Example sentences of "[was/were] great than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | In each site in both series , the mean age of the women was greater than the mean age of the men . |
2 | As a consequence , the claims missed the normal weekly batch-processing of data into the organisation 's mainframe computer , and the subsequent delay in receiving the expenses cheques was greater than the actual time taken to reprocess the forms within the section . |
3 | Her internal agitation was greater than the poised picture she presented . |
4 | No European computer company ranked among the world ‘ top ten ’ in 1986 ; and IBM 's turnover was greater than the aggregate turnover of the next g companies . |
5 | Among men with periodontitis the relative risk of death from coronary heart disease ( 2.86 ) was greater than the relative risk of being admitted to hospital for coronary heart disease ( 1.58 ) . |
6 | Moreover , only Wiltshire experienced a cutback in growth rate between the decades that was greater than the national figure , while 15 of the 20 areas saw a positive movement in growth rate against the national trend . |
7 | If the energy input to the whole agricultural system was estimated , from land preparation to canned provisions in supermarkets , then the commercial energy expended was greater than the solar energy harvested by the crops . |