Example sentences of "[subord] their [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently tips have been shaped as they are made , so their later landscaping is easier and they are less intrusive in their early years . |
| 2 | Viruses that produce many of their own enzymes are more versatile than their simpler colleagues , but even the most complex viruses depend at some stage on the proteins of the infected cell . |
| 3 | In many ways it is typical of so many Corbetts — those hills that are below 3000ft yet are higher than 2500ft , in that in every way other than height they are aesthetically more satisfying than their higher neighbours . |
| 4 | Women are more attracted to men with clean-cut good looks than their hairier counterparts . |
| 5 | Some , the lobefins , developed armour but in the process became considerably less agile than their softer compatriots . |
| 6 | Those aged 2½years or less at the onset of hearing loss fared considerably less well than their older counterparts . |
| 7 | They have enjoyed a higher level of formal education than their older colleagues , some of them possessing degrees in chemistry or biology from universities or polytechnics . |
| 8 | In general , smaller companies are more dependent on the UK than their larger counterparts . |
| 9 | Villas were profit-making concerns which needed to dispose of their produce to remain viable ; towns provided convenient markets , but why some small towns should have seemingly provided better markets than their larger counterparts remains unclear . |
| 10 | The failure of the continuation school movement shows that the class position of the prospective pupils , rather than any age relationship , determined that the significance of their labour power was more important than their further education , however that may have been defined . |
| 11 | Of course all large firms try to gain this sort of flexibility and the fact that they are large indicates that they have succeeded to a greater extent than their smaller rivals . |
| 12 | Cattle on both rural and urban middle-Saxon settlements are of the same approximate state but larger than their earlier counterparts . |
| 13 | Thus , the richer States of the north and west should be more generous than their poorer contemporaries of the South , a conclusion that has been sustained empirically , e.g. Magull ( 1978 ) , Fenton and Chamberlayne ( 1969 ) . |
| 14 | One may presume that the standard of living of both these groups was above the national average , and that this could have given them better resistance to disease than their poorer neighbours . |
| 15 | They found that the older children born in the first part of the year did better in reading and arithmetic tests than their younger classmates born later in the same year . |
| 16 | Older people are less likely to consume alcoholic drinks than the younger age groups and those who do drink consume less than their younger contemporaries . |
| 17 | Indeed workers over 50 have been found to be more productive than their younger colleagues because of their experience , maturity , and strong work ethic . |
| 18 | The fact remains that most older people are fairly rigid in their sexual views and , more surprisingly perhaps , a good deal less knowledgeable in matters of sex than their younger compatriots . |
| 19 | Many doctors reflect the ageist attitudes of the society in which they work , feeling that the medical problems of older people are a lower priority than their younger patients . |
| 20 | Indeed , they were much more likely than their younger counterparts to have expressed satisfaction with the firm and its management . |
| 21 | Other studies show that older workers tend to have fewer accidents , less absenteeism , and greater output and job stability than their younger counterparts . |
| 22 | While Sears ( 1983 ) study of university students reported that mature students are less likely to be more successful than their younger counterparts in the areas of science , engineering and medicine , Brennan and McGeevor ( 1985 ) , in their study of CNAA graduates , report that mature students do better than younger students in all areas of study except those relating to engineering subjects . |
| 23 | While there are some differences between these various studies , the broad conclusion which emerges is that while in the areas of arts , social sciences , education and business studies mature students perform better than their younger counterparts , in areas such as science , engineering , health related studies and medicine there is some evidence that they are less likely to perform as well . |
| 24 | Such stronger forms are available , as we shall see , and they are always more interesting than their weaker counterparts . |
| 25 | The early sea urchins tend to have rather a large number of plates in a much less regular mosaic than their later relatives . |
| 26 | This was a significant exception , but although their higher rate of natural increase and migration into the rising manufacturing districts enlarged the population of earners in the " better-waged " districts absolutely and proportionately , this was insufficient to prevent a fall in the national average real wage . |
| 27 | French failure in the World Cup gave the Bègles dissidents greater credibility , although their earlier behaviour has not been forgotten . |
| 28 | Europress have also been producing children 's software for many years — their ‘ Fun School ’ series is one of the highest selling series in ‘ edutainment ’ although their earlier releases now look a bit crude and dated . |
| 29 | The faces of Esther and Alix were mobile , expressive , changeable ; they were open to the weather , responsive , at least superficially , even if their darker motives remained obscure . |
| 30 | Whether this is because their earlier success is an indicator that they have the appropriate capabilities , or because their earlier study has been important in preparing them for entry , or some combination of these , is difficult to say definitively without further research . |