Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom Merry , Bob Cherry , Billy Bunter and all their peers bid fair to join the immortals , only a little lower than Falstaff , Gulliver and Long John Silver . |
| 2 | ( To a first approximation , one is likely to encounter the first type if f is a little higher than f and the second type if f is a little lower than f . ) |
| 3 | Indeed in some ways the proof is rather simpler than Theorem 1 , since it does not need such a complex structure of nested recursions . |
| 4 | Floor tiles are less widely used than wall tiles , but are a popular choice for heavy traffic areas such as porches and hallways , and also for conservatories . |
| 5 | It soundslike a fast , powerful car , and many would rather that than silence . |
| 6 | David Lawrence is a little quicker than Tony , his present with some problems with his last over , edging away through the slips . |
| 7 | One aspect is that particular laws are made because these are thought to be more commercially acceptable than others . |
| 8 | Leading on from this , a more general point is that where the objective of the operation is rather broader than profit maximization , shareholder control is probably far less appropriate than state control ( see , for example , Baumol , 1984 ) . |
| 9 | Peel-off masks are more gentle but less cleansing than clay . |
| 10 | Copper in contrast was not durable enough for big editions , and where its effects were desired it was increasingly replaced by steel ; but this was much less used than wood for works of science . |
| 11 | This alternative strategy is in many respects less coherent than Owen 's and it is this which helps to explain the fact that Roger 's approach is often misunderstood by those outside the unit . |
| 12 | That Joan uses less Creole than Carol should not obscure the fact that in the course of the conversation , Joan accommodates to Carol by using increasingly more Creole features . |
| 13 | Clouds enveloping mountain-tops and coastal fogs are usually characterized by pH values much lower than rainfall ( Bridgman , 1990 ) . |
| 14 | But the average fine for employers breaking the Health and Safety at Work Act last year was just £297 — much lower than fines imposed on large manufacturing companies . |
| 15 | You 're not much lower than Vicky . |
| 16 | Research showed that primary community loyalties operated at a level much lower than district boundaries . |
| 17 | The actual death rate from asthma in West Cumbria seems to be much lower than mortality statistics suggest . |
| 18 | NOx be cut to 11.8g/Kw/hr , and particulates to 11.8 g/Kw/hr , That level will still be significantly higher than US levels , but much lower than vehicles currently being sold . |
| 19 | For instance , trees bearing edible fruits were made easy to climb , being much lower than forest trees . |
| 20 | Women , too , were dismissed as less highly evolved than men , thus fitting the prejudices of the male scientists who constructed the theories . |
| 21 | We may say , then , that line A is less precise , less specific than line B. Line A is not swallowed up in line B , however ; it is not the case that once we have line B we can dispense with line A. Rather , line B provides the clue or the context within which the uncertainty of line A is resolved . |
| 22 | Better that than discretion and gentle kindliness . |
| 23 | They have interpreted Salters 's study of Belfast secondary schools as showing catholics to be less prejudiced than protestants . |
| 24 | ( This indication is correct irrespective on the aircraft heading … much simpler than ADF ) 5 . |
| 25 | And ‘ ozone-friendly ’ often designates soft CFC gases which , though less destructive than others , still destroy . |
| 26 | Sconvols are Sardinian and Sardinians are a calmer model of Italian , less fiery than Neapolitans , less classy than the Milanese . |
| 27 | The room itself would have been enough to efface any human material less striking than Clelia 's mother , and it did indeed more or less totally efface the unobtrusive Martin , who sat quietly dissociated , perched on the edge of a gilt-framed armchair , looking as though he did not quite mean to be there . |
| 28 | Gel is less sticky than mousse and works better with curly hair . |
| 29 | Although VAT is slightly progressive , it is less progressive than income tax . |
| 30 | Cereal straw is much coarser than hay , and air circulates more easily through it . |