Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun sg] than it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This supposition conflicts with the conclusions of students of the geomorphology of the lands , who usually regard sea level as being much higher in that period than it is now . |
| 2 | it is true that it is currently harder for me to get any kind of sympathetic press coverage in this country than it is anywhere else in Europe . ’ |
| 3 | The Minister will probably claim that the decline in the number of smokers is greater in this country than it is in Italy and in France . |
| 4 | Erm the parts of the country where things have been a bit flat seem to be the north and the south west and both of those are regions in which export orders received fell in the previous two surveys so that seems to be consistent although in the north they seem to have picked up somewhat in this survey erm and optimism is also erm er stronger in this survey than it was in the previous one . |
| 5 | In many respects , therefore , it would appear that the family is a much less important institution in modern society than it was in the past . |