Example sentences of "[adj] than surface [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Change at deeper than surface level was maximized as a result of those courses whose messages about practice were clear , unambiguous and precise as to both their substance and their status ( as policy , recommendation , suggestion or option ) . |
| 2 | Soakaways to the roads and houses of a development will usually be cheaper than surface water sewers . |
| 3 | Bore-hole water is usually more uniform than surface water , particularly when there is no intrusion from different strata . |
| 4 | An underwater world , new and exciting and richer than surface communication . |
| 5 | In such an extreme climate , these cave dwellings have the distinct advantage of being cooler than surface structures in summer , and warmer in winter . |
| 6 | The glycocalyx of platelets is thicker and more dense than surface coats of other blood cells and is rich in glycoproteins ( Berndt & Phillips , 1981 ) , which is not surprising bearing in mind the number of receptor functions and transport mechanisms active at the platelet surface . |