Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] than [art] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This stimulation is nevertheless much lower than the 50 fold activity observed in the deletion analyses shown in figure 1 . |
| 2 | Turning to the sex of known opioid users , the 3.6:1 male to female ratio found for Wirral opioid users is somewhat higher than the 2.7:1 ratio found for problem drug users ( mostly heroin users ) in both Brighton and South Tyneside , and the 2:1 ratio reported for opioid users in both Bristol and Leeds . |
| 3 | 9.6 volt cordless drills are generally lighter than the 12 volt types , making overhead work easy |
| 4 | It was more emphatic than the 5-1 win on Thursday because little more than two hours after the start England had already achieved a 4-0 winning lead . |
| 5 | The four speed box would be more economical than the three speed and is a relatively easy conversion . |
| 6 | In 1974 the Iraqis came up with a detailed law for the autonomous area that was far more restrictive than the 1970 agreement and in no way reflected its accommodating spirit . |
| 7 | In that respect , Willy Russell has accomplished a considerably trickier feat than Dame Edna : his Shirley Valentine is a one-woman show in which the show is more important than the one woman . |
| 8 | Recording quality is once again hardly subtle , but it is far more vivid than the 1962 version once available on EMI ; beware a glitch in the second movement at 1′21″ which causes a fraction of a beat to be lost , possibly in order to edit out a particularly hacking cough . |
| 9 | Our arguments on Friday , and still are , that we believe the two tier system is educationally beneficial than the three tier . |
| 10 | That implies the establishment of some form of institute — if that is not too grandiose a word — some form of organisation , more permanent than a one week ad hoc seminar , such as we have at present . |
| 11 | Gross domestic product ( GDP ) growth rate in 1989 was estimated at just over 10 per cent , slightly lower than the 1988 growth rate of 11 per cent . |
| 12 | A 4-1 defeat was marginally better than the 5-1 setback on Tuesday against the side who will be England 's key rivals for a semi-final place in their World Cup group in February . |
| 13 | Furthermore , the Wirral ratio is also higher than the 2.4:1 ratio characterising new narcotic addicts notified to the Home Office in 1984 . |