Example sentences of "[be] [adj -er] [subord] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Officials maintain that living standards here are higher than elsewhere in the former superpower , but rationing exists for cereals , sugar , butter , flour , petrol and other basic goods . |
| 2 | The salute and stamp of boot on bare floor were smarter than normally as a consequence . |
| 3 | Relations between the Meskhetians and the Uzbek majority had been strained for some time , largely as a result of the poor housing and other conditions in which the Meskhetians had been forced to remain ( many still lived in shanty towns , and levels of unemployment were higher than elsewhere in the republic ) . |
| 4 | Consciousness of all these pressures did not improve Michael Banks 's concentration and , together with fatigue , ensured that the lines were worse than ever on the Friday afternoon run . |
| 5 | The Northern Foods shares are lower than they should be , because the stock market has got it into its head that competition is tougher than ever in the food business . |