Example sentences of "be [adj -er] than a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The objects and phenomena that a physics book describes are simpler than a single cell in the body of its author . |
| 2 | Fantastic , popmungously great 45s , however , are rarer than a disco-dancing dodo . |
| 3 | The observation of the Great Wall has come from an ambitious project to map the positions of all visible galaxies which are brighter than a specified minimum . |
| 4 | Most missiles with pretensions to cleverness are brighter than a laser-guided bomb , but not as clever as a Tomahawk . |
| 5 | Long clones such as yeast artificial chromosomes — YACs ( 6 ) and P1s ( 7 ) will require fewer hybridisations than cosmid clones to link them , but the resulting map will be coarser than a cosmid map would be . |
| 6 | Finally , when you are hanging the mirror , do remember to use some extra-sturdy hooks and nylon picture cord , as it will be heavier than a normal mirror , and you do n't want to ruin your carefully constructed design , as well as incur seven years ' bad luck , by watching the whole thing smash on to the floor ! |
| 7 | Anna turned all American , What can be nicer than a young couple with their way to make , and what was she for ? |
| 8 | ‘ But they realise that a partnership government would be better than a Labour government , and much better than a minority government of either party . ’ |
| 9 | All these considerations apart , and what could be better than a democratic choice by a democratic sovereign , Napoleon III was in love with Eugénie . |
| 10 | Colin McRae says that when the gear box is working properly , it should be better than a manual change because a driver can make mistakes . |
| 11 | He may be faster than a speeding bullet but he 's no match for a giant alien called Doomsday . |
| 12 | Heisenberg showed that the uncertainty in the position of the particle times the uncertainty in its velocity times the mass of the particle can never be smaller than a certain quantity , which is known as Planck 's constant . |
| 13 | This discovery , that a combination can be stronger than a single individual , or a couple , marked a major step in humanity 's development as a species , but carried with it restrictions over sexual activity , because this leads to two people aiming to be independent from everyone else . |
| 14 | This means that a written sentence can be longer than a spoken sentence . |
| 15 | Planning as a local authority responsibility has its origins in the public health and housing policies of the nineteenth century , but from the outset the objectives were broader than a simple emphasis on the efficient use of land . |
| 16 | But the windows were bigger than a small cottage would hold . |
| 17 | But the Secretary of State was not prepared to wait until research demonstrated , if it could , that common schools were better than a divided system ; such divisions were , in his view , matters of value rather than of fact and related to a vision of the nature of a social democracy . |
| 18 | I 'm told those palaces are tighter than a young whore 's arse when it comes to security . ’ |
| 19 | This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour . |
| 20 | She is cruelly twisted with arthritis but her spirit is livelier than a young lass 's , more concerned for an old friend in Lamlash who has the same complaint — that dread West Coast damp — and is quite unable to move . |
| 21 | London chain Zoo is amongst those now promoting a scalp pummelling from trained specialists — it sets you back £20 , but it 's better than a flat top |
| 22 | This program is better than a great number of Commercial drawing packages for children . |
| 23 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 24 | But then again , I guess a half-successful ‘ Valid ’ is better than a f—ed-up invalid . |
| 25 | With David Robinson all about how Super Nintendo is better than a Megadrive or Megadrive is better than a Super Nintendo big argument |
| 26 | Women are less likely to examine data , whereas analysing somebody else 's balance sheet and profit and loss account is better than a good whodunit as far as top businessmen are concerned . |
| 27 | But even Labour v Tories is better than a party-political system which depends on religion , and an accident of birth . |
| 28 | ‘ I suppose half a robbery is better than a full robbery , ’ said Duff . |
| 29 | A volunteer is better than a pressed man . |
| 30 | By the way , my new slogan is : ‘ Sometimes one day is better than a whole year ! ’ |