Example sentences of "[adj] than [art] [num] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although smaller and lighter than the 7.62 Self Loading Rifles which we had used in the Territorial Army , its strength lay in its high velocity rounds and accuracy . |
| 2 | Gross domestic product ( GDP ) growth rate in 1989 was estimated at just over 10 per cent , slightly lower than the 1988 growth rate of 11 per cent . |
| 3 | McLaughlin 's ( 1991 ) study showed clearly that the personal incomes of ex-carers were around £40 lower than the 1988 Family Expenditure Survey ( FES ) per capita average , while the incomes of two-adult households containing an ex-carer were £144 a week lower than their FES counterparts . |
| 4 | This stimulation is nevertheless much lower than the 50 fold activity observed in the deletion analyses shown in figure 1 . |
| 5 | For the size of frame illustrated , and smaller , use nothing larger than a 60 watt bulb |
| 6 | It was reported that he had said the Government ‘ had fallen flat on its face in dealing with the situation ’ , adding that law and order did not exist in this country at the moment ; that there could be up to five million illegal immigrants in Britain ; and that judges should be able to impose the death sentence on anyone convicted of an offence carrying more than a fifteen year sentence . |
| 7 | I have stopped the bullet close to the hook for two reasons , the first being that crust is light and buoyant to an extent even when soaked , so the closeness of the bullet will stop it from rising off the bottom any more than the 1½ inch distance of the plastic leger-stop from the hook . |
| 8 | Nobody suggests you should buy shares over anything less than a three-to-five year period . ’ |
| 9 | 60% of child cycle owners have less than a two kilometre journey to school ; |
| 10 | If I had chosen to keep any of the more sensitive invertebrates I would not consider less than a 30 gallon capacity system . |
| 11 | As effective economic policy can hardly be judged in less than a three year period , and political affiliation is also a long-term question , it seems entirely reasonable that aid should be committed over a three year period . |
| 12 | The riders ' warm-up will be longer by far than the eight kilometre course itself , and then comes an anxious wait . |
| 13 | If the 1989–90 actual intake is higher than the 1980 Act standard number , it will represent the standard number . |
| 14 | I am , however , pleased that the discussion papers now recognise that strategic planning and public transport will require special mechanisms , particularly if other than the 15 Authority option is chosen . |
| 15 | For children under 5 in Lothian the number of casualties in 1991 was nearly one third greater than the 1981–85 baseline total , whereas for Scotland as a whole casualties in this age group rose by less than 5% . |
| 16 | The Rover V8 engine , whilst being more powerful , is also more fuel efficient than the 2.25 litre unit . |