Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] be [adj] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Porter then develops the argument that the presence of interrelationships between SBUs implies that strategies must be broader than simply build , hold or divest . |
| 2 | It also points out , however , that if a significant part of global warming this century is indeed due to increased solar activity , then the greenhouse effect may be weaker than previously thought . |
| 3 | The view is likely to be controversial , as other research indicates that ozone loss could be worse than previously thought and that the problem could last for many generations . |
| 4 | While the Midland had expected that its reserves would be lower than either Barclays or NatWest , both newly merged , it was horrified to learn that the true capital of Lloyds , a bank it had always looked down on , was £266m , £73m higher than its own . |
| 5 | This year the Ninth Book Fair coincides with Belfast 1991 and the range and quality of books will be better than ever before . |
| 6 | Calculations made by Don N. Page , then of the California Institute of Technology , and me , based on measurements of the cosmic background of gamma radiation made by the satellite SAS-2 , show that the average density of primordial black holes in the universe must be less than about two hundred per cubic light-year . |
| 7 | For some countries , including Britain and Spain , it seems likely that a softer , more automatic ERM would be better than both the existing ERM and no ERM at all . |
| 8 | We had our first moderate snow fall in mid-November last year , but so far it looks as though this winter will be milder than ever . |
| 9 | Germany is at last waking up to the what has been clear to outsiders for the past year or so , that there is going to be no quick fix to the recession it is facing and that it will be long and grinding : this week the BDI industrial federation admitted that the downturn could develop into Germany 's worst recession since the end of World War II , saying that the western German economy will continue to decline , and the fall will be deeper than previously thought , so that in important sectors such as the capital goods industry the downturn will represent a new post-war record ; the body blames weak foreign demand for German goods , the now over-valued mark and rising costs for German industry and now admits it is the result of structural problems that will have long-term economic effects . |
| 10 | Cargo forecasts suggest that a growth rate of 11.4 percent for Europe-Far East trade over the next 20 years will be more than double the expected increase across the North Atlantic . |
| 11 | Two courses out of the whole menu would be more than enough . |
| 12 | I do not overlook De Gourmont 's plea for a meeting of the nations but I do believe that when they meet Paris will be more than slightly abashed to find parodies of the middle ages , Dante and Langue D'Oc foisted upon it as the best in United States poetry . |
| 13 | Exploitation of the press , radio and television would be more than ever indispensable , as would awareness that image matters not in a figurative sense only : votes can be won and lost by hair-styles , complexions , teeth and apparel . |
| 14 | ‘ Though no doubt Quirinus would be more than slightly curious as to our errand in the Greshorns . |
| 15 | It will contain one of the finest and openest quadrangles in this country ; its details will be more than ordinarily lively and cheerful ; its amount of window light will exceed that of , probably , any public building in this country ; its construction will embody every modern improvement , invention , and appliance ; its materials will be the most perfect which long and earnest study enable me to render them , while its cost will not in the least exceed what is customary with public buildings in the usual style . |
| 16 | You may be making a parafoil , or an inflatable animal shape , in which case the paper pattern will be more than just a flat plan . |
| 17 | May we try by our own example to show that a world of peace and compassion can be more than just a hopeful dream . |
| 18 | Discover that fishkeeping can be more than just owning a goldfish — how about a pet foot eel , or a mysterious seahorse ? |
| 19 | Heat has entered the debate because the Medical Research Council ( MRC ) has submitted secret advice to the Home Office which claims that deaths after an attack may be lower than almost any published estimate — and certainly lower than those predicted by the National Radiological Protection Board ( NRPB ) , which has the statutory responsibility to advise the government on radiation hazards . |
| 20 | Depending on the fitness of the horse , twenty or thirty minutes schooling should be more than enough initially . |
| 21 | She suspected that life must be harder than ever for Sarah , left on her own with a small son to bring up and a houseful of strangers to cater for , and she made a resolution to visit Sarah more often . |
| 22 | Even after the latest concession , pension payments would be lower than before . |
| 23 | Since tomorrow 's materials will be better than today 's , delay is not just pointless procrastination . |
| 24 | SKIING holidays will be cheaper than ever this year with some prices tumbling as low as £99 for a week . |
| 25 | Predictions for 1993 are only marginally better , hence the emphasis on efficiency and cost reduction will be stronger than ever . |
| 26 | Because bills are now lower , fewer people face large increases , so the number of people entitled to a reduction will be less than originally expected . |
| 27 | However , we think that Club Couples should be more than slightly special , and to this end our Couples Clubreps will be on hand with a few ideas , designed with a slightly more subdued mood in mind . |
| 28 | Most heads of households within the cities do , on the whole , find employment , and job opportunities for women may be better than elsewhere . |
| 29 | Even acute fear of dentistry may be more than just fear of the drill : California dentist James Rota says that women who are most frightened of dentists are those who have been sexually molested as children . |
| 30 | Notice that while doing this you are vulnerable to being pulled over , so your body position should be lower than ever . |