Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] than elsewhere " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , it has somewhat different political perspectives in terms of a ‘ persistent leftism ’ ( Adams , 1983 ) rather than pragmatic reformism , and is more committed to direct political action than elsewhere . |
| 2 | At the same time Emily Faithfull modified the length and pay of apprenticeships , and the workers had extremely good conditions and shorter hours than elsewhere . |
| 3 | According to OECD studies the proportion of elderly people killed and injured is greater in residential areas than elsewhere in urban areas . |
| 4 | The whole cathedral shows a greater French influence than elsewhere in Belgium . |
| 5 | In these other bodies of law we see more influence of foreign law than elsewhere in our legal system . |
| 6 | One traditionally impoverished group — women — have become more represented in this offence than elsewhere in criminal statistics . |
| 7 | It also tended to increase the cost of land more markedly in this region than elsewhere . |
| 8 | The severe depression of 1878 — 83 , which was longer and deeper in the coffee-growing Central Province than elsewhere , had little effect on cattle stealing ( Table 3.6 and Figure 3.1 ) . |
| 9 | Some species have benefited from the change in the downland agricultural scene , and Corn Buntings and Skylarks are now more numerous in these areas than elsewhere in the county and are the most characteristic birds of the downland . |
| 10 | Much of the housing is unfit for human habitation , and the proportion of dwellings which are overcrowded or lack basic amenities is much higher in these areas than elsewhere . |
| 11 | Moreover , given the fact that classes have always been much larger in primary schools than elsewhere , and that primary teachers have persistently urged the need to improve pupil-teacher ratios , it is not surprising that many heads saw the opportunities afforded by PNP only in terms of smaller classes . |
| 12 | Moreover , in the interests of trade regulation , thrashed out after many years of conflict between coalowners , merchants , shipowners and government , colliers were loaded in sequence and sailed in convoy , giving even better opportunities than elsewhere for seamen , keel men and others to pressurize their employers by delay . |
| 13 | A better balance than elsewhere between industry and agriculture was the advantage she derived from slower industrial growth ; she also owed to it some of her resilience and powers of recovery after two world wars . |
| 14 | In Scotland , while the stamp duty change will benefit more homeowners than elsewhere because of the lower property prices , the change in tax relief will be a hindrance because mortgages tend to be lower . |
| 15 | ‘ Less time than elsewhere . ’ |
| 16 | Greenpeace says the standards applied in Germany , where fridges use up to 50 per cent less energy than elsewhere , should be the European norm . |
| 17 | Peet 's analysis of labour unionization in the United States noted that rates of union membership have traditionally been much lower in the southern States than elsewhere ( figure 5.15 ) . |
| 18 | In short , if life was always harder in the inner cities than elsewhere , and if conditions may temporarily have been alleviated by the impact of the welfare state and rising incomes , the last decade has been widely represented as a period of deterioration . |
| 19 | The prevalence of the disease in the gay community may also be related to the upsurge of interest and propaganda about homosexuality , while its first appearance in the US correlates with the American investment in paramedical research , ensuring that these ideas are at a higher concentration than elsewhere . |
| 20 | The fact that French academies are relatively expensive should come as no surprise : this style was much more developed in eighteenth-century France than elsewhere , namely by Boucher and Greuze . |
| 21 | In Dresden , long known for a softer line than elsewhere , the Mayor , Wolfgang Berghofer , announced after talks with 20 church and New Forum opposition activists that he was willing to discuss their nine-point proposal , and release anyone arrested who was not accused of violence within 24 hours . |
| 22 | I suspect that if ever the day came when we had the misfortune of the Labour party inflicting regional government on us from Newcastle , those people would be wondering why their income tax or whatever other form of tax that Labour would seek to impose was so much higher in the northern region than elsewhere . |
| 23 | They 've pointed out that the area to the south and the west is generally much higher agricultural land than elsewhere . |
| 24 | The dark markings correspond to regions in the clouds which scatter less solar uv radiation than elsewhere . |
| 25 | It is a system which works well in securing loyal commitment , by virtue of low turnover and dissent , even if it does not produce markedly more satisfied workers than elsewhere . |