Example sentences of "than in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taligent Inc , the Apple Computer Inc-IBM Corp joint venture that is busy turning Apple 's Pink object-oriented operating environment into a fully-fledged product , is well ahead of schedule in the development effort and now expects to start shipping the thing next year rather than in 1995 , the Wall Street Journal reports . |
| 2 | Phone-ins on radio can provide speedy feedback , but by and large feedback is much slower in the mass media than in interpersonal communications . |
| 3 | More than in 1945 , they controlled multimedia organizations , with interests in TV , radio , film , video , recorded music and book publishing , as well as newspapers and magazines . |
| 4 | Film was still censored , but by more liberal standards than in 1945 . |
| 5 | Could you be more easily shocked by media in 1990 than in 1945 ? |
| 6 | In addition , the average induction of Hp production in these cells is substantially lower than in non-transfected cells , suggesting that another factor would be required . |
| 7 | Fifty-five thousand people , 10% more than in 1992 , attended this year 's fifth annual Salon de Mars arts fair held 30 March to 5 April in a huge white marquee near the Eiffel Tower . |
| 8 | Small in comparison to major fairs such as Basel , it is however the leading Asian fair and this year included ninety-one galleries of which fifty-nine were from outside Japan ( nine less foreign galleries than in 1992 ) . |
| 9 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Amsterdam-based networking and electrical engineering group Getronics NV says it sees no evidence of market growth , and assuming no major acquisitions occur , its business will grow hardly any faster than in 1992 , when net profit rose 14% ; its investment is expected to remain at the same level as in 1992 , and cash flow is expected to develop on a comparable basis . |
| 10 | Looking to the future , she warned that 1993 looked set to be a tougher year than last , ‘ Education funding in the UK looks less secure than in 1992 , and there are no major World Bank projects likely to come through in 1993 . |
| 11 | He carries only nine pounds more than in 1992 and despite being plagued by a wind problem since that success , has come back in great style after being ‘ tubed . ’ |
| 12 | However , in 1993 the benefit from hedging was less than in 1992 as the gap between sterling interest rates and precious metal interest rates narrowed . |
| 13 | The amount accrued in 1993 was lower than in 1992 as a result of changes to plan benefits for current employees . |
| 14 | Without BMK , our turnover was £5.2m less than in 1992 , which fully illustrates the difficulties encountered in all areas of selling . |
| 15 | Although there are some hopeful signs of recovery in the US market which should ultimately lead to improvements elsewhere , there seems little prospect that world market conditions will be easier in 1993 than in 1992 . |
| 16 | Another snag is that construction costs in Berlin , already higher than in western Germany , are now rising as fast as rents . |
| 17 | The distinction between individuals in government and the senior civil service , banks and corporations is often more blurred than in western countries , and therefore this elite tends to form a coherent and powerful set of economic interests , ( although these may be contradictory and are usually very diverse ) and are not only represented in government but often are the government . |
| 18 | Living standards for most of the population were lower in India than in western Europe and silver bullion , which was the nearest thing to a common international currency at the time , had a higher purchasing power in India than in Europe , so that anything made by people who were paid European wages would be expensive in terms of silver in India . |
| 19 | The concept of a personal point of view was also absent to a greater degree than in Western culture , for the unschooled children could group a given set of objects or pictures according to only one attribute , although there were several other possible bases for classifications . |
| 20 | In cultures where the two-parent family is not the major centre for the rearing of children that it is in Western , middle-class cultures , the Oedipus complex does not develop , for the intensity of the relationships is much less strong between parents and children than in Western society . |
| 21 | This situation was widely held to be responsible for Australia 's slowness in adopting new technology — automation in the motor industry was far less advanced than in western Europe — and for persistently low levels of labour productivity . |
| 22 | A further aspect of the new system , which has yet to be fully exploited by centres , is that the Higher National Units which make up the new courses can be taken individually by candidates , rather than in complete courses . |
| 23 | ‘ Families are more inclined to settle permanently as worshippers in good , commodious , and well-situated buildings than in small , ill-arranged , and badly situated chapels . ’ |
| 24 | For another , with a large brain the boundaries between areas will take up a smaller proportion of those areas than in small brains . |
| 25 | Information in the WHO reports also suggests that higher percentages of children under age five suffer malnutrition in large families than in small ones and that the problem is greater among high parity children than among those of low birth order ( Omran and Standley , 1976 , 1981 ) . |
| 26 | After his retirement there was no place where he took more delight in an invitation to talk than in one of the Cambridge churches or one of the college chapels . |
| 27 | It is possible to pay your rates monthly , rather than in one big lump sum and to have a ‘ budget account ’ with the Gas and Electricity Board who estimate your likely yearly consumption , based on the number of appliances you have , and work out a monthly payment figure . |
| 28 | It is much safer to be in a subordinate position than in one of authority . |
| 29 | He says in future , requirements are more likely to appear in regular ‘ profiles ’ — groups of standards that provide workable solutions , rather than in one package such as XPG5 , XPG6 and so on . |
| 30 | It is probably better to think of team teaching as one eventual culmination of resource-based learning rather than the other way about , and some schools will usefully move towards it by stages rather than in one giant leap . |