Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , in cases where he was convinced of the correctness of his choice of the homœopathic medicine , in order to obtain more benefit for the patient than he was able to get hitherto from prescribing a single small dose , the idea often naturally struck him to increase the dose … and , for instance , in place of giving a single very minute globule moistened with the medicine in the highest dynamization , to administer six , seven or eight of them at once , and even a half or a whole drop . |
| 2 | To appoint a receiver is more convenient for the mortgagee than taking possession . |
| 3 | Immersion in water is less beneficial for the skin than for the woman , however . |
| 4 | Owing to the delays that had occurred since the marketing studies were made in 1983 and because of the attractiveness of the finished scheme , it was found that considerably higher prices could be obtained for the flats than had been originally foreseen . |
| 5 | With the UK housing market flat , and with competition high , business generated by foreign currency mortgages can generate a higher ‘ turn ’ for the lender than UK mortgages , and produce extra fees and commissions for the intermediary arranging the facility . |
| 6 | Fifth , the problem of fonts and output matching will become as big a problem for the desktop publishing market as it ever was for the traditional sector and potentially more confusing for the user than ever before . |
| 7 | Using a proper name for a subject search may be easier for the user than attempting to guess at an appropriate subject heading , particularly if the object is to extract a class number to pursue subject searching at the shelves . |
| 8 | Jessica , more for the crack than anything , wore big dark glasses , like a thirties film star . |
| 9 | And in 73 minutes of an uninspiring game at Stamford Bridge , Sharpe showed why United , despite a poor display , are more viable contenders for the title than London 's leading candidates . |
| 10 | More for the champagne than the golf . |
| 11 | Tax rises would be even more humiliating for the Government than devaluation of the pound . |
| 12 | Whether or not specific arrangements were discussed by the two unionist groupings , the election was more of a success for the conservatives than would be implied by the victory of one of the two Protestant Unionists . |
| 13 | But even so , it was far easier to set out a project for the Council than to implement it . |
| 14 | This unpalatable circumstance could result in the very real possibility that Cassie would get a lower price for the cottage than she had paid for it , thus resulting in the disastrous situation of owing the Building Society money which she did not possess . |
| 15 | The Secretary of State made more extravagant claims for the Bill than its content would justify . |
| 16 | Quite simply a return can be made by paying a lesser amount today for the bill than will be repaid at maturity , 91 days in the future . |
| 17 | Although it is no easier to blame either him or Diana completely for the separation than it is with any parting couple , it is beyond doubt that he is principally responsible . |
| 18 | He told the American writer , John Malcolm Brinnin , that he had learned , from working on the film production , more about writing for the theatre than he had learned in the theatre itself , but that did not prevent him from vetoing the idea , proposed by Sherek , that The Cocktail Party should also be filmed . |
| 19 | The situation is subtly different for the GFF than the LPF . |
| 20 | Parliament , recognising the danger — perhaps more to respect for the law than to press freedom — changed the law , so that now the very fact of a conviction is deemed to be conclusive evidence of its correctness . |
| 21 | A horse that has had no exercise all day is less likely to stand still for the farrier than one that has just been ridden ; and a youngster that has never been ridden out on the road before will be considerably more nervous if it goes alone than it would with a companion . |
| 22 | We share work , whereas once we only shared pleasure , usually more for the male than female . |
| 23 | People flocked to the zoo less for the fauna than for the door-prize after the daily drawing of a cardboard bicho . |
| 24 | Economies of scope do not necessarily mean that producing both models ( or whatever ) is better for the firm than producing one , because all other things may not be equal . |
| 25 | Success in moderation was no doubt better for the character than failure but too much of it and he would lose his cutting edge . |
| 26 | It is perhaps slightly easier for the writer than for the reader . |
| 27 | The court must therefore be satisfied that the order will positively contribute to the child 's welfare and must not make an order unless it considers that doing so would be better for the child than making no order at all . |
| 28 | By section 1(3) of the Act of 1989 Parliament has required a court exercising this jurisdiction to have regard to a number of considerations and by subsection ( 5 ) has directed the court to make no order , notwithstanding an agreement between the parties , unless it considers that doing so would be better for the child than making no order at all . |
| 29 | This is because s1(5) of the Children Act precludes the court from making an order unless it considers that this would be better for the child than making no order at all . |
| 30 | Failure to follow this guidance will not invalidate any subsequent proceedings but may clearly influence the court when it applies the principle in s1(5) of the Act and considers whether an order would be better for the child than no order at all . |