Example sentences of "be much [adj -er] than a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also I did n't have much money , and barn owls are much cheaper than a lot of birds of prey . |
| 2 | The market opportunities for a flexible hybrid car like the LA301 are likely to be much greater than a battery only vehicle , but in practice such a hybrid car will be driven in zero emission mode for the majority of the time . |
| 3 | The Accommodation Office can usually fix you up with somewhere to stay ( especially if you visit during the University summer vacation ) and it will be much cheaper than a hotel ! |
| 4 | It is much worse than a judge at Cruft 's checking over the points of a Pomeranian or Pekinese , and you are more likely to be bitten . |
| 5 | A word processor is much better than a typewriter in letting you enter and edit your text more easily ; print it out as required with much more flexibility ; save it on disc for future work ; and transfer it through an IT link ( see , for instance , below , under communications ) to a colleague elsewhere . |
| 6 | If the council receives a large number of letters about a development , this will give it an idea of the strength of feeling involved and it is much better than a petition . |
| 7 | Without question , a gazelle in a herd is much safer than a gazelle by itself . |
| 8 | Once the adult is much larger than a sperm cell , it pays some individuals to produce a small number of large gametes , rather than a large number of small ones , because a large gamete ( after fusing with a small one ) has a much better chance of surviving to become an adult . |
| 9 | Although water is far less compressible than air , the aquifer holds a lot of water compressed in this way because it is much larger than a tyre . |
| 10 | ‘ Working with Tracey is much easier than a group because you would have to stand around in the group and not get a chance of doing things . |
| 11 | The burrow , on the other hand , may be just one section of a warren or it may be a single burrow system which is much smaller than a warren and exists in isolation from other rabbit holes . |
| 12 | The pay was much better than a secretary 's pay , and the work was more interesting . |