Example sentences of "more valuable [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scarcity , combined with the positive quality of being resistant to wear , has made platinum more valuable than gold . |
| 2 | The love of God and of one 's neighbour is more valuable than sacrifice . |
| 3 | Not only is the end product more valuable than slurry or FYM , but it can be spread much thinner ( 7 or 8 tons to the acre as opposed to 15 tons of FYM ) . |
| 4 | With a street value of £18.50 a kilo , it is more valuable than airline passengers . |
| 5 | Grenville Lucas , of the Royal Botanical Gardens , Kew , said : ‘ Weight for weight , rare plants may be more valuable than ivory . |
| 6 | And there 's nothing more important , more valuable than beauty . |
| 7 | Since with rare exceptions gold was so much more valuable than silver it was generally preferred for fine jewellery ( Plate D ) . |
| 8 | New products for the UK market include the integrated accounting software package , Sterling +2 , which runs under MS-DOS and Windows and was launched in September 1992 ( CI No 2,015 ) — according to Goldman , it is ‘ selling like hot cakes ’ ; a new version of the high-end , high margin Sovereign offering for the mid-range market — although prices did not increase , total sales of the product rose 20% in real terms , which was important , Goldman said , as this market is much more valuable than Sterling 's ; and MoneyWise , which is targeted at the home and small business market and costs less than £50 . |
| 9 | The opportunities offered by the Medau system become daily more valuable as life for so many people demands less and less physical activity . |
| 10 | If used with considerable restraint this can be a valuable facility : it would probably be much more valuable if Guide used an HSV ( also called HSB ) colour model rather than its current RGB model . |