Example sentences of "was [adj -er] than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The non completion rate of non-standard entry mature students was found to be 15.2% which was lower than the corresponding figure for mature students who satisfied the general entry requirement which was 21.7% . |
| 2 | While sales revenues dropped to IR£273.6 million ( 1991 : IR£292.1 million ) , overall volume substantially held up , a creditable performance in a year when most of the Group 's major markets were in recession Financing costs at IR£7.7 million ( 1991 : IR£6.5 million ) reflect higher average debt over the period The taxation charge at IR£2 million was lower than the previous year due to lower profits in high tax jurisdictions . |
| 3 | Mr Riley , for Bioplan , said the accident rate on Hollyhurst Road was lower than the national average . |
| 4 | A physical description was easier than an emotional assessment . |
| 5 | Mute , drunken dislike was easier than the cold hatred of the last few weeks . |
| 6 | The highest infant mortality was reported in those cases where the preceding birth interval was less than two years and , in many communities , especially high , if the inter-birth period was shorter than a full year . |
| 7 | ‘ He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat . |
| 8 | The audience chamber was bigger than the main hall outside . |
| 9 | Never mind the name was shared with Sussex 's biggest , baddest inland town ; the jazz was hotter than the scorching asparagus soup , and many cut the rug until closing . |
| 10 | Rumours circulating recently suggesting a ‘ super route ’ had been climbed in Twll Mawr ( Dinorwig Quarries ) proved to be untrue , and the chalk spotted on Johnny Dawes ' bold route The Indian Face ( Cloggy ) , still unrepeated , came from an inspection by a local activism , who decided discretion was better than a serious scuffing ! |
| 11 | He was better than a music-hall turn . |
| 12 | That seemed to me to be quite all right , since I was quite sure that I was better than the average man . |
| 13 | Because New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives , shows would close for a couple of months when the Girls would be sent home for a holiday on half pay , which was better than the average salary in Britain . |
| 14 | He was right ; he was better than the other skier she 'd been so impressed by . |
| 15 | Anything was better than the terrible silence that had fallen . |
| 16 | If he ended up with a taste for feudalism and aristocracy it was because he believed that the old paternalism was better than the inhuman gulf between ‘ classes ’ — ‘ One would wish to see the rich mingle with the poor as much as may be upon a footing of fraternal equality . ’ |
| 17 | The world complained about Adobe 's restrictions but all the major typesetter vendors realised that a single well defined and maintained standard was better than the previous chaos and so adopted Adobe 's PostScript . |
| 18 | Kurunagala district was poorer than the Low Country ; the one-way illicit trade in cattle not only enriched the thieves but brought money into the district . |
| 19 | He had n't had to suffer as much as her — I do n't so much mean that , like fishes , his pain threshold was higher than a human being 's ( although I do n't doubt that was the case ) as that he 'd been aware that his son was missing for a shorter period than his wife . |
| 20 | In 22 of the 40 seats Labour won from the Tories , the swing in the constituency was higher than the regional average , and there was a significant cluster of above 6 per cent swings . |
| 21 | An income elasticity of demand for imports which was higher than the corresponding change in foreign demand for British goods imposed a serious balance of payments constraint because of the requirement to maintain a fixed exchange rate . |
| 22 | As this was higher than the average rate over such a period that had been experienced at any historical time , something had to be done . |
| 23 | In due course the surface temperature on Venus was higher than the boiling point of water , so that there was no longer any possibility of liquid water on the planet 's surface — in other words , there could be no rivers or seas . |
| 24 | The price eventually agreed was higher than the original offer . |
| 25 | The population of the capital grew dramatically in the 18th and 19th centuries , just as it had done in the 17th , and despite the fact that its death rate was higher than the national average . |
| 26 | Bob Hope was off the scale altogether and Peter O'Toole was worse than the whole lot put together . |
| 27 | She tried to banish the humiliation to the back of her mind , but it was worse than the physical pain . |
| 28 | ‘ Was blacker than the sable Moor : |
| 29 | At that time , the good side of my character was stronger than the evil side . |
| 30 | It was warmer than the surrounding air , and seemed to be emitting steam or smoke . |