Example sentences of "a [adv] [adj] [noun sg] than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Responses differed by sector , availability of finance being seen as the greatest problem in manufacturing , but a much lesser problem than cost in the distribution sector . |
| 2 | Other types of avoidable killing are either defined as a less serious crime than murder , or as matters more appropriate for administrative or civil proceedings , or as events beyond the justifiable boundaries of state interference . |
| 3 | Engraving is like translating ; it has its own idiom , and skilled engravers became expert at transforming finished drawings or amateur sketches into plates , though engraving is a less rich language than drawing . |
| 4 | Indeed , in this respect status is a less reliable control than affection , since it is usually available in more varied forms . |
| 5 | But it is a less flexible fibre than nylon , and lacks nylon 's performance edge , ’ explains Coleman . |
| 6 | This is not to say that people will not give the support ( as we know they do and invariably at great sacrifice ) ; but it does suggest that care by the community is seen as a less attractive option than care from professionals , but with the support and involvement of the family . |
| 7 | The rule of course has in many senses a more restricted application than nuisance ; there must be an accumulation , and it must be of a substance likely to cause injury if it escapes , neither of which is essential to liability in nuisance . |
| 8 | The luminal pH near the intestinal apical membrane is maintained at a more acid level than bulk luminal pH . |
| 9 | Even for many artisans mensuration was probably a more necessary skill than writing , and for the unskilled working class the low occupational functional value of literacy is the most feasible explanation of the stagnation in levels after the seventeenth-century surge . |
| 10 | He believed that recession was a more immediate enemy than inflation and acted accordingly . |
| 11 | Silage-making is a more complex operation than haymaking . |
| 12 | Embarrassment , it seems clear , is a major concern of the British psyche , and the dreams the British dream , if opinion-polls are to be believed , tend to be about social embarrassment , with amorous fantasy playing only a disappointingly minor role ; and if that is to be taken in evidence , then it may be said to represent a more powerful obsession than sex . |
| 13 | ‘ Humour 's a more effective defence than violence , which ends up consuming or destroying you . |
| 14 | For prevention of death from colorectal cancer at younger ages , a more effective strategy than population screening would be to identify and target high-risk individuals , such as those with a family history of colorectal cancer . |
| 15 | To bring up a child is not only a more protracted process than pregnancy , but is also in many ways more onerous , and certainly more expensive . |
| 16 | Certainly night is a more solemn period than day , when the withdrawal of the sun 's influence enforces a caesura to activity . |
| 17 | Continuum mechanics is a more general theory than elasticity theory . |
| 18 | That phrase is read narrowly to convict the accused of handling rather than theft , handling being a more serious offence than theft . |
| 19 | Shelton points out that handling is a more serious offence than theft and has a maximum of 14 years ' imprisonment . |
| 20 | ‘ Love is a more wonderful thing than art . ‘ |
| 21 | This was a more pragmatic statement than Curriculum 11–16 . |
| 22 | To cooperate may be defined as to work together or to operate jointly-These terms are therefore not dissimilar , yet co-ordination may be seen to be of a higher level and a more difficult operation than co-operation . |
| 23 | This is a more objective discussion than progress monitoring and should concentrate on the problems the surveyor is encountering in his own contribution rather than the inherent problems of a particular job . |
| 24 | Merchandise as a premium does not have the universal appeal of money , but it may have a more pointed appeal than cash or a price reduction . |
| 25 | ‘ A more sylvan bottom than Gillerthwaite ( Ennerdale ) can scarcely be imagined . ’ |
| 26 | The hectic marriage alliances which he , in common with most twelfth-century potentates , engaged in showed a recognition that marriage was a more reliable weapon than warfare in realizing large ambitions . |
| 27 | This is a more economical service than Airmail but delivery time is longer — normally within 2 weeks in Europe and up to 12 weeks outside of Europe . |
| 28 | The hon. Gentleman produced a more entertaining account than life itself — and given that life has been fairly entertaining over the past year , that is quite an achievement . |
| 29 | It is now generally accepted that nurture — the environment in which a child grows up — is a more important factor than heredity when it comes to the intelligence of the resulting adult human being . |
| 30 | Not only does Rosenberg ( 1982 ) question the implication that a change in US climate will have an adverse impact on crop yields , but he also questions whether evapotranspiration , which may be a more important parameter than precipitation and temperature , will change adversely . |