Example sentences of "[noun sg] than [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately some of this work was done without a proper appreciation of the fact that the presence of tree growth , and the shade it gave , prevented or at least discouraged the growth of water weeds , the existence of which could form an even greater obstruction than much of the tree growth . |
| 2 | As a result of social investigation there was greater recognition than before of the causes of unemployment , in particular of the distinction between the chronic underemployment of the casual poor of big cities and the recurrent temporary unemployment of large numbers of superior workers in periods of depression . |
| 3 | One of the main differences comes about through contact with Scotland , through seasonal emigration : it has left its mark both in technical features ( in the bowing , for example ) and in the repertoire of tunes — and to my ears , brought up in Scotland to ear fiddling at many Highland gatherings , the Music does have a more familiar ring than much of the rest of Irish music . |
| 4 | H. L. Gee knew it when he said that Edinburgh is ‘ perhaps never seen to greater advantage than late on a midsummer evening , the stones crimson in the setting sun , western windows ablaze with fire ’ . |
| 5 | The web of diplomatic contacts which had developed in western and central Europe over the last 200 or more years was now being extended further east by the full incorporation in it for the first time of the great new emerging state of Russia : henceforth events in eastern Europe were to be far more significant in the calculations of statesmen in the west than ever in the past . |
| 6 | Today we have less confidence than before in the power of more external , socially oriented ideologies to change the world . |
| 7 | Questions could be asked about the so-called Maidenhead factor , which relates to the apparently higher level of affluence of the population that is likely to be affected by a flood than elsewhere in the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | It 'll mean more Day Care , more Home Care , more Occupational Therapy , for people in an area of the county who get far less levels of service than elsewhere in the county . |
| 9 | In the 1980s we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the consumer . |
| 10 | There is now more traffic than ever on the route and any hold-ups will spill on to the surrounding routes . |
| 11 | Erm , well yeah I 've learnt that my wife is more use than just in the kitchen . |
| 12 | But Gabriel trudged on up the ladder , knowing only that he preferred to be with Izzie and her father than alone in the chapel with these stony figures against its walls , all staring with stony eyes , and all too lonely to touch one another . |
| 13 | In the introduction to its latest guidelines the GMC states that the preregistration year should be ‘ an enjoyable and profitable experience ’ and calls on the universities to ‘ exercise greater control than hitherto over the duties undertaken … , the supervision of house officers , the general education provided and the monitoring of house officers ’ progress . ’ |
| 14 | This is , of course , a far more optimistic view of the location and nature of power in capitalist society than either of the elite or Marxist theories which we have outlined . |
| 15 | It was an essential part of the peace settlement package but has a wider significance than just between the parties . |
| 16 | Mercury 's orbit is fairly eccentric , and therefore a tidal bulge would be acted on by the Sun a good deal more strongly near perihelion than elsewhere in the orbit . |
| 17 | The process made for a much slower reduction in unemployment than elsewhere in the Yorkshire , Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Coalfields , and there were fears of the industry being cut to 35,000–40,000 men , with the possible ending of mining in Scotland , Wales and the North East . |
| 18 | With the labour force depleted by the military , there were jobs to be filled , and at better rates of pay than elsewhere in the country . |
| 19 | The leaflets , softer in tone than much of the BMA campaign , suggest that hospitals that fail to compete in the new NHS market could go bankrupt ; GPs will be forced to compete for patients , with those that take on more having less time for patients ; while ‘ opted out ’ hospitals may drop some specialist services if they are not financially viable . |
| 20 | He took to spending more time than before at the Hankses ' cottage and his relationship with Carrie was an uncomplicated , comfortable one . |
| 21 | To begin with , geometry has more value than simply as a means of acquiring a grasp of mathematical concepts . |
| 22 | Responsibility for developing standards will also require a greater interest than hitherto in the effectiveness of clinical care ( Williamson , 1990 ) , something that will require considerable briefing . |
| 23 | From the literature of earlier periods Sir Walter Scott is inevitably represented , though to a lesser extent than frequently in the past . |