Example sentences of "[adj] than [art] [noun sg] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all other age groups below retirement age the proportion of temporary workers is lower than the average for all age groups . |
| 2 | An upholstered stool would be much more appropriate than a coffee-table for this attractive and scholarly volume . |
| 3 | Mrs Hughes , who waited more than a century for some of the most exciting times of her life , passed away peacefully in her sleep at the St David 's Nursing Home , Redcar , Cleveland . |
| 4 | After all , he was a serving liaison officer between the CIA and the White House , even if he had been little more than a sleeper for several years . |
| 5 | Nearby , Quickstep , a pleasant VS 4b , lacks the stature of its more imposing neighbours but has the rock and the moves to prove more than a match for many a celebrated limestone VS . |
| 6 | Man for man a unit of Elf longbowmen is more than a match for most opposing troop types . |
| 7 | Given a decent summer , a top English Seyval Blanc or Huxelrebe is more than a match for most Muscadets or Soaves . |
| 8 | The three characters are portrayed with vivid detail and lively humour : two sailors who flirt with a girl but find her more than a match for either of them . |
| 9 | You could see that he would be more than a match for some small female saint with no name . |
| 10 | ‘ Once we 've upgraded our line 's axle loading and slightly reduced the engine 's water capacity , No. 80064 will enter service as more than a match for any of the trains we are likely to run . ’ |
| 11 | The fact that a baby is weaned early , according to this argument , matters less than the reason for this decision : whether it reflects a cultural norm , or stems from the mother 's revulsion at physical intimacy , or expresses an urge to hurry the child towards independence . |
| 12 | According to the Labour Force Survey , the proportion of agency workers working on a temporary basis because they do not want permanent jobs is considerably higher than the average for all temporary workers and that the proportion of agency secretarial/office workers doing so is still higher ( see Table 5.1 ) . |
| 13 | Both of these groups had non-completion rates which were higher than the average for all students . |
| 14 | Easton 's district is more prosperous than the norm for these two council districts , with an overall unemployment rate in 1981 of 9.2 per cent , compared with 19.5 per cent for the two district council areas . |