Example sentences of "[be] [adj] than [pron] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The potential ingredients of the diet are clearer than our understanding of it . |
| 2 | It is to be hoped that Gluck 's judgments on wine are better than his knowledge of English poetry . |
| 3 | A girl who is very tall for her age may fear that she will go on growing at the same rate indefinitely , while a boy who is shorter than his mates of the same age may be afraid that he will be permanently undersized . |
| 4 | However , if the share of UK GDP accounted for by a particular region is higher than its share of UK population , then that region is relatively more prosperous than the average ; conversely for a lower figure . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm going to open the door , ’ said Sam , striding forward , since her hope that it would be the boy from the bistro was greater than her fear of retribution . |