Example sentences of "to [det] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd actually prefer to send you to that than go to it myself , because I think that would be a better use of time . |
| 2 | We seem to be more alert to that than many others ; hence our firm determination , which was re-emphasised by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister this afternoon , to make subsidiarity work . |
| 3 | And I think that keeping the Orkney old fashioned cow is near to that than crossing with continental . |
| 4 | I kept hoping the foreman would notice , but he did n't ; there was some meeting going on and he seemed more concerned with the fact that all the bosses were going to that than in what we were doing . ’ |
| 5 | And there 's , there 's things are not necessarily wrong , there 's the legitimate things , erm , wi within our work , th there 's a , there 's job satisfaction , but there 's more to that than , in life than just job satisfaction . |
| 6 | They were old friends whose support of each other over the years in the trials and tribulations of love affairs , marriages , jobs , lonelinesses , had become far more important to each than any possible physical flutter . |
| 7 | This habit is more natural to some than to others , but conscious discipline is needed to extend it into every aspect of the farm . |
| 8 | This may come more naturally and easily to some than to others , but it is possible that where a prolonged conscious effort has been made to tap this creative source , greater understanding and appreciation result than where only little work has been needed . |
| 9 | Though in some ways Colin was quite close to his drivers — closer to some than to others — he was , in financial matters , something of a cheese-parer and though his sponsors were generally reasonably generous , even at the height of Lotus 's reputation he neither enjoyed the kind of largesse available to some teams nor , with his many other commitments and his fairly flamboyant life style , could devote all of what he did receive to his team . |
| 10 | ‘ There seems to be a lot more to this than meets the eye , ’ said Sergeant Camb indignantly . |
| 11 | The smoke is probably unburnt fuel If the carb is a little bit worn it will do this The Solex carb is more prone to this than the later Zenith It may also be slight oil burning which is also very common as the engine starts and only happens for a few seconds This is a ‘ feature ’ of Land Rovers and is not really cause for concern |
| 12 | The fourth principle is that ‘ personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall be adequate , relevant and not excessive in relation to that purpose or those purposes ’ — and there is more to this than at first meets the eye . |
| 13 | Elizabeth could see that there was more to this than George would tell her , but she , too , came to the conclusion that Sarah must go to Leeds and that as soon as possible . |
| 14 | There is more skill to this than many people realize . |
| 15 | But everyone was left feeling dissatisfied , because everyone knew , or feared , there was more to this than they were letting on . |
| 16 | And there 's more to this than questions of individual fitness . |
| 17 | In short , while there is a redistributive effect through benefits there is a much less progressive pattern to this than might be expected . |
| 18 | There 's more to this than just finding Mike before he gets to Bernard , is n't there ? ’ |
| 19 | But there may be more to this than comradely debate . |
| 20 | There is really more to this than necessary pessimism of the intellect associated with optimism of the will . |
| 21 | ‘ There 's more to this than Volkov and the girl . ’ |
| 22 | There 's more to this than meets the eye . ’ |
| 23 | There 's more to this than a missing husband , is n't there ? ’ |
| 24 | Ray Jones , of McDonnell Douglas , said : ‘ There is a lot more to this than meets the eye and I would like to make extensive comment , but I can not . |
| 25 | There may be more to this than meets the eye ( if you 'll excuse the pun ) as just once in a while I have taken zander during the daytime in water that has been so clear that I would have rated my chances as zero . |
| 26 | He noted that the government commission which he had established to investigate the Parys affair had paid more attention to this than the commission later appointed at Walesa 's request [ see p. 38881 ] . |
| 27 | Well , I wonder if you feel that er , there 's something more to this than meets the eye . |
| 28 | And there is transparently more to this than knowing the meanings of individual units of expression ; we have to grasp the syntax . |
| 29 | That Harthacnut was a Dane is less relevant to this than one might think . |
| 30 | The great majority of its members were more attracted to this than to the abuse from the Communists or to the dissensions of the ILP . |