Example sentences of "[noun] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The comparisons in the Allegro giocoso finale are also fascinating , when Thea King at a slightly slower speed than either Johnson or Collins finds a more relaxed manner for the haunting main theme with its trotting rhythms . |
| 2 | The instrument of resurrection was to be the turnpike. this custom prevailing , 't is more than probable , that our posterity may see the roads all over England restored in their time to such a perfection , that travelling and carriage of goods will be much more easy both to man and horse than ever it was since the Romans lost this island . |
| 3 | Of course , if such a procedure were adopted by the House it would be better to have it subject to agreement between the usual channels than merely on the diktat of the Government . |
| 4 | But if you do believe it then you must also believe the rest of it and realise that our relationship is destined to move along quite different channels than purely business ones . ’ |
| 5 | The R.A. 's exhibition is more about the survival of a civilisation than just about art |
| 6 | And a packet of cigarettes costs £1 less on the Continent than here . |
| 7 | I asked him whether I was right in supposing that over the years British music had been influenced much more by the Continent than vice-versa . |
| 8 | I was more of an outsider than ever , but something in me must still have wanted to belong to the family because I was still making deliberate attempts to communicate with the other members . |
| 9 | Essentially , this debate concerns those projects which are undertaken by other than the trading organizations within the public sector and which involve broader considerations than simply , for example , the replacement of worn out equipment . |
| 10 | There are far more prescriptions than ever before for which people no longer pay , and those who find themselves marginally above income support level have the option of acquiring a season ticket precisely to meet that problem . |
| 11 | If she makes an old-fashioned choice and lovingly tends a garden and a bumper crop of children , she rates louder Hosannas than ever before . |
| 12 | Both are lower in calories than practically any other first course you might pick — if they are enjoyed without buttered rolls . |
| 13 | However , we recommend that you keep to the usual recommended calorie intakes for weight loss , and reap the additional advantages in ease and speed , rather than try to eat even fewer calories than usually recommended in a diet . |
| 14 | Lorentz 's view was that the movies since their inception had offered cheap and comfortable relief ; time had to be killed somehow and one could ‘ be bored with more comfort at a movie than anywhere else ’ . |
| 15 | Mothers who had finished full time education before age 17 were more likely to have their membranes artificially ruptured before labour than more educated women ( 120/972 ( 12% ) v 33/422 ( 8% ) , p<0.05 ) . |
| 16 | Unfortunately some of this work was done without a proper appreciation of the fact that the presence of tree growth , and the shade it gave , prevented or at least discouraged the growth of water weeds , the existence of which could form an even greater obstruction than much of the tree growth . |
| 17 | As a result of social investigation there was greater recognition than before of the causes of unemployment , in particular of the distinction between the chronic underemployment of the casual poor of big cities and the recurrent temporary unemployment of large numbers of superior workers in periods of depression . |
| 18 | They also argue that far from there being a decline of religious fervour in fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe , there was more interest and deeper involvement in religion than ever before . |
| 19 | they are capable of much more sophisticated thinking than previously ( which means the likelihood of involved debates and arguments ) ; |
| 20 | More people owned motor cars than previously : by 1956 there was one car for every three people in the United States ; in France and Britain the figure was one for every thirteen people . |
| 21 | ‘ There is more to fishing than just to fish ’ and how right he was . |
| 22 | After just one month Stephen has more movement in his legs than ever before … |
| 23 | The hissing of the rain was somehow louder , somehow more different in tone … and somehow much more like the whispering of a multitude of voices than before . |
| 24 | For all that , it is wise to know a little more about search than just that method , so here are a few relatively elaborate algorithms which are also sometimes useful . |
| 25 | The consumer must accept that , with organic systems , some fruits and vegetables will not look perfect and they will continue to be more expensive because organic farming is more labour intensive and the land usually produces lower yields than conventionally farmed land . |
| 26 | There is scarcely any corporate-bond market in Japan , because issuing costs are too high ; but if new rules bring those costs down and the market revives , it is likely to have a wider range of yields than before . |
| 27 | The chief minister , 70-year-old Krishnan Nayanar , claims that because people are literate , Kerala has less crime and alcoholism than elsewhere in India . |
| 28 | There are more restaurants than anywhere outside London . |
| 29 | New methods of detecting the presence of organic compounds in fish suggest that pollutants may be killing them and other marine species in smaller concentrations than previously thought . |
| 30 | Sausalito , California-based design automation specialist Autodesk Inc , which has its UK base in Guildford , Surrey , has entered the home computer market with the launch of a new range of computer-aided design modules for Do-it-Yourself enthusiasts , interior and exterior designers as well as small business home renovation contractors : ‘ The Home Series ’ comprises four modules — one for designing landscapes , one for bathrooms , one for kitchens , and one for general home improvements ; the software was released in the US 18 months ago , and into Australia and the Benelux countries between six and nine months ago , but is now available in the UK via Solihull , West Midlands-based distributor , Force 2 International Ltd , at £60 per module including value-added tax ; the decision to release into the UK was taken after research from Banner & Co indicated that the UK home computer market was growing 25% per year , and a study by market research company , Jordans , indicated that the UK DIY market was growing at an average 3% ; according to marketing communications manager Karen Hiscock , ‘ the time was right ’ because people now want to do more with their personal computers than just play games or use the things as word processors . |