Example sentences of "[verb] at an [adj -er] [noun sg] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agencies ' reports will thus provide information on both the financial and operational performance of the activities they cover at an earlier stage than is possible in departmental reports . |
| 2 | any authorised deductions should have occurred at an earlier stage than when the trustees received the monies ; when the monies came to the trust they had " come home " ; and 2. there was no heading under which the deduction could be made . |
| 3 | She faced her anger at being abandoned at an earlier age than anyone would have expected , and talked about loneliness . |
| 4 | Since the matter is important , I wonder if you would take the trouble to write to me again , indicating particularly whether such other arrangements as you will be making are likely to commence at an earlier date than one might otherwise suppose . |
| 5 | Already for a number of years , employers have not been able to oblige women to retire at an earlier age than their male colleagues but by law must have a common retirement age that applies equally to both sexes . |