Example sentences of "than [art] amount [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What they definitely do indicate are the extremes of weight problems ; where your weight falls higher than the amount given under the large-frame weight for your height , or lower than that given for the small-frame weight for your height , then you have problems . |
| 2 | The Second Law states that the amount of energy obtained from a system is always less than the amount absorbed , so it eventually ‘ runs out of steam ’ . |
| 3 | On the average cost basis , the taxpayer would be treated as receiving a benefit greater than the amount charged to the public . |
| 4 | We have raised more than the amount stipulated , and we plead with them to keep their side of the bargain . |
| 5 | If the goods delivered and accompanying invoice were for more or less than the amount recorded on the order , a correcting entry would also have to be made . |
| 6 | There should be a 50 per cent statistical probability that the actual quantity of recoverable reserves will be more than the amount estimated as proven and probable and a 50 per cent statistical probability that it will be less . |
| 7 | Worse , they and the new land against which loans were secured declined in value in some cases to less than the amount borrowed , forcing lenders to foreclose . |
| 8 | The quality of education rather than the amount spent is what counts . |
| 9 | The £600m earmarked for their salaries was 55 per cent more than the amount set aside this year , he said . |
| 10 | Often , however , the amount subscribed for a particular class of shares by management is less per share than the amount subscribed for the same shares by the institutions . |
| 11 | The Solihull scheme allowed for 91 per cent of the education budget to be delegated , more than the amount required by the Education Reform Act . |
| 12 | Donors pledged US$170,000,000 in drought aid , US$100,000,000 less than the amount requested by the Banda regime . |