Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [adj] than the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For there 's nothing the Scots enjoy more than the scoring of own goals . |
| 2 | If the target word in the position had a recognition score lower than the threshold then it was omitted . |
| 3 | The style and method of management matter less than the question of whether the headteacher can collaborate with other schools and is prepared to make adjustments and concessions in the way the school is run in order to allow better pooling of time , staff or other resources . |
| 4 | We are nature 's unique experiment to make the rational intelligence prove sounder than the reflex . |
| 5 | Paradoxically , in some cases photocopies look better than the original because they help smooth out the jagged edges of curves and fill in the gaps between the dots to make the letters look more solid . |
| 6 | However , these traditional role expectations prove weaker than the pressure of the other goals and practical constraints , and so the gender role is modified . |
| 7 | No investment having a DCF yield lower than the company 's cost of capital would normally be accepted . |
| 8 | No investment having a DCF yield lower than the company 's cost of capital would normally be accepted . |
| 9 | Given the higher risk associated with equity , a positive yield gap ( i.e. with earnings yield greater than the bond yield ) would be expected . |
| 10 | Some of the palm trees look taller than the elm trees in ‘ our ’ wood , and they rise sheer , with tiny top-knots of palm-leaves at the top . |
| 11 | Many industrial buying decisions involve more than the buyer and in some cases the technical specifier , production personnel and finance personnel are involved . |
| 12 | However , I am only too aware that falls damage more than the dignity . |
| 13 | Some rankings have more than the approval of the author of a guide , and are attested by other authorities , local or even national . |