Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | How can I get them doing any more interesting work if they ca n't concentrate for more than ten minutes at a time ? |
| 2 | If the feeding tube were withdrawn Tony would not survive for more than two weeks . |
| 3 | A powerful Japan could work either for or against South Korea ; so long as the United States exercised a controlling influence over Japan , it would work for rather than against South Korea . |
| 4 | One of the most important Chinese ceramics to appear at auction and of Ming Imperial Porcelain , it should sell for more than $2.5 million ( £1,633,000 ) . |
| 5 | The president and the vice-president are elected for one year and they are eligible for re-election , although they may not serve for more than three years . |
| 6 | There is also opposition to the principle that companies can bid for more than one commercial television licence : the IBA has warned the government this will make management of the network between now and 1993 very difficult . |
| 7 | The parliament can not sit for more than six months of the year ( Article 28 ) ; the agenda is entirely determined by the government , its legislative duties are restricted to a specific range of policy areas ( Article 34 ) and its ability to hold ministers to account and to scrutinise and amend legislation is pitifully small . |
| 8 | However , the effect did not last for more than two days at a time because Owen 's diet was still too high in white sugar and chemical additives . |
| 9 | A well-planned garden has a variety of dramatic effects which can last for more than one season . |
| 10 | Straightforward leave applications are often decided without an oral hearing ; but even when there is a hearing in order to clarify issues , leave proceedings are meant to be very brief : a recent practice statement requires special notice to be given if it is anticipated that the leave application will last for more than 30 minutes . |
| 11 | The other countries in Central America and the Caribbean will account for less than 10% of total energy demand growth . |
| 12 | In most developed countries , cooking would account for less than 5 per cent of national energy consumption . |
| 13 | Lotus Development Corp president Jim Manzi says that the company 's flagship 1-2-3 spreadsheet may account for less than 50% of total revenues this quarter , for the first time in the company 's history — it accounted for 74% in 1991 ; he also says that lower marketing and development costs should allow the company to deliver an operating margin of 15% to 18% next year . |
| 14 | A year ago , applications software made up less than half Microsoft 's sales ; this year it will account for more than 60% . |
| 15 | Contemporary observers were quite clear that the modest decline in marriage around 1870 could not account for more than 10 per cent of the fall in births ( Yule 1906 ) . |
| 16 | As regards content , the convention established that , where practicable , a majority of European works should be screened ; as regards advertising , it established that advertisements should not account for more than 15 per cent of daily transmission time . |
| 17 | Holdings of unlisted shares must not account for more than 15 per cent of total investment . |
| 18 | The British-based company is working on a nifty two-seater convertible that will retail for less than £10,000 . |