Example sentences of "than [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The disorder that had seemed to him for decades to determine the course of events regrouped itself like a pile of iron filings suddenly organized by a magnet , and he had a flash of optimism when it appeared quite possible that men in the days to come might wish to find out more than concerned them at the moment . |
| 2 | From the seller 's point of view , rather than expose himself to the vagaries of litigation , and the need to negotiate with each buyer as to exactly what remedies are appropriate in each case , it is preferable to set out a specific and detailed procedure which deals with the remedying of defects . |
| 3 | This is seen as a shade different from the enforcement of a sentence as such ; and there can be a practical difference where , as is often the case , the enforcing State keeps the confiscated property rather than than transmitting it to the State in which the order was made . |
| 4 | There is no better way of practising the language one is learning than using it outside the classroom . |
| 5 | Of course , you may prefer to choose outside alliances rather than restrict yourself to the family , but in times of hardship the family may be more dependable . |
| 6 | Chasing prey through the tree-tops is much more hazardous than pursuing them along the ground , as this raccoon-hunting puma is discovering ( below ) . |
| 7 | What you are aiming at is a steady indication on the localiser needle , rather than returning it to the centre . |
| 8 | Sir Harold left his collection to the Corporation of the City of London , but rather than include them in the Guildhall Art Gallery , he left instructions that , due to the fact that he believed his pictures looked best in domestic surroundings , the pictures be installed in the Lord Mayor 's residence , where , unfortunately , they will mostly be inaccessible to the public . |
| 9 | We should take them at their word and hold them to it , rather than resign ourselves to the judgment that they have been lying . |
| 10 | I would also like to add that the small meeting room which is off the corridor , opposite the program office , is ava available for you to er relax during the lunch break , and eat your sandwiches in there , rather than bring them into the hall . |
| 11 | Such investors tended to come in when stocks were exchanged rather than present themselves at the moment of initiation . |
| 12 | It has got to the stage where it would be cheaper for stockholding booksellers themselves to buy the books from these cheaper sources — they 'd get a better margin than ordering them from the publisher . |
| 13 | and it 's cheaper than ordering it off the catalogue . |
| 14 | The hole may twist and turn and the ferret will do no more than tie itself to the root while simply passing along the burrow . |
| 15 | In this way , it benefits capitalism to maintain non-capitalist modes of production , rather than engulfing them within the rubric of the capitalist mode . |
| 16 | There may still be time to persuade the authorities to relocate her rather than remove her from the wild . |
| 17 | They have been fighting to keep their current size for more than three years , claiming that they wish to keep the school open to all-comers , rather than limit it to the number of children in Episcopalian families . |
| 18 | I like it when you 've got the FX actually going through the amplifier , rather than adding it at the desk , because there 's a certain quality and tonality when everything 's going through that guitar speaker . |
| 19 | It is easy to see that studying the growth and modifiability of neurons is a much harder task than describing them in the state you normally find them , so it is not surprising that much less is known , and all I can do here is to point out some of the interesting possibilities that are opening up . |
| 20 | He waited until the coastguard officer had got well ahead , than followed him along the path back the way they had come . |
| 21 | For most of the time since 1986 , many parent companies would have done better putting their money safely in a bank deposit than risking it in the securities markets . |
| 22 | ‘ Which girl is bad ? ’ asked Nour , his hair dark gold from the wetting of the shower , and I felt I would rather swim in the pool with the crocodiles than tell him about the girl like a cat . |
| 23 | It 's a very positive way of letting out pent-up aggression and far less dangerous than slashing someone across the face with your stick — and I 've got the scars to prove it . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Than calling you at the office . ’ |
| 25 | It 's cheaper than buying one across the road . |
| 26 | Rather than concerning itself with the way in which the properties of this structure emerge from its components , it takes the structure as given and asks how it reproduces itself and changes . |
| 27 | It is interesting to note that it is the present policy of some authorities to allow such a prisoner to die rather than to submit him to the indignity of forcible feeding . |
| 28 | But I , but I think you know the , the , the thing that I found erm most difficult as you say was , was actually completing the C C Q and I think part of it and asking the question but it is , certainly it would be easier to do it using that on your knee rather than doing it at the table because I was aware that I was turning away |
| 29 | The touchline was the launchpad — more so against Ireland than France — of some of Scotland 's best driving mauls and highlighted the danger of players swelling defensive ranks rather than committing themselves to the maul . |
| 30 | Telling the whole truth about the Ayr salmon , rather than letting me off the hook , only improved the tale . |