Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't get me wrong , I 'm not saying that companies should n't sponsor ballet or opera , but I think they have to not lose sight of sponsorship potential with the disadvantages as well as the anonymous giving branch , because small amounts of money to some organizations may do disproportionately more than the Scottish Opera |
| 2 | Universal and Paramount may do less well than last year . |
| 3 | The person who creates a crisis in a relationship which is not going well such that the two part company and he or she is able to establish a more suitable and rewarding partnership may do much better than the person who avoids crises and settles for a far from ideal partner . |
| 4 | Other readers may respond more positively than I do to these over-leisurely presumptions on their interest . |
| 5 | Most countries had objected that they would be forced to rely on each other 's trade statistics , that exporters would face more rather than less paperwork at national borders , and that the potential for fraud would increase . |
| 6 | Resources : The Ninth Five-Year Plan ( 1971–75 ) stipulated that light industry would grow more quickly than heavy industry ; nonetheless , the opposite took place . |
| 7 | The techs ' eyes would take far longer than any Wolverine 's to accommodate to the profound gloom . |
| 8 | In the nature of things , much of this feedback will go no further than the local office , but senior bureaucrats are much involved in the preparation of new policies for politicians and it would be strange indeed if such feedback never featured in new recommendations . |
| 9 | Some words can go in more than one category : put them in the category of the simplest error , or the one that offers the simplest way in to teaching . |
| 10 | Once a bat has detected a moth it has the advantage , because bats can fly much faster than moths . |
| 11 | ‘ As you 'll see , it 's a great pile of belongings I have to carry with me , and the hare can travel easier inside than outside us . ’ |
| 12 | The Executive Committee shall meet not less than twice a year in every calendar year : decide its own procedure : elect its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman , each of whom may hold the office for a maximum period of four consecutive years . |
| 13 | When Japanese demand picks up again , imports will grow more quickly than in past recoveries . |
| 14 | Thus the parents can reward more often than punish which will offset any of the avoidance side-effects of punishment that the restraint method may create . |
| 15 | An advantage of this system is that work can commence much earlier than in the traditional system because much of the design work will take place at the same time as the actual construction . |
| 16 | Applications must be processed Assuming that the company requires a range of different skills , the applications must be divided into groups according to their suitability for the different posts Some applicants may appear in more than one group , in which case some account will need to be taken of their preferences Managers involved in the selection process must choose those to be invited for initial interview . |
| 17 | The agreement which the union negotiated is that commercial radio stations must spend not less than 3 per cent of their net advertising revenue on the employment of musicians . |
| 18 | If it is a runaway success the draw could pull in more than £3 billion , creating at least two new millionaires each week . |
| 19 | Anyone looking for an exotic finish to a room need go no further than Ravissant . |
| 20 | As Zinyama and Whitlow ( 1986 ) have pointed out , erosion problems are likely to increase in the Communal Lands , where a population growth of 3.6 per cent per year means that the population will double in less than 20 years . |
| 21 | If its Secretariat 's proposals are agreed to , " farming will become more rather than less intensive , global brands will erode local foods and developing countries ' food self-reliance will be undermined " . |
| 22 | Our clientele will go down quicker than free beer on a beano ! ’ |
| 23 | The group can expend not more than £100,000 . |
| 24 | Producers should hold not less than 60% of the shares , it says . |
| 25 | For people living in the same area , those in the most expensive properties should pay not more than three times as much — the maximum variation — as those in the least expensive properties . |
| 26 | Skin brushing need take no longer than five minutes each time and can be done while you run the bath . |
| 27 | He 'd had no idea that Dora Jenks would last any longer than the others . |
| 28 | The deals will bring in more than £2 million and that will help Smith keep other players at the club . |
| 29 | These three aspects are to some extent interrelated in that , for example , at higher temperatures water quality may deteriorate more rapidly than at low temperatures and under conditions of crowding , the deterioration of water quality will also be accelerated . |
| 30 | Neath , the leading Welsh club side of the moment , were more or less ignored because although their forwards could get around better than anyone else 's there would not have been much point if they could not win the ball in the first place . |