Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kind of people who 'll order a guitar like this Manson will argue in reply that : ( a ) a production guitar will never have a handmade guitar 's combination of all the right bits with that extra edge of quality ; ( b ) it 's obviously better to go for a traditional design than some mutant battle-axe because you 're less likely to get sick of it and they 're a lot easier to customise further and there 's nothing better at fitting into virtually any style of music than an S-type or a T-type ; and ( c ) it 's their money , anyway . |
| 2 | For example , a worker who is unaware that exposure to high levels of benzene , as happens in some chemical plants , might cause cancer will be willing to work for a lower wage than she would if this information were widely available . |
| 3 | I can see that perhaps if they want to have a er they may feel they need to stray into other boundaries but I did feel that when I read what Huntingdon district council proposed which was if you like , to completely re-drawing the electoral map for the entire county I was n't actually looking at something that was designed to deal with the interests of the citizens of Huntingdon district council , I was looking at the straightforward political proposal which would be far better to come from a political party than from a district council . |
| 4 | While non-verbal communication of the kinds described above have a powerful role in underlining , reinforcing or betraying our feelings and aspirations , the moment we try to communicate on a wider scale than inter-personal , we must look at other sign systems to convey meaning . |
| 5 | It was not a sway to worry Stevely , for he has always reckoned that it is very much easier to work on a swaying swing than one which is inhibited . |
| 6 | Executive responsibility — as part of a team the solicitor has the opportunity to participate to a greater degree than an outside solicitor in the commercial decisions resulting from advice . |
| 7 | He knew just when , and how , to tap , in order to receive at a deeper level than he gave . |
| 8 | There is , however , separate evidence which shows that the Jovian interior is indeed hot , namely , that Jupiter radiates energy to space at a greater rate than that at which it absorbs energy from the Sun . |
| 9 | Fruit cages are relatively expensive and you have to consider whether it would be cheaper to buy from a pick-your-own farm than to pay for a fruit cage . |
| 10 | And er it , it 's much pleasanter to work and to look at a pleasant environment than something that , that is n't . |
| 11 | As the right hon. Gentleman is now keen to look at a longer period than just the last year , he will also be interested to know that between 1981 and 1991 the British economy grew faster than the German economy , the French economy , the Italian economy or the economy of any other country in Europe . |
| 12 | As a general rule , though , it is easier to cope with a dry site than a wet one : as long as a water supply is available , a dry site can be moistened to highlight the differences in soil colour and texture . |
| 13 | The governments that result , either a minority party governing with the consent of other parties , or a coalition of two or more parties , tend to last for a shorter period than one-party governments but the difference disappears if reshuffles of ministerial posts within single-party governments are taken into account ( Blondel , 1990 , p. 271 ) . |
| 14 | Nicol , the Scottish champion and winner of the North Open last weekend , faces the stiffest programme with the Vitafit Open in Germany , the Odense Open in Denmark and the Portuguese Open within the next three weeks , and seems certain to emerge with a higher ranking than his current 52 . |
| 15 | At the weekend , after a day spent watching the company rehearse , the former professional ballet dancer described its performance as having ‘ more to do with the pelvic thrust than an arabesque ’ . |
| 16 | The boom has less to do with an ageing population than a growing interest from collectors and American tourists . |
| 17 | ‘ In fact we did more to rationalize in the bad years than most companies in the field by closing down surplus plants and so on , ’ he continued . |
| 18 | They would have preferred England to lose in a genuine climax than to win by such underhand means . |
| 19 | A university education is likely to result in a better-paying job than is a nonuniversity education . |
| 20 | All these senses are much easier to satisfy in the paddocked horse than in the stabled horse . |
| 21 | Lou was everyone 's idea of the cockney sparrow let loose to fly in a wider world than she had once ever known existed . |
| 22 | And again , it was easier and cheaper to build on a flat site than a hillside . |
| 23 | The value they place on your business is more likely to rest on an independent assessment than on your balance sheet and projections . |
| 24 | A worried Bank of England used the weekend to negotiate for the Portuguese currency to start at a higher level than that planned on Friday , but it clearly was not high enough for the pound . |
| 25 | This is because it can often be easier to sue on a specific warranty than on a general warranty . |
| 26 | Adult dogs do take longer to settle in a new environment than puppies in any case , but you may find a dog whose history is well known . |
| 27 | Since the matter is important , I wonder if you would take the trouble to write to me again , indicating particularly whether such other arrangements as you will be making are likely to commence at an earlier date than one might otherwise suppose . |
| 28 | The reason is that hot water causes the pipes to expand to a greater extent than copper and at higher temperatures it can soften slightly and consequently ‘ sag ’ between supports . |
| 29 | Branson , he argued , was attempting to expand at a faster rate than the resources of the company allowed . |
| 30 | He can not claim on the one hand to be at the heart of Europe and at the same time want to be on the periphery of Europe and seem to want us to go at a slower speed than anyone else . |