Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frivolity is a better marketing strategy for the bottled-water industry than actually telling consumers about its products . |
| 2 | It is likely then that marriages , at least amongst the propertied , in fact lasted longer during the Victorian period than ever before or since . |
| 3 | Because in recent years hypnosis has tended to leave behind its mystical and Svengali-related image — and also because complementary medicine in general is far more widely accepted than it used to be — many people are less worried about the whole concept than before . |
| 4 | Trade unions , despite a loss of membership and their apparently weakened position , appear to have performed more effectively after the General Strike than before — which suggests that employers were more reluctant to become embroiled in major industrial conflict and that the unions were , themselves , asserting their rights in more effective and varied ways . |
| 5 | These two factors have always applied , but the significance of regional and local perspectives on population changes seems greater in the last quarter of the twentieth century than previously . |
| 6 | Unionists of the time would scarcely have recognized the terms of the debate , for in 1922 the party was still embroiled with Ireland and the House of Lords , held a smaller share of the popular vote than ever before , and was still split as it had been since 1902 ; few Unionists would have seen the war as a turning-point for the better in the party fortunes . |
| 7 | James Kasting , of the Pennsylvania State University , also told the American Association for the Advancement of Science in February 1990 that , judging from ancient craters on the moon , collisions with asteroids nearly 300 miles in diameter , hitting the Earth at more than 100,000 mph , were much more common in the early history of the solar system than today . |
| 8 | Experience of this nature may reduce the reliance of less developed countries on goods imported from abroad ; local manufacturers may be able to satisfy local market needs by intelligent marketing , and thus gain a larger share of the local market than before , with consequent results for local levels of production and the economy generally . |
| 9 | 's ( 1965 ) three dimensions and in a survey of heads of household in Illinois , found that socioeconomic status generally accounted for more of the rural-urban variation than either occupation or residence , and then rejected Bealer 's approach when they argued that future work should concentrate on single-dimension variables . |
| 10 | The cry by 1901 was for educated men ‘ of good social standing ’ to become ministers : ‘ Such men … are more needed now than before Board Schools provided hearers whose improved education demands preaching of a higher order than formerly . ’ |
| 11 | It was also said that both masters neglected to wear their gowns , that the gardens were overgrown , and that , though there were still about 150 boys at the School , yet " they were of a lower class than formerly " . |
| 12 | Yet in a curious way ‘ the Arabs seem even less of a real presence than before ’ . |
| 13 | 1 It is much more effective to carry out media relations activities within the framework of a detailed plan than simply to publicise events as they happen and haphazardly respond to media enquiries . |
| 14 | ‘ A wall of fire , maintained by the fire-makers of an older age than even these Tuthanach . |
| 15 | It made him look more like a ruthless pirate than ever . |
| 16 | The Trunchbull , her face more like a boiled ham than ever , was standing before the class quivering with fury . |
| 17 | In Dresden , long known for a softer line than elsewhere , the Mayor , Wolfgang Berghofer , announced after talks with 20 church and New Forum opposition activists that he was willing to discuss their nine-point proposal , and release anyone arrested who was not accused of violence within 24 hours . |
| 18 | ‘ Would n't it be better to love like that for a little while than never to know what it is like ? ’ she asked herself silently . |
| 19 | A national project allows astronomers of that country to take major decisions in building and using the satellite ; and national pride makes it more likely that politicians will produce the money for a national project than simply to join in someone else 's satellite . |
| 20 | General practitioners are experiencing more stress , less job satisfaction , and poorer mental health with the new contract than before . |
| 21 | Alongside the festivals , the dalliance of the music business with the counter-culture pumped more money into the underground press than ever before . |
| 22 | Clearly , consultation is essential , with a wider group than yet involved ( including for example EATWOT , the association of Third World theologians ) . |
| 23 | The association of ideas made fondness for Gentle sound like another disease , but he did n't comment on it , merely made arrangements to pick up Klein the following evening and put down the phone , plunged into a deeper trough than ever . |
| 24 | Prince Charlie can go a lot better in the tartan game than most for he can , officially , wear no fewer than 11 different tartans . |
| 25 | Minority groups were better represented in the new Congress than ever before . |
| 26 | Although this species has occurred more regularly in the past decade than formerly , no very significant change in status seems likely . |
| 27 | I suspect that if ever the day came when we had the misfortune of the Labour party inflicting regional government on us from Newcastle , those people would be wondering why their income tax or whatever other form of tax that Labour would seek to impose was so much higher in the northern region than elsewhere . |
| 28 | This control , according to Willis , is manifested in the fact that the men organize production in a greater measure than ever before . |
| 29 | They also want the chance to use their minds and energies in a wider sphere than just the home . |
| 30 | Provided the necessary resources to maintain an active programme of exhibitions are made available , the Library is now in a better position than ever before to project itself to the public at large through the use of instructive and stimulating displays . |