The higher the tree in the rain forest, the more sunlight that tree receives each day on its canopy foliage.
It is comparatively easy to use "comparatively" in a sentence.
I would like to go to a higher grade next year.
The first sentence - I want to be promoted - means that 'I' wants someone to promote him . We don't know who that someone is because this is a passive sentence and in passive sentences we don't always know who does the action. This is a correct sentence.The second sentence - I want to promote in a higher position - means that 'I' does the action of promote. But we don't know who 'I' wants to promote because there is no subject. This sentence is not correct.I want to promote her to a higher position. - In this sentence 'I' does the action of promote and the person who is promoted is 'her'. This is a correct sentence.
I wouldn't use a semicolon in a conditional (if) sentence. Semicolons can join two independent clauses without a conjunction. The "if" clause in a conditional sentence is dependent, not independent.
I mightn't use that word.
Patricians were of the higher class in ancient Rome.
as the flames grew higher, we heard a strident call for help.
you need to hoist your grades higher or you will be moved to a lower class
A house with an ocean frontage will selll for a higher price.
Many workers are continuously fighting for a higher minimum wage.
In some countries, the death rate is higher because of disease.
The higher elevation will give us a better view.
I used to be earning a much higher interest rate in my savings account
If my letter of help doesn't get response, I will still have recourse to a higher authority.
People who walk in front of trains have a higher mortality rate.
The factor in this matter is not my concern. There are many factors to apple pie- apples, flower, sugar, etc.
"...and the building wasn't just big, it was colossal. It stood higher than anything around it"