Example sentences of "more [conj] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Although , at 12% , the proportion of Catholics employed is still out of step with the Northern Ireland population , Short 's points out that it has more than doubled over the last 10 years , while the proportion of Catholic apprentices taken on has trebled to 20% . |
2 | The number of babies born to single women over 40 has more than doubled over the last 10 years with the North West top of the older mums ' baby league table . |
3 | The number of babies born to single women over 40 has more than doubled over the last 10 years , with the North West top of the older mums ' baby league table . |
4 | The number of crimes which result in charges before a court has more than doubled in the last 10 years . |
5 | THE use of cheques and payment cards has more than doubled in the last 13 years . |
6 | Cases of malignant melanoma have more than doubled in the last 10 years in countries with a fair-skinned population . |
7 | Shares in News Corp and its UK arm News International have enjoyed a dramatic recovery and more than doubled in the last year . |
8 | Meanwhile , house prices and rents were reported to have more than doubled in the last 12 months . |
9 | O D A funding of British N G O activities has more than doubled in the last three years . |
10 | The number of Darlington firms going bust has more than doubled in the last two years . ’ |