Example sentences of "[be] long than " in BNC.
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| 1 | So short of an immediate recovery , this recession will be longer than the 11-month average length of recessions since the war . |
| 2 | They can take up to three breaks , but the total length can not be longer than five years . |
| 3 | In the case of the Watford and Foxton Locks , the line of ascent would be longer than in the sample , say , by only 1 min. and 4 minutes respectively : and the cost of the works would be increased only by the cost of increased lengths of slopes or inclines ; that is — 24 feet and 100 feet respectively . |
| 4 | In education operational time scales tend to be longer than commercial ones , certainly so far as joint projects are concerned . |
| 5 | Treatment sessions do not usually need to be longer than 1 hour . |
| 6 | If you are about to take a break in paid employment , and know this will be longer than two years , it is always worth ‘ electing ’ to pay the full rate before you leave your current job . |
| 7 | However , sexual history records remarkable cases of feminine pubic hair that has grown to be longer than the hair on the owners ' heads . |
| 8 | All we 've been asked to do is secure this ship until help arrives ; which should n't be longer than this time tomorrow . |
| 9 | Therefore there needs to be a period to allow exploration of satisfactory forms of internal work organisation when new technology is introduced , and this period may well need to be longer than that usually allowed for new skills acquisition . |
| 10 | His time in Abu Dhabi would be longer than usual . |
| 11 | For instance , if A is longer than B , then it follows that B can not be longer than A ; hence , ’ — is longer than — ’ is an asymmetric relation . |
| 12 | And since the custodial sentences imposed by Crown Courts tend to be longer than those passed by magistrates ' courts , the sentencing practice of the Crown Court is clearly a much more potent factor in generating the prison numbers crisis . |
| 13 | If you were to measure the diameter of the Shuttle 's orbit it would be longer than it would be if the Earth were n't there . ’ |
| 14 | Sometimes , as in Mozart , the bridge passage will occur very soon , and may be longer than the theme itself . |
| 15 | The jaws appear to be longer than broad . |
| 16 | The jaws appear to be longer than wide . |
| 17 | The jaws appear to be longer than broad . |
| 18 | The jaws appear to be longer than broad . |
| 19 | The school day and terms are likely to be longer than the legal requirement for state schools . |
| 20 | The auditor 's report will itself be longer than before , with information on the respective responsibilities of directors and auditors and a description of the basis for the auditors ' opinion . |
| 21 | Female first names tended to be longer than males , in terms of the number of syllables they contain . |
| 22 | Female pet names tend to be longer than male . |
| 23 | Export credit finance should be considered where a project requires capital goods and associated services to be imported because the term of the loan can sometimes be longer than the term for commercial funds |
| 24 | Antral crypts were estimated to be longer than gastric body crypts . |
| 25 | This means that a written sentence can be longer than a spoken sentence . |
| 26 | Maturities vary but they tend to be longer than those for conventional stocks ; only three of the 13 stocks outstanding at end-September , 1991 had maturity dates before the end of the century and several still had terms to maturity in excess of 20 years . |
| 27 | When a pupil 's absence through illness is likely to be longer than three days , the parents must inform the School . |
| 28 | But a few well I was gon na say a few weeks ago , it might be longer than that , there was that very large coloured girl that was on |
| 29 | Will it 'll be longer than that ? |
| 30 | Do you know what , I think one of my feet must be longer than the other ! |