Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] than the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One conclusion might be that it is possible to define different grades of appropriateness , in which case it could be argued that the word-of-mouth teaching of the lobon-gur solution was a more appropriate form of oral therapy technology than the distribution of an insufficient number of Oral Rehydration Salt packets via restricted outlets . |
| 2 | This variable shows a stable pattern of stratification according to social class except that one social group , the Lower-middle class , use in their more careful styles more rather than less of the high prestige variant than the status group immediately above them . |
| 3 | Another protein that appears to be left out of this picture is RasGRF , a mammalian Ras activator with a more restricted tissue distribution than the Sos proteins . |
| 4 | Perhaps the phosphorus in the bones thrown away after a chicken-based fast-food meal is a more serious resource loss than the petroleum gone with the wrapper . |
| 5 | On the basis of these observations , it is not possible to say whether or not one of these tests provides a more useful assessment tool than the other . |
| 6 | No one knows better the importance of regular tooth care than the horse dentist and Joint Director of ‘ Surrey Treadmills ’ , Tom Reid . |
| 7 | In the admittedly biassed complaint sent to the Duke of Montrose by Mungo Graeme of Gorthie in 1716 , Gorthie 's brother , John Graeme , does appear more likely to have proven an effective revenue officer than the man whom Campbell interest placed in the post of land surveyor : |
| 8 | In addition , low profits might be assumed to have lowered expectations of future profits and hence weakened the incentive to invest — a factor shown by the Radcliffe Report ( 1959 ) to have been far more important in determining investment policy than the rate of interest . |
| 9 | These observations suggest that an acute bacterial inflammation evokes a more pronounced intestinal net fluid secretion than the inflammation caused by Nippostrongylus brasiliensis . |
| 10 | If , as we found during 1973 and 1974 , the risk characteristics were changing , then the ‘ usefulness ’ of the Trusts would be diminished , unless of course managers have a more accurate forecasting ability than the market price makers . |
| 11 | The Santa Cruz Operation was taking a bullish attitude towards the launch of Destiny last week , pointing out that it was a technology , not a product announcement , and saying that it would be a long time before the package would support the large range of peripherals in the SCO catalogue : SCO also claimed to offer pretty much everything offered by Destiny , including DOS/Windows emulation and Motif — which SCO ships , not just supports — claiming its distribution network was mature and widespread , and said it was more interested in the networked and multi-user system market than the PC and Mac replacement that USL is interested in . |
| 12 | Few events get more thorough television coverage than the World Snooker Championship , which begins at the Crucible Theatre , Sheffield , tomorrow . |
| 13 | Some of my hon. Friends and the hon. Member for Glasgow , Provan ( Mr. Wray ) have suggested that central Government should pay more of the cost of local authority expenditure than the Bill provides for . |