Example sentences of "than double the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 2031 the average number of homes passed on each year , excluding bequests to spouses , could be 343,000 — more than double the current average ( see chart ) . |
| 2 | Last year , 45 per cent of recorded crime was cleared up — more than double the average rate in the United Kingdom . |
| 3 | From the helicopter of Wiltshire Police a stolen Porsche Carrera was filmed travelling along the M4 at speeds more than double the legal limit . |
| 4 | Grim as events might seem , Britain could not contemplate a ‘ massive new immigration commitment ’ which could ‘ more than double the ethnic minority population of the United Kingdom ’ . |
| 5 | A second runway would more than double the present number of take-offs and landings . |
| 6 | Recurrent spending for 1990/91 was targeted at TSh160,000 million , a 35 per cent rise ( although inflation stood at 30 per cent for 1989 ) ; development spending , at TSh46,000 million was more than double the previous year 's level of TSh22,000 million . |
| 7 | Of the 383 state production plans , 148 had been unable to meet their target — more than double the previous figure of 65 . |
| 8 | Cargo forecasts suggest that a growth rate of 11.4 percent for Europe-Far East trade over the next 20 years will be more than double the expected increase across the North Atlantic . |
| 9 | According to Dr John Topping , of Washington 's Climate Institute , subsidence could more than double the local sea level rise expected as a result of thermal expansion due to the greenhouse effect . |