Example sentences of "than for any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another post-Tiananmen worry , greater for for Hong Kong than for any other interested party , must be the future of China 's economy and economic policies . |
| 2 | Oddly , perhaps ominously , the war has in many respects gone better for Israel to date than for any other single party ( with the possible exception of CNN ) . ’ |
| 3 | I feel almost more sorry for you than for any , for you have let your heart entwine itself so round mine that the shock to you will be very great ; take care that you be not too much overcome . |
| 4 | Deborah ( Chapter 2 ) mentions how advertising ‘ pretties up periods ’ , and it is a fact that since putting ads on television for sanitary products , the Independent Broadcasting Authority has had more complaints than for any other product , which says a lot about the public 's discomfort and embarrassment where periods are concerned . |
| 5 | Many contemporary players came under the Squash Rackets Association 's coaching umbrella at a very early age and facilities are more abundant than for any other racket sport . |
| 6 | Plundering en route was forbidden , probably because it reduced the speed of the army rather than for any ethical reasons . |
| 7 | His public buildings — North Leith Church ( 1814 ) , the Merchant Maiden Hospital in Edinburgh and the Custom House , Greenock ( both 1816 ) , the Edinburgh Academy ( 1822 ) and John Watson 's Hospital ( not the National Gallery of Modern Art ) Edinburgh ( 1828 ) — may now seem more remarkable for their correctness of proportion and detail than for any great originality , the first having an Ilissus portico adapted from Smirke 's Armley Hall , Leeds , and the four last all being variations of the theme of Smirke 's Covent Garden . |
| 8 | No more than for any other trad. wedding . |
| 9 | Children had the cane for talking more frequently than for any other misdemeanour . |
| 10 | The other source of inspiration — and indeed guidance — for the research was an experiment by William Hayward and his colleagues at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York ( Nature , vol 290 , p 475 ) , Their work on a virus-induced lymphoma of birds inspired the researchers to look specifically for the myc gene — rather than for any of the 13 other known proto-oncogenes . |
| 11 | All this may sound negative but it is more important to prepare for death than for any other event of life however much current thinking may sweep the subject under the carpet . |
| 12 | More second marriages break down because of the children of the partners than for any other single cause . |
| 13 | Despite their often Eastern names , these are all Western pedigree cats , almost all of which have been specifically developed for the show-ring , rather than for any other purpose . |
| 14 | The planning of the new invasion was nevertheless more realistic than for any previous attempt . |
| 15 | The H 2 O bonds were much stronger than for any other hydrogen compound , but yet the algae managed somehow to develop a secondary photolytic reaction centre for re-absorbing high-energy light that could split the water molecules up . |
| 16 | This is not only untrue , it is probably less true than for any other age group . |
| 17 | To design cards for this stitch type is no more difficult than for any other type of stitch pattern , but there are one or two rules that you need to obey . |
| 18 | Hari raked the coals beneath the kettle on the fire , more , Emily imagined , to give herself time to think than for any other reason . |
| 19 | More to put her at her ease again than for any other reason I picked up The Times and showed it to her . |
| 20 | There are more members — and we receive more letters — for Steffi 's fan club service , than for any other player , even Andre Agassi , who has overtaken last year 's previously most popular male player , Stefan Edberg . |
| 21 | Only a handful of letters for these years have been preserved ; fewer than for any similar period of his later life . |
| 22 | The difference in prevalence between men and women is greater for those aged 60 or over than for any other age group . |
| 23 | We had more reviews than for any festival in the last fifteen years . |
| 24 | The company is now looking at a future that is brighter than for any time in the past 20 years . |
| 25 | Only Trethowan 's name was omitted , presumably more for reasons of his public reputation as an interviewer and commentator than for any lack of enthusiasm for the Conservative cause . |
| 26 | He was the former Republican leader in the House of Representatives , and had been chosen as Vice-President for his reputation for honesty rather than for any outstanding political qualities . |
| 27 | Certainly frequency will be higher than for any but the heaviest TV campaign , but it will hardly be dramatic . |
| 28 | Scores for /a/ backing are higher for East Belfast males than for any other groups studied , and the range of environments in which backing operates is extended to voiceless stops amongst younger East Belfast males . |
| 29 | Dorset Health Authority monitors activity in the usual manner , and quality criteria are no less rigorous than for any other provider unit . |
| 30 | We remember the 1930s for a set of very general measures , rather than for any inter-professional work on traffic and roads as part of a comprehensive view of urban development and planning . |