Example sentences of "[n mass] [adj -er] than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall mortality was 23% lower than the national average for all causes of death and 18% lower for cancer . |
| 2 | The thin plastic flange in the centre of the connectors must be removed with a pair of pliers , to enable it to slide completely over the new , smaller piece of pipe , which should be cut 10 to 20mm shorter than the measured gap . |
| 3 | We dug the pit a little more than 100mm larger all round , and 75mm deeper than the finished size . |
| 4 | • A zinc layer of 350g/m 2 , 25% thicker than the commercial standard gives extra corrosion resistance . |
| 5 | Alan Milburn , said official department of employment figures showed that over the last two years youth unemployment has increased over 40pc faster than the general rise . |
| 6 | The rate of conception in the 11–15 age group was almost 40pc higher than the national average and in the 16–19 age bracket , it was around 34pc higher . |
| 7 | Colours can be defined in a relative way , e.g. 20% redder than the containing colour . |
| 8 | Thus similar cars from WG would be £1,200 cheaper than the UK-made car , and UK cars would be selling for DM39,600 in WG , i.e. DM3,600 dearer than the equivalent car made in WG ( year 2a ) . |
| 9 | The new compiler is said to be some 10% to 20% faster than the top-ranked GNU C Compiler . |
| 10 | The compiler is reportedly 10% to 20% faster than the top-ranked GNU C Compiler . |
| 11 | The surface area of N small bodies is roughly the cube root of N larger than a single body formed by their accretion . |
| 12 | The bronze antenna in the statue , 6ft higher than the twice-lifesize figure , is to be a flagpole on which a real flag will be raised and lowered daily . |
| 13 | It was erected on the site of ancient fortifications dating from about 500 B.C. When it was built , the castle was at least fifty percent higher than the ruined portion still standing , and was complete with turrets , battlements and curtain walls . |
| 14 | The research was carried out for a doctoral dissertation on the princely sum of £410 per annum ( this was the ‘ married woman 's ’ rate of postgraduate grant at the time , £120 lower than the full grant ) . |
| 15 | Yellow metal spent the majority of this 12 month period locked in a narrow range between $329 and $352 and the average of $338 was $19 lower than the previous year . |
| 16 | The Interactive software development system includes a new version of Liant Software Corp 's C compiler , which is said to run 80% faster than the previous version , plus a Motif version of the CodeWatch debugger . |
| 17 | The Interactive software development system includes a new version of Liant Software Corp 's C compiler , which is said to run 80% faster than the previous version , plus a Motif version of the CodeWatch debugger . |
| 18 | According to Reuter , the new HP100LX is built around the Intel Corp 80C186 and is 50% faster than the two-year-old original ; the 11 oz machine will come bundled with Lotus 's cc:Mail electronic mail package and cost $750 . |
| 19 | As a result Mr Collin estimated the actual bills were likely to be at least 25pc higher than the official estimate . |
| 20 | Jeff Duffield , manager of Middlesbrough council 's environmental protection unit , said mortality rates in the district ‘ were 18pc higher than the national average , with heart and respiratory diseases the main factors ’ . |
| 21 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21pc higher than the previous quarter and 20pc up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 22 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21% higher than the previous quarter and 20% up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 23 | On the other hand , the tender offer by Hillsdown Holdings resulted in a stagging profit as the price at the end of the first day of trading was 33p higher than the striking price of 145p ( minimum 120p ) . |
| 24 | THE SAFETY NET : In the first year of the new system ( 1990–1 ) an area safety net will protect areas in which the community charge ( on the Government 's assumption about spending would otherwise be more than £25 higher than the average rate bill per adult in 1989–1990 ( plus an allowance for inflation ) . |
| 25 | Called the Nomade , the newcomer sits on a stretched 98ins wheelbase and stands 16in longer than the original vehicle with an overall length of 156ins . |
| 26 | The low conductivity of lithosphere contributes to this effect , it being calculated that the centre of a descending lithospheric slab may be 1000 C cooler than the surrounding mantle at a depth of 400 km . |
| 27 | The directors consider that the market value of the company 's interest in land and buildings amounts to £110,000 which is £48,956 greater than the net book value shown in the accounts . |
| 28 | On average , inner London districts employ around one third fewer district nurses per capita of the resident population over the age of 75 than comparable districts outside London and the cost per contact is 60% higher than the national average . |