Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , where the tenant is likely to give discounts to certain customers ( eg those who pay by credit card , or employees ) , or where he is likely to have sales or special offers , his advisers should attempt to ensure that it is the amount he receives rather than the full retail price which is to be included in the calculation of turnover . |
| 2 | Even if Mr Lang decided on a form of franchising rather than the formation of privatised companies , that would be seen as privatisation by the back door . |
| 3 | Because this treatment is a holistic therapy , the person as a whole will be treated rather than a specific problem area and this treatment often involves a combination of techniques , such as dietary therapy , water treatment , hot or cold water packs and massage . |
| 4 | Will it not encourage the image of a model singing rather than a singing model ? |
| 5 | Anyone who wanted to fight a battle to keep a right to report rather than a statutory duty can forget it . |
| 6 | From that point onward the story is a bonus but overall you read for the quality of language and the quality of seeing rather than the material . |
| 7 | But sportsmen must retire ; their bones insist upon it , and most try to do so if not at the height of their powers — that is too much to ask , no matter how determined the vows of youth — at any rate a day before they are asked to go rather than a day after . |
| 8 | To see that there is a take up of the car contract hire scheme , it constantly has to be held , or kept unde , the scheme has to be kept under review , to make sure that it is attractive and it is what er , the employees want to see , and would prefer rather than an alternate means of transport . |
| 9 | In many of the societies described it is found that the collective is emphasized rather than the individual . |
| 10 | Explain why you might expect division to perform better than a ‘ perfect ’ randomizing algorithm , and by how much . |
| 11 | Is a nominated subcontractor really likely to perform better than the subcontractor 's own subcontractor ? |
| 12 | Three out of four independent economic forecasting bodies expected the Scottish economy to perform better than the UK economy both last year and this year . |
| 13 | And the clink of teacups is perhaps heard less than the sizzling of barbecue sausages . |
| 14 | SCOTLAND 's preparations for the crucial World Cup qualifying tie against Malta at Ibrox on Wednesday bordered on the farcical yesterday when Rangers ' Richard Gough and Stuart McCall were forced to withdraw from Andy Roxburgh 's squad and Ally McCoist was given less than a 50-50 chance of playing . |
| 15 | Chief Supt Baker added : ‘ The carnival is too big for Handsworth now and there are more suitable parks , big and accessible enough to cope better than the cramped Victorian streets of Handsworth . |
| 16 | A man 's voice will be heard better than a woman 's voice . |
| 17 | Knowing her sister well , Fabia could only marvel then that when Barney was , by the sound of it , so desperately ill , Cara appeared to be making every effort to rise above the shocking news she had received less than an hour ago . |
| 18 | Mrs Hunt has said she can not understand why there was such a delay when an ambulance station is situated less than a mile from her home . |
| 19 | If the foliage was closely arranged around the figure this would allow for the cutter 's inability to carve deeper than the distance between its projecting edge and the body of the angle grinder that powers it . |
| 20 | Britain is full of small business people who are breathing a sigh of relief that their business rate is limited to an increase in the retail prices index rather than the 60 or 70 per cent . |
| 21 | As a result , the slug hit Lomax low in his right side , inflicting a painful flesh wound rather than a fatal chest shot . |
| 22 | But they can be slow to use , and many experienced users prefer the keyboard shortcuts they provide rather than the laborious use of mouse and pull-down menus . |
| 23 | To do this the phone is recommended rather than the post . |
| 24 | The February elections resulted in a substantial victory ( in terms of the number of seats won rather than the percentage of votes cast ) for the BNP [ see p. 38006 ] . |
| 25 | Accordingly having at the outset elected to proceed on the substantive robbery counts rather than the conspiracy count they applied to re-elect , add a new count alleging conspiracy to rob against Findlay alone , and proceed no further on the substantive counts against him . |
| 26 | The problem revealed by the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee led unquestionably to a view of family allowances as incentives to work rather than an encouragement to depend unduly on unemployment benefit . |
| 27 | These issues implied that a CPIS should be designed rather than a manual system . |
| 28 | It has thus fared better than a small party could expect , maintaining a PS almost equal to its PV and even on occasion slightly in excess of it . |
| 29 | Chan makes the point that in recent times academics have fared better than the average urban worker . |
| 30 | He is now critical of the British clockmaking industry , but hopes that with the help of a German movement , his new clock will survive longer than the original . |