Example sentences of "[adj] than at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can tell you he 's running quicker than at the same time last year , ’ said the Welshman , confident that Christie is capable of matching Canadian Bruny Surin 's 1993 world best of 6.45 . |
| 2 | Still , he reckons that the bigger the mainframe , the cheaper relatively it is to buy — 10% cheaper , in fact , at the top than at the bottom end of the range . |
| 3 | The total number killed was 16 fewer than at the same time last year . |
| 4 | The protocol at Ingard House was far more elaborate than at the head office of the bank . |
| 5 | Firstly , when we were first discussing the sale , the market was somewhat more buoyant than at the present time . |
| 6 | ‘ This year there are a lot of students who have not yet got training places — significantly more than at a similar time in previous years , ’ Mr Pritchard said , adding that the Law Society was considering various ways of helping those unable to find a training places with a law firm . |
| 7 | Judge power The authorised number of Lords Justices was at present 26 , one less than at the same time last year . |
| 8 | The amount of money donated to the Village Association through the envelopes is less than at the same time last year . |
| 9 | The value of exports in the last three months was 13 per cent higher than at the corresponding stage last year , and volume alone was 11 per cent up , while imports were 20 per cent more in value and 15 per cent up by volume . |
| 10 | The minimum fell somewhere between maternal ages 20 and 35 years and , from the minimum , the proportion of still births increased again towards older maternal age where , in most samples , it became higher than at the younger end of the maternal age scale . |
| 11 | Oil prices remained 35 per cent higher than at the same time the previous year , the prospect of increased trade with Saudi Arabia and Iran opened up and major development projects , such as the expansion of the Das Island gas liquefaction plant and Dubai 's dhow wharfage scheme , recommenced . |
| 12 | Given that the group is expected to have made profits for the current year , the net assets will be higher than at the last account date and as the company is being purchased on a multiple of earnings we should consider stripping out the excess assets . |
| 13 | It is already apparent that players are much fitter than at the same time last season . |
| 14 | His leadership was never less disputed than at the present moment . |
| 15 | At an initial wage , the extent of the disequilibrium , measured by the ratio , is greater than at an initial wage . |
| 16 | Throughout the last 120 years , the demands on the experience and accumulated information of the Geological Survey in Scotland have never been greater than at the present time . |