| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | higher than the [adj] [noun sg] | 109 |
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| 2 | greater than the [adj] [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 3 | lower than the [adj] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 4 | better than the [adj] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 5 | larger than the [adj] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 6 | [adj -er] than the average [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 7 | [adj -er] than the [adj] average | 31 |
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| 8 | [adj -er] than the national [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 9 | [adj -er] than the previous [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 10 | smaller than the [adj] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 11 | bigger than the [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 12 | [adj -er] than the original [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 13 | worse than the [adj] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 14 | longer than the [adj] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 15 | [adj -er] than the [adj] year | 16 |
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| 16 | [adj -er] than the current [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 17 | [adj -er] than the surrounding [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 18 | [adj -er] than the other [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 19 | [adj -er] than the [adj] figure | 13 |
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| 20 | stronger than the [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 21 | [adj -er] than the [adj] rate | 13 |
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| 22 | shorter than the [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 23 | faster than the [adj] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 24 | cheaper than the [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 25 | [adj -er] than the [adj] value | 10 |
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| 26 | [adj -er] than the actual [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 27 | [adj -er] than the old [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 28 | [adj -er] than the standard [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 29 | [adj -er] than the present [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | [adj -er] than the [adj] version | 7 |
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