Example sentences of "more than double [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year , 45 per cent of recorded crime was cleared up — more than double the average rate in the United Kingdom . |
| 2 | Wheat prices at 13s. 4d. a quarter were more than double the normal ( though not as disastrously high as in the notorious famine years of 1315–17 ) , barley at 6s. -7s. was up by over 50 per cent and peas and beans at 6s. had tripled in cost ( 209 , pp.266–73 . |
| 3 | By 2031 the average number of homes passed on each year , excluding bequests to spouses , could be 343,000 — more than double the current average ( see chart ) . |
| 4 | It was identified as a six gilled shark weighing 315lbs — more than double the current Irish record of 154lbs landed by Essex angler Andrew Bull in 1968 . |
| 5 | Cargo forecasts suggest that a growth rate of 11.4 percent for Europe-Far East trade over the next 20 years will be more than double the expected increase across the North Atlantic . |
| 6 | Of the 383 state production plans , 148 had been unable to meet their target — more than double the previous figure of 65 . |
| 7 | If you are pregnant , or breastfeeding , for example , you will need more than double the recommended daily amount of calcium . |