Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [adj] than [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or if you 're comparing people with themselves as it were , that is looking for differences between how they answer one question and how they answer another question , then sort of , you know , kind of twenty or more people and you 've got a reasonable chance of showing up some , some P less than point O fives . |
| 2 | There has been some doubt about the law with regard to traffic-calming measures other than road humps which has meant that authorities have produced traffic-calming schemes but have been left in some doubt as to whether they could be prosecuted for obstructing the highway . |
| 3 | With the number of trees lost in the gales of autumn 1987 and again in 1990 , surely we can devise some material other than timber products , to end up burnt or rotting in the earth ? |
| 4 | For no real reason other than tradition samples are normally passed through a forty five mu sieve or membrane filter . |
| 5 | She has no legal income other than state benefits . |
| 6 | The ITC guidelines make it clear that it does n't see ‘ sanitised ’ violence as innocuous and Ferman expresses greater concern about Lethal Weapon 2 than Reservoir Dogs . |
| 7 | As a result , the Yachting World Trophy for line honours — allowing motoring for only one-third of the elapsed time — went to Speedy Go , sailed by Philippe Barbe , which finished only 10 hours , 11 min. later than Ocean Quest . |
| 8 | She says many things other than exam results make a good school . |
| 9 | It will have power to delay all legislation other than money bills for up to two years . |
| 10 | Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost or valuation of tangible assets other than freehold land over their estimated useful lives . |
| 11 | The sugar industry has campaigned to separate sugar from medical conditions other than tooth decay , and has suggested that natural sugars , carbohydrates and frequency of consumption are more important to cavities than sugar itself . |
| 12 | First , medical treatment other than symptom control or management is uncalled-for as a matter of law and , indeed , is inappropriate ; not only is it unethical conduct , but the doctor could also be subject to legal sanction . |
| 13 | medical expenses other than Emergency Treatment charges referred to in Clause ( 5 ) ; |
| 14 | The proposed closure of the USM , though not before the end of 1996 ( it will remain open to new entrants until the end of next year ) has thrown sharply into focus the debate on how smaller companies find a way of closing the much quoted ‘ equity gap ’ which they and their advisers have long argued makes it harder for them to raise any significant degree of long-term capital other than debt finance . |
| 15 | A business day means any weekday other than Christmas Day , Good Friday or any bank holiday . |
| 16 | There was no evidence in these miners that a radon-rich atmosphere increased the risk of any cancer other than lung cancer . |
| 17 | Large British forces had been tied up in an expensive operation to which there seemed to be no obvious military solution other than counter-guerrilla operations in Sabah and Sarawak and the deployment of large forces to discourage further escalation of the conflict . |
| 18 | Only seven people had experience of paid employment other than government work schemes , and four of these were employed before they acquired their impairment — they had not worked since . |
| 19 | Recently , Laupacis et al proposed that the adoption and use of new health technologies should be classified into five grades of recommendation based on their cost per QALY , although they also acknowledged that many other issues other than cost effectiveness , such as ethical and political considerations , affect the implementation of a new technology . |