Example sentences of "[subord] double [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Company liquidation figures have been more than double the level of a year before , with about half the companies dying within the first five years . |
| 2 | Even before last week 's double blitz the Compensation Agency for Northern Ireland was facing record pay-outs this year — more than double the total for 1991–92 . |
| 3 | That would more than double the income for the exchequer next year providing two point three billion pounds . |
| 4 | The growth in occupational pension provision for women was even more marked with more than double the proportion of 60–69 year olds having them ( 32 per cent ) compared with the over-80s ( 15 per cent ) . |
| 5 | The acquisition of Caradon , whose brands embrace Twyfords , Mira showers and Everest double glazing , will more than double the size of MB Group 's building products business which feature Stelrad and Henrad radiators , Ideal boilers and Stelrad Doulton sanitary ware . |
| 6 | The largest city in the world in 2000 will be Mexico City with a population of some 24.4 millions , more than double the size of any city in 1960 except New York . |
| 7 | That will more than double the size of the market to 2.5 trillion RPMs in 2005 . |
| 8 | The Micom Communications Corp subsidiary of MB Communications Inc , Lawrence , Pennsylvania has announced a new model in its Marathon range of data and speech network servers which is claimed to more than double the performance of the previous products . |
| 9 | Investment activity by unit was more than double the percentage of North Side units contained by the neighbourhood . |
| 10 | Thus , the benefit for a pensioner couple over 80 will rise from £88.45 a week to £96.15 a week — an increase of 8.7 per cent. , which is more than double the increase in the retail prices index . |
| 11 | Whilst both offer excellent value for money , we strongly advise you consider Gold Cover , as this offers cash benefits DOUBLE those of Silver cover — for less than double the cost per month . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , the bank said it will more than double the cost of counter charges for providing services for those who do not have an account or investment with the bank or financial services division . |
| 13 | Declared expenditure on defence and security is now more than double the expenditure on health . |
| 14 | The existence of economies of scale in family life ( bulk buying , spreading fixed costs , etc. ) means that , although two can not live as cheaply as one ( it seems to us at least ) , cohabitation means that a given per capita standard can be maintained for two at less than double the expenditure for one . |
| 15 | The ministers approved a budget of 192,000,000 ECU for the period to 1992 , more than double the award for the expiring two-year phase ; they also agreed to open talks with the EFTA members with a view to extending the scheme . |
| 16 | Prior to World War I , infant mortality rates in the workhouses were more than double the rate for the entire population . |
| 17 | For the year , revenues were $140m , up 10% , more than double the rate of growth of the workstation market as a whole ; profit and loss details were not given . |
| 18 | On housing , I have increased Scottish Homes ' grant in aid next year by £27 million compared with 1991-92 planned expenditure — excluding repayments to the national loans fund — more than double the rate of inflation . |
| 19 | The annual growth in the number of patients treated , at 1.9 per cent per year , was more than double the rate of growth in spending ( Robinson 1991 ) . |
| 20 | It 's up to one pound eighty two , an increase of eight per cent , more than double the rate of inflation . |
| 21 | Gordon Owen , the managing director in charge of Mercury , says the group is anxious not to more than double the network in a year as it is a case of ‘ how fast you can go without falling over ’ . |
| 22 | Trading profits in the communications division were more than double the figure for the first half year thanks to the cost control programme . |
| 23 | The CBI points out that UK corporate taxes , at more than 4% of GDP in 1989 , are more than double the amount of state aid to industry . |
| 24 | The will point to his agreement , however reluctantly , to the introduction of the Compaq Grand Slam Cup last year — the ITF 's official end of the season competition — which offered $2m to the winner and $6m overall , more than double the amount on offer at the ATP Championships and which even some of the players , including Boris Becker and John McEnroe , described as exorbitant . |
| 25 | The total so far this year is 53,000 — more than double the number during the same period in 1991 . |
| 26 | All told , it will more than double the number of computers in Californian schools . |
| 27 | A task force set up two years ago to raise extra money from international business has enabled it to more than double the number of support staff to five ( last year it raised £300,000 ) . |
| 28 | They comprise some 21 per cent of rural housing stock on average , and Shucksmith ( 1981 ) indicates that , during 1968–73 in England and Wales there were usually more than double the number of local authority houses being built per 1,000 population in urban than in rural districts . |
| 29 | The proposed development at Meadow House , though not associated with any community , would more than double the number of habitable dwellings in the immediate vicinity . |
| 30 | Even 17.8 per cent , however , was still more than double the growth of average earnings over that period . |