Example sentences of "than [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the single bed , do a 2×1 rather than rather than a 1×1 rib and remember on completion of the piece knitted s-t-r-e-t-c-h those ribs . |
| 2 | rather than rather than thirty six pages of that . |
| 3 | It 's a matter of fact rather than rather than rather than a matter what is shown on the one inch map . |
| 4 | It 's a matter of fact rather than rather than rather than a matter what is shown on the one inch map . |
| 5 | Rather than rather than having a sort of under the counter scenario where er material considerations you know will be considered when it when it 's a separate planning application comes in there are there an ack there is an acknowledgement or a framework which is in a formal local plan which which identifies what the main considerations will be . |
| 6 | This example was worth discussing in more detail than most because the Argille scagliose type of " catastrophic " deposit is now recognised in many parts of the world , from California to Formosa . |
| 7 | It was affecting Debenham more than most because it is in Debenham that the River Deben is first starting out on its course . |
| 8 | It 's just hitting you harder than most because it 's taken you longer than the rest of us to discover the joys and the agonies of falling in love . |
| 9 | Peter was able to take his test a year earlier than most because the law allows disabled people to pass their test at 16 . |
| 10 | Prince Charlie can go a lot better in the tartan game than most for he can , officially , wear no fewer than 11 different tartans . |
| 11 | Rather than so As I say you associate the car and the number together . |
| 12 | If ergonomics is regarded as the science of work then work must be defined as purposeful activity rather than merely as activity for economic gain . |
| 13 | At the very least you should look out for password protection and virus checkers ; a more serious network station would include them as built-in hardware rather than merely as loadable utilities . |
| 14 | class as his/her own work , of direct relevance to his/her own life , rather than merely as something imposed from an external authority . |
| 15 | But that proved to be more than enough as Amlwch were dismissed for 72 despite 31 from Jim Harrison . |
| 16 | This method is designed to recognise profits as they accrue rather than only when they emerge as cash surpluses released from the life funds , as happens now . |
| 17 | The directorate of a company has a responsibility to those with whom they deal as people rather than just as instruments of profit . |
| 18 | The society is also urging the Association of Chief Police Officers to improve records of horse thefts by marking them as such , rather than just as thefts of livestock . |
| 19 | This was more than just because ‘ Liverpool ’ is n't easy to rhyme . |
| 20 | It is impossible to describe an organization in behaviour terms ( i.e. processes ) other than momentarily because the processes are always changing ; but when we speak of the processes we freeze that dynamic interaction for a single moment , take a picture , and know that a moment later the picture will be different . |
| 21 | But hopes of an early offer were dashed yesterday when Peter Bonfield , chairman and chief executive , said the flotation was likely to be later rather than sooner because ICL could not meet the Fujitsu criterion of sustaining a market price of 225p a share . |
| 22 | My washing has to be hung out horizontally rather than vertically because given the chance he can bring down a row of wet towels in six seconds flat . |
| 23 | For risks in Northern Ireland and certain other Rating Districts where the experience has been unfavourable the premium increase is higher than elsewhere although it will still be partially offset where the Rating Group of the insured car has been reduced . |
| 24 | Vibration problems at BPXC 's wells are more dramatic and commonplace than elsewhere because the formations are hard and the holes tend to be extremely enlarged due to wellbore ‘ breakout ’ phenomena , so that the drillstring easily loses stability . |
| 25 | In Scotland , while the stamp duty change will benefit more homeowners than elsewhere because of the lower property prices , the change in tax relief will be a hindrance because mortgages tend to be lower . |
| 26 | And learning together as we 've been reminded more than once than this morning engages us all irrespective of age , irrespective of experience it engages everyone and it 's worth emphasising that the quality of learning does not depend upon the size of a congregation ! |
| 27 | The courts are unwilling to adjourn a petition more than once since it must not be allowed to hang over the debtor 's head indefinitely . |
| 28 | As Richard Sennett ( 1974 ) puts it , ‘ A feeling can be conveyed more than once when a person , having ceased to ‘ suffer it ’ , and now at a distance studying it , comes to define its essential form ’ ( p. 112 ) . |
| 29 | If you think someone is following you on foot , check your suspicions by crossing the street , more than once if necessary . |
| 30 | Last night a large majority approved a motion to that effect by Mikhail Gorbachev , who admitted more bluntly than ever before that reforms , far from strengthening the economy , were merely adding to its immediate difficulties . |