Example sentences of "higher than [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , the Government Actuary reported that current expenditure on retirement pensions was already higher than that part of the insurance contribution assigned for the purpose ( HMSO 1954 : para. 161 ) . |
| 2 | An American study from the University of Oregon showed that housewives had a 54 per cent higher incidence of cancer than the female population as a whole and 157 per cent higher than that portion of the female population who work outside the home . |
| 3 | The total budget will be £9.5 billion — £525 million higher than this year — and will rise to £10.4 billion within three years , Mr Malcolm Rifkind told the Commons . |
| 4 | higher than this year , but it is for Derbyshire to decide its level of spending and priorities between services . |
| 5 | Their bills will be higher than this year 's community charge bills . |
| 6 | I mean the budget presented will no doubt include an increase , we will put in a budget higher than this year 's , I imagine , simply inflation and on costs , we 'll will mean an increase over this year 's budget , wo n't they ? |
| 7 | If your income is higher than this amount you may still receive some help as explained below . |
| 8 | The first sign of trouble came with March 's poor employment report but first-quarter company results are also proving disappointing : profits are just 5.8 p.c. higher than this time last year when America was fighting in the Gulf . |
| 9 | In spite of the fall , the Government still came in for criticism from opposition parties and trade union leaders , who pointed out that the total was still higher than this time last year . |
| 10 | The fact that the 1991 figure was more than 2 percentage points higher than this figure was attributed to higher personnel costs and to contracts scheduled to be paid during fiscal 1991 . |
| 11 | The charitable bequests of Robert Thorne , Merchant Taylor , who died in 1532 , amounted to no less than £4,400 , a sum that was indeed higher than any assessment for the loan , levied when he was evidently abroad on business . |
| 12 | Severe delirium tremens has a fatality rate of 20% , higher than any drug except the barbiturates . |
| 13 | higher than any plane could fly . |
| 14 | The cost of alcohol in Brazil is higher than most gasoline sold in Europe in 1980 . |