Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] than [art] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | One English study showed accident rates of 5–9 year olds 15–20 times higher in residential areas than the 17–59 age group , whilst another has shown that young pedestrians account for 38 per cent of recorded casualties in residential area accidents and young cyclists a further nine per cent . |
2 | This Act is of much broader application than the 1963 Act discussed above . |
3 | The scheme depends chiefly on the seriousness of the harm caused and the degree of foresight , though in a much more structured fashion than the 1861 Act . |
4 | A draft investment-services directive was submitted by the commission to the council in January 1989 , and is much further along the legislative road than the two insurance directives . |
5 | This would revive the 1979 will with its power of appointment , and he thought that that more closely approximated to those intentions than the 1989 will without any such power . |
6 | Greece sought until the last moment to hold out for a higher ceiling than the 60,500 transit licences offered to Greek lorries . |
7 | For these reasons supplements for 7 night holidays may be different from a 10 night holiday , and sometimes a 10 or 11 night holiday may have a higher supplement than a 14 night holiday . |
8 | The Report rationalized the process into three ‘ cycles ’ — the first concerned with initial training ; the second with a probationary period but enhanced by further professional training and of longer duration than the one year then ( and still ) in force ; the third cycle covered the remainder of a teacher 's career until retirement . |
9 | ‘ We have the experience to win the trophy first time out , ’ he said , even though Wednesday will face much sterner tests than the 8-1 first-leg rout of Spora . |
10 | It also reaffirmed , with greater emphasis than the 1944 Act , the principle that children with special educational needs should normally be educated in ordinary schools provided that their needs can be met there , that the education of the other children does not suffer , and that it is compatible with the ‘ efficient use of resources ’ . |
11 | The directive does not impose any stricter standards than the 1908 Act . |