia
	If we pay a lot of subsidies we will distort the underlying economy.

The more subsidies we pay the more we will distort the underlying economy.

dum spiro, spero
	I study a lot but I seem to understand less and less.

The more I study the less I seem to understand!

o tempora, o mores
	The number of accidents rises in proportion to the reduction in speed limits.

The lower the speed limits, the more accidents there are. OR
The greater the reduction in speed limits, the more accidents there are. OR
The more speed limits are reduced the more the number of accidents rises.

sapienta potenza est
	As I get older I seem to have more patience.

The older I get, the more patience I (seem to) have.

pax vobiscum
	There are more and more regulations imposed by Brussels, so people becoming more anti-EU.

The more regulations imposed by Brussels, the more anti-EU people become/are becoming. OR: The more Brussels imposes regulations, the the more anti-EU people become/are becoming.

in absentia
	Unemployment is continuing to rise and the government is under growing pressure to act.

The more unemployment rises the more pressure the government is under to act.

pro bono
	As the level of crime rises so the public demands harsher punishments.

The higher the level of crime (rises), the more the public demands harsher punishments.

The higher the level of crime (rises), the harsher the punishments demanded by the public.

bona fide
	The luck I have seems to increase in line with the amount I work.

The harder I work the more luck I seem to have.

ad hoc
	The fun of a social gathering increases in line with the number of people. The party will be more fun if there are more people there.

The more, the merrier. (a proverb!)

a priori
	I like her more each time I see her.

The more I see her, the more I like her.

mea culpa
	A) When shall I start my diet? B) Sooner would be better than later!

B) The sooner the better.

caveat emptor
	Every time I think about what happened I get more angry.

The more I think about what happened the angrier I get.

ad infinitum
	As a car increases in age it needs more and more maintenance.

The older a car (gets), the more maintenance it needs.

(non) compos mentis
	The time the job takes to complete will depend on how many people help.

The more people who help the faster/quicker/sooner the job will be done.

de facto
	If you look after your teeth they will last longer.

The better you look after your teeth, the longer they will last.

in extremis
	His brutality increased in line with his power. (use 'acquire')

The more power he acquired the more brutal he became.

in flagrante delicto
	As I get to know people I like dogs more.

The more I get to know people, the more I like dogs.

in situ
	Cancer becomes more difficult to treat as it spreads.

The more cancer spreads the more difficult it is/becomes to treat.

in toto
	The incentive to work decreases in line with the rise in social benefits.

The higher the rate of benefits, the less incentive there is to work.

mens sana in corpore sano
	Cancer is much easier to treat if it is diagnosed early.

The earlier cancer is diagnosed, the easier it is to treat.

modus operandi (M.O.)
	I work harder and harder but the boss takes me more and more for granted.

The harder I work the more the boss takes me for granted.

non sequitur
	If we wait longer it will be more difficult to fix the problem.

The longer we wait the more difficult it will be to fix the problem.

per se
	The consumption of alcohol falls in line with its increased cost.

The higher the cost of alcohol, the lower (is) its consumption.

post hoc ergo propter hoc
	People are more likely to take drugs if they are readily available.

The more readily available drugs are, the more likely people are to use them.

prima facie
	I feel more relaxed about the issue as I think about it.

The more I think about the issue, the more relaxed about it I feel.

quid pro quo
	Driving becomes proportionately more dangerous as the outside temperature falls.

The greater the fall in temperature, the more dangerous driving becomes.

Latin Expressions one should know .....

a fortiori

with stronger reason

expresses a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for a previously accepted on

a posteriori

from the latter

based on experience

a priori

from the earlier

independent of experience

acta non verba

deeds, not words

ad hoc

for this

said of something created or formed for a special case

ad infinitum

to infinity

something that keeps going forever

alea jacta est

the die is cast

said when a plot is set into motion

ars longa, vita brevis

art is long, life is short

a reason of or justification for war

casus belli

cause of war

a reason or justification for war

caveat emptor

let the buyer beware

a customer is responsible for making sure that a product is in good working order

compos mentis

of healthy mind

sane

de facto

from fact

something that happens in practice but is not necessarily established by law

de jure

from law

the contrary of de facto; something established by law

dies irae

day of judgment

dramatis personae

persons of the drama

refers to a list of actors, or to the principal participants of an event or in a group

dum spiro spero

while I breathe, I hope

Et tu, Brute?

You, too Brutus?

Not you as well?! In reference to someone being betrayed by friends

ex cathedra

from the chair

with the full authority of office often used in reference to the Catholic pope’s infallibility, but also employed in other contexts

ex post facto

after the fact

realized with hindsight

genius loci

guardian spirit

the character of a place

honoris causa

for the sake of the honor

an honorary degree

horribile dictu

horrible to say

in extremis

in the farthest reaches

in a difficult situation, or at the point of death

in flagrante delicto

in the burning crime

caught in the act

in medias res

into the middle of things

in the midst of action said of the opening of a story or account

in situ

in that place

in its original place, in place, there

in toto

as a whole

inter alia

among other things

ipso facto

by the very fact

because of that fact

mea culpa

I am responsible

My bad' - forgive me

memento mori

remember that you must die

a reminder of mortality

mens sana in corpore sano

a healthy mind in a healthy body

mirabile dictu

amazing to say

modus operandi

method of operating

way of working also MO

ne plus ultra

none more beyond

without equal, the greatest degree

non sequitur

it does not follow

said of something that does not logically relate to what came before

nota bene

note well

take note - also NB

o tempora o mores

oh, the times, oh, the morals

said in criticism of behavior

omnia vincit amor

love conquers all

panem et circenses

bread and circuses

said of things offered to the masses to distract them from what they should attend to for their own benefit

per se

by itself

post hoc ergo propter hoc

after this, therefore because of this

effect follows cause. Often a criticism of false logic

prima facie

at first look

based on the first impression, or accepted as correct until proved otherwise

primus inter pares

first among equals

pro forma

for form

for the sake of appearances or form

quid pro quo

this for that

something given in exchange for something else hence quid, the nickname for the pound in UK currency

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Who watches the watchers?

Who shall protect us against those who supposedly protect us?

sic transit gloria mundi

thus passes the glory of the world

fame is fleeting in this world

sine qua non

without which thing . . . not

said of something indispensable

sub rosa

under the rose

happening or done in secret

sui generis

in its own class

unique

tabula rasa

scraped tablet

blank slate the concept of the human mind before it receives impressions from experience

tempus fugit

time flies

terra firma

solid ground

often used figuratively to refer to certainty

vox populi

the voice of the people

"The more you complain, the less sympathy I have."

= "My sympathy decreases in line
with the number of your complaints."

"My lack of sympathy is inversely proportional
to the number of your complaints."

Rewrite each prompt to express it in
a different way using this structure.
In each case what I consider
to be the best answer is given.