Example sentences of "[is] lighter than " in BNC.
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| 1 | This fat — invariably in the form of ( — is lighter than water , and so improves buoyancy ; and also ensures that planktonic creatures , as a group , tend to be highly nutritious . |
| 2 | A second reason why dieting makes you fat is that fat is lighter than muscle … |
| 3 | They are then encouraged to notice and talk about what happens , e.g. a plastic boat floats , but if filled with water , it sinks ; or paper is lighter than a stone , but when it is wet through , it sinks . |
| 4 | This is lighter than traditional fruit cake . |
| 5 | I used a shade that is lighter than most soils , although of course I am used to looking out of the window at our bright reddish-brown soil here in Devon ! |
| 6 | The result , because the gas is lighter than water , is that the fish floats — often in obscure positions . |
| 7 | As plastic is lighter than glass , fuel consumption in transport is reduced . |
| 8 | This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour . |
| 9 | What happens in the blast furnace is that the slag is lighter than the molten iron and it collects on top of the molten iron and by some means that I s |
| 10 | So the box is lighter than it should be and the price the consumer pays is too low . |
| 11 | THE type of ball being blamed for Scotland 's penalty miss against Malta — on the basis that it is lighter than normal — will be in use for the next two years in internationals , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 12 | Firstly , gas is lighter than air and leakages dissipate in the atmosphere rather than forming a local hazard . |
| 13 | I tell you what , if you get one of the earlier mountain bikes there made of five three one tubing which is lighter than what you 've got , there 's loads of them in the paper for sale and there so cheap |
| 14 | ROS : Yes , it 's lighter than it was . |
| 15 | But I have some secret bubble of amusement in me and it 's lighter than air . |
| 16 | And that mud wagon 's lighter than a Concord . " |