Example sentences of "this [det] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt some of you will find this less than convincing in the face of the superstition and magic that exists everywhere . |
| 2 | Gazing at the blue fabric , she noted that Ivan , ever present when least wanted , was intently watching this less than interesting encounter from a position just behind and below Henrietta 's left shoulder . |
| 3 | Morton saw that Leonard and Mrs Cohen were very close , and nothing emphasised this more than her willingness to take them and their friends out for meals , especially to a favourite Greek restaurant where she would be the life of the party , not least in singing , and encouraged by good wine which the restaurateur would ply them with in order to get the mood of the evening going . |
| 4 | It was this more than anything that impelled Havel into active opposition , and there 's little doubt that it 's his reputation as a truth-teller , a man whose word is to be trusted , that most commends him to a nation recovering from constitutional mendacity . |
| 5 | Eckholm 's book ( 1976 ) does this more than adequately , and less recent accounts ( e.g. Jacks and Whyte 1939 : Hyams 1952 ) have also documented what has been seen as a widespread and serious problem . |
| 6 | This more than made up for the Tramway Department 's loss of revenue resulting from the suspension of the service ! |
| 7 | Nobody rails against this more than environmental groups . |
| 8 | No issue has confirmed this more than the environment , where public as well as legislative pressure has helped produce a surge in environmental programmes across industries , particularly in the US . |
| 9 | Do not repeat this more than a couple of times in rapid succession however , because otherwise the dog may start to interpret this as a game . |
| 10 | According to Informix , this more than triples performance because different transactions can be carried out on different processors simultaneously . |
| 11 | Clumping of cones of the same type is apparent , but is this more than the chance aggregation that arises in any random distribution ? |
| 12 | According to Informix , this more than triples performance because different transactions can be carried out on different processors simultaneously . |
| 13 | Nothing exemplified this more than the campaign for public economy which shook the government in 1921 . |
| 14 | Is this more than a mere technical exercise ? |
| 15 | HAMLET : S'blood , there is something in this more than natural , if philosophy could find it out . |
| 16 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |
| 17 | One fine day and such a trip as this more than compensates for all the bad ones . |
| 18 | As far as literary theory is concerned , it is perhaps this more than anything else which constitutes the structuralist revolution . |
| 19 | We are a class-ridden society and no one feels this more than we Northern middle-class girls ; but the one quality which transcends class consciousness is self-consciousness in its literal sense , the ability to be oneself in whatever company . |
| 20 | British books and other printed materials have been received by the Library through the privilege of legal deposit from 1710 onwards , and this more than any other single factor has produced the breadth and range of the Library 's printed collections . |
| 21 | The pattern seems to be , and fast changing circumstances dictate this more than anything , not to dwell on problems . |
| 22 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |