Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [prep] [det] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Gladstone 's day , governments have accepted that literacy , learning and literature are worth more than the revenue from a tax on the product . |
| 2 | Recall from Chapter 12 that an allowance has to be made for the fact that a given sum of money to be received in the future is worth less than the same sum received now . |
| 3 | Since these two tend to go hand in hand , anyone whose home is worth less than the mortgage on it , would welcome a little inflation . |
| 4 | The issue was about more than the Chairman 's statue , however . |
| 5 | The Kaduna-based Hausa language newspaper Gaskiya ta fi Kwabo ( ‘ The Truth is Worth More than a Penny ’ ) , took this allegation further by quoting from a leading Kaduna State politician : |
| 6 | And they used to let us come out of the pit at three quarter time , there were six of us , all of a size , strong as young bulls and er we used to have to i if the body was within less than a mile from the church , you see ? |
| 7 | Try not to get pushed into this — your health is worth more than a few extra quid . |
| 8 | They will not complain if they believe that their property is worth more than the band in which it has been allocated . |
| 9 | If you genuinely think that the property is worth less than the asking price , then make a lower offer . |
| 10 | To hold the contrary , it has been well said , seems to assert ‘ that a bird in the hand is worth less than the same bird in the bush . ’ |
| 11 | Which bit 's worth more than the other two ? |
| 12 | The idea is that the bidder must think that the shares in the company are worth more than the bid price , for example , because under the bidder 's control the company will be operated more efficiently , otherwise the bid would not be made . |
| 13 | Assuming your trip is for more than an hour , the following items are considered pretty indispensable by most mothers . |