Example sentences of "at [det] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jim was better at that than Phoebe was , and inside herself she sulked . |
| 2 | You are better at that than Nigel . |
| 3 | God knows , he could n't be any worse at that than he was at his last job … |
| 4 | Geoffrey was also in charge of the effects record on the Panatrope ; he was better at that than moving about the stage . |
| 5 | Americans are much better at this than we are . |
| 6 | And certainly that other main arm of executive control — the army — seems little better at this than the police , for the number of participant accounts of their deep structures remains negligible , supporting McCabe 's ( 1980 ) contention that we should be asking of all of these costly institutions , ‘ who is to be controlled by whom and for what reasons ? ’ |
| 7 | Evergreen winter foliage needs to stay looking fresh right through the darkest days and some variegated plants are better at this than others . |
| 8 | He 's much better at this than belly-dancing in the desert , covered in clay . |
| 9 | Initially the Germans were more proficient at this than the Allies , for they kept their snipers in the same sector for long periods so they became familiar with the enemy 's trench systems there , while the Allies rotated their snipers with the units to which they belonged . |
| 10 | erm I 'm not sure that Anne , erm with her special knowledge of French politics , would n't be better at this than me , but these thoughts come through a historian 's head . |
| 11 | Singleton seamer Bill Cameron , whose 50 tour wickets at fewer than six runs apiece must have made him wish his name was de Silva , hit the winning run with two wickets standing , before a lavish banquet in the Galle Face Hotel . |
| 12 | There are hundreds of different negotiating tactics and many people are rather better at these than the critical creation of the basic plan . |
| 13 | We would rather have no help at all than continue to do that . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I guess they just want other sorts of women in their movies in Hollywood , ’ she shrugs , saying she 'd rather now have no offers at all than be asked to play the kind of ‘ one-note , bitchy character ’ that has since come her way . |
| 15 | The the the the trouble is he got more recognition for that for getting no points at all than he did probably if he 'd have bloody won that thing . |
| 16 | Perhaps it was a tiredness resulting from the previous 14 pitches , but I could see no way of free climbing it at less than E5 , and I was n't good enough for that , not now . |
| 17 | Remember these routes are all on limestone , which rarely gives good routes at less than VS , but a line of bolts , ending at a firmly anchored chain , up dry and solid rock , means that a much bolder approach can be adopted than on the polished , easier routes of Stoney or the vertical scree of Swanage . |
| 18 | The United pilots ' union had attempted unsuccessfully to finance a similar bid a year ago when the airline was trading at less than half the final sale price . |
| 19 | While industry sources suggest up to 200 could be employed , Lesli O'Dowd estimates the likely figure at less than a quarter of that , with perhaps as few as 10–15 jobs for local people . |
| 20 | No one would doubt the market 's need to deploy its £11billion capacity more effectively — some marine syndicates work at less than half strength while syndicates in different businesses are pushing their limits . |
| 21 | The cabin is usually stabilised at less than atmospheric pressure , so its air has less oxygen than usual . |
| 22 | No one would doubt the market 's need to deploy its £11billion capacity more effectively — some marine syndicates work at less than half strength while syndicates in different businesses are pushing their limits . |
| 23 | At less than half that age , Mary declared , in her act , ‘ the full administration and ruling to be in our own hands ’ . |
| 24 | First , he has devised a way of buying the ground at less than half price . |
| 25 | Cabra 's share price , down from 120p to 7¼p , values the company at less than a third of the anticipated £23m . |
| 26 | Undaunted , his lower leg and ankle in plaster , Hoppy led what was left of his battalion across mountainous jungle terrain teeming with enemy units to Imphal , where the battalion was re-formed at less than half strength . |
| 27 | Armed with a decade of research results , Sweden and Norway proposed that the weight of sulphur falling in rain or dust on each square metre should be kept at less than half a gram ( 0.5 g/S/m² ; or 5 kg per hectare ) . |
| 28 | The bond 's conditions did not allow for this , so even if bought and transferred at less than par between individuals , they had to be redeemed by the Club in full . |
| 29 | However , in 1957 some bonds were redeemed by the Club at less than par , so perhaps the President was successful after all , possibly by inviting bondholders themselves to suggest a lower than par price . |
| 30 | Although , at less than ½ mm in length , it is smaller than the crab louse , it appears more willing to move , and a mite has been timed at one inch per minute . |