Example sentences of "than [pers pn] [modal v] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But wisely Mrs Christie saw that she would have much more difficulty seeing the world through juvenile spectacles than she would through Belgian ones . |
| 2 | Obviously , you will need much heavier tackle when fishing in snaggy water than you will in open water . |
| 3 | We can know far more about a fictional character than we can about another human , even more than we can know about ourselves . |
| 4 | At low prices , i.e. at large rates of discount , ceteris paribus , holders will be willing to hold more bills than they would at low rates of discount , i.e. at high prices . |
| 5 | They may communicate more fully than they would in real life but this is to my advantage as the reader because it increases my relief and my pleasure . |
| 6 | He said the council tax bill for expensive properties would be a much smaller percentage of the house value than it would on cheaper housing where the majority of people live . |
| 7 | Since any comprehensive peace implies a reduction of influence by , and local dependency on , the superpowers , it can not be assumed that either superpower has a strong interest in a genuine peace , unless it is able to derive greater advantage from peace than it can from continued conflict . |
| 8 | THE Bank of England remains concerned that underlying inflation is still running at least 2 to 3 per cent higher than it should at this stage of the economic cycle , and repeats its belief that there is no real room for further cuts in interest rates while the pound remains so sensitive , writes Clifford German . |
| 9 | After all , unless we can show that we are able to do better with the totality of the sums , and the totality of the business , why should any shareholder believe that we know better how to deal with his money if we are to invest in areas outside our particular expertise , than he can by individual investments ? |
| 10 | He has got tremendous vision and in midfield he can express himself that bit more than he could at right back . |