Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] than [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , if such a procedure were adopted by the House it would be better to have it subject to agreement between the usual channels than merely on the diktat of the Government . |
| 2 | Weobly , lying among gentle hills , its church spire visible from miles away , boasts more and finer black and white medieval houses than anywhere in the county . |
| 3 | And very quickly talking about it amongst the staff and er the other committees it would seem that it ought to have a far broader remit than just on the racing side so the first thing that I 'd like to emphasise is that this year of youth sailing is involves all the outgoing grass roots divisions of the R Y A , that is windsurfing , racing , training and the development divisions and the regions and the clubs and the recognized teaching establishments , so it really is an all encompassing er er scheme . |
| 4 | From the literature of earlier periods Sir Walter Scott is inevitably represented , though to a lesser extent than frequently in the past . |
| 5 | But the development of trusts and the final disappearance of common law dower rights in 1833 meant that until the late nineteenth-century reassertion of women 's independent property rights , a wealthy widow was much more dependent on her male kin than either in the past or today . |
| 6 | Some species have benefited from the change in the downland agricultural scene , and Corn Buntings and Skylarks are now more numerous in these areas than elsewhere in the county and are the most characteristic birds of the downland . |
| 7 | I believe that the maintained grammar school offers the best hope at present of making accessible to a larger population than ever before the best of the qualities and habits of which it somewhat accidentally finds itself the custodian : respect for learning , the encouragement of deep and strenuous thought , a regard for style , and the tacit assumption of contracts of mutual responsibility between individuals and between an individual and his society . |
| 8 | This is , of course , a far more optimistic view of the location and nature of power in capitalist society than either of the elite or Marxist theories which we have outlined . |
| 9 | said there had probably never been a better time than now for a private company or public body to carry out a property audit . |
| 10 | Today we have less confidence than before in the power of more external , socially oriented ideologies to change the world . |
| 11 | General Manager Rogerson added : ‘ We are running more trains than ever with a maximum of 26 per day in the height of our season . |
| 12 | Erm , well yeah I 've learnt that my wife is more use than just in the kitchen . |
| 13 | There is now more traffic than ever on the route and any hold-ups will spill on to the surrounding routes . |
| 14 | He took to spending more time than before at the Hankses ' cottage and his relationship with Carrie was an uncomplicated , comfortable one . |
| 15 | " There seem to be more fires than ever on the hill tonight , " said Louise brightly , hoping to divert Miriam from any further discussion of the Collector 's natural functions . |
| 16 | To begin with , geometry has more value than simply as a means of acquiring a grasp of mathematical concepts . |
| 17 | One of the main differences comes about through contact with Scotland , through seasonal emigration : it has left its mark both in technical features ( in the bowing , for example ) and in the repertoire of tunes — and to my ears , brought up in Scotland to ear fiddling at many Highland gatherings , the Music does have a more familiar ring than much of the rest of Irish music . |
| 18 | More patients are being treated in more specialities and with more up-to-date methods than ever before a reflection of the hard work and high levels of professionalism of the staff who serve the people of Darlington and Teesdale . ’ |
| 19 | H. L. Gee knew it when he said that Edinburgh is ‘ perhaps never seen to greater advantage than late on a midsummer evening , the stones crimson in the setting sun , western windows ablaze with fire ’ . |
| 20 | As a result of social investigation there was greater recognition than before of the causes of unemployment , in particular of the distinction between the chronic underemployment of the casual poor of big cities and the recurrent temporary unemployment of large numbers of superior workers in periods of depression . |
| 21 | Unfortunately some of this work was done without a proper appreciation of the fact that the presence of tree growth , and the shade it gave , prevented or at least discouraged the growth of water weeds , the existence of which could form an even greater obstruction than much of the tree growth . |
| 22 | In the 1980s we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the consumer . |
| 23 | In the introduction to its latest guidelines the GMC states that the preregistration year should be ‘ an enjoyable and profitable experience ’ and calls on the universities to ‘ exercise greater control than hitherto over the duties undertaken … , the supervision of house officers , the general education provided and the monitoring of house officers ’ progress . ’ |
| 24 | It was an essential part of the peace settlement package but has a wider significance than just between the parties . |
| 25 | Responsibility for developing standards will also require a greater interest than hitherto in the effectiveness of clinical care ( Williamson , 1990 ) , something that will require considerable briefing . |