Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The feature in question is that the second half of a parallelistic couplet ( line B ) is often more precise or specific than the first half ( line A ) . |
| 2 | None was more famous or strange than the notorious Victory Arch ; and in his latest book , THE MONUMENT * , Samir al-Khalil weaves round the arch a fascinating and thoughtful study of totalitarianism and art . |
| 3 | There are alternatives to what is called " the lecture system " — hardly an apt name , since anything less systematic or coherent than the uses made of a college lecture would be hard to find . |
| 4 | They were no more secretive or abashed than the soldier ants would have been , gnashing their way through anything that was organic , their collective mind unclouded by doubt , guilt or the smallest hint of compunction . |
| 5 | There is no guarantee at all that the former , simply by taking place in a teacher 's place of work , will somehow be more relevant or valuable than the latter ( a point made over a decade ago Alexander 1980 — in the context of a previous incarnation of current debates ) . |
| 6 | It was then as if the rotting maggot-infested flesh , or the tags of matted clothing , had already become part of the earth which clung to and enclosed them , no more unnatural or frightening than a clump of compost or a drift of decaying leaves . |
| 7 | In the nine years he remained at school his closest companions were to include Bob Allen , Val le Grice , and Thomas Middleton ; but no friend proved more lasting or dependable than the gifted , tongue-tied Charles Lamb , son of a minor official at the Inner Temple . |
| 8 | Of all the species visible in Bharatpur , none is more romantic or mysterious than the Siberian crane . |
| 9 | Now in life there is nothing more defenceless or ridiculous than a man with his pantaloons about his ankles , his shirt tail raised and his mind on other matters . |
| 10 | We can not simply appeal to ‘ reality ’ and ‘ truth , as Miller and Swift do ; we can not root out prejudice by fiat nor make sexism disappear just by exposing it ; we have even less power to control what people say or mean than the prescriptivist defenders of sexist convention . |
| 11 | He is also an inch or two taller than I am , Not even the most stupid policeman in the land could possibly mistake him for me in an identity parade , but I suppose I am being too optimistic in assuming that literary critics are likely to be more intelligent or perceptive than an ignorant cop . |
| 12 | Instead , he seemed more calm and normal than the rest . |
| 13 | This phenomenon was particularly impressive in the north , which had hitherto been far less advanced and progressive than the southern , Mediterranean countries , the seats of ancient empires . |
| 14 | A representation of reality from the standpoint of women is more objective and unbiased than the prevailing representations that reflect the standpoint of men . |
| 15 | And is not this medium exceedingly more rare and subtle than the air and exceedingly more elastic and active ? |
| 16 | Men die to win democracy for their countries , which after a while is taken grudgingly ; and its practitioners come to be seen as less skilled , worthy and entertaining than the aristocrats of sport . |
| 17 | This is one of the reasons why they 're already far more interesting and demanding than the wave of both American and British post-Nirvana types . |
| 18 | Of course the environment is very much more simple and unpleasant than the environment from which you 've just come . |
| 19 | Heres , for example ( in , " the greedy clutches of your heir " ) , denotes something perhaps rather less cosy and familial than the English word " heir " ; in many contexts it suggests nothing more than a legal designate with a contractual , post-obituary option on some hapless benefactor 's goods and chattels.5 Pietas is a notoriously difficult word to render , " piety " being the last recourse of the weary translator ; it involves " integrity " , " probity " , " purity " , " fidelity " , " devotion " , " decency " — a complex of related moral attributes which Romans sought and recognised in the upright man . |
| 20 | The transition from symbol to politician was to be far more protracted and painful than the transition from soldier to symbol had been in 1940 . |
| 21 | With iron gords , or hoops as the rich people called them , and with clashes and tensions no less thrilling and dangerous than the real thing , we competitively raced until we dropped . |
| 22 | The final stage of the war under Edward was vastly more discouraging , humiliating and squalid than the earlier stages , but no less costly . |
| 23 | It is more affordable and accessible than the digital alternatives , and despite its shortcomings it will do much to popularise the concept of videotelephony . |
| 24 | But this no more implies a conscious awareness of the distinctions between past , present , and future than the use of language necessitates an explicit knowledge of grammar . |
| 25 | And there could scarcely be anything more difficult and fine-textured than the affair he is having with a woman called Rose . |
| 26 | As he held her she seemed to swell , as if another skin , another body , more calm and perfect than the one she had , grew out of her as token for that love of him which could in looks and words show itself so inadequately . |
| 27 | Both the Habsburg monarchy and the Bismarckian empire were represented by services more snobbish and restrictive than the societies which employed them . |
| 28 | Dusky dolphins and Burmeister 's porpoise are considerably more abundant and wide-ranging than the other three species . |
| 29 | After all , what could be more natural and nutritious than a deliciously sweet grape dried by the sun ? |
| 30 | If one is very much more common and prominent than the other then it will be written in bold type and the other in ordinary type . |