Example sentences of "[is] [adv] long than " in BNC.

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1 For example , the S-S bond distance in is and this is appreciably longer than in the weakly interacting .
2 ( 2 ) The projection can be held across a strip of behavior that is less long than a grammatical sentence …
3 Mr. Arlidge 's argument is as follows : The word ‘ defer ’ in this context means ‘ put off ’ or ‘ postpone ’ or ‘ delay ’ and that if a trial takes place after a time which is obviously longer than that normally required for the preparation of a trial of that nature , then there has been the kind of delay prohibited by the statute .
4 The spark duration is much longer than the 150µs indicated by this trace .
5 This is much longer than the time since the big bang , which is a mere ten thousand million years or so ( 1 followed by ten zeros ) .
6 This is much longer than the age of the universe , which is only about ten or twenty thousand million years ( 1 or 2 with ten zeros after it ) .
7 When the motor is accelerating from rest the stepping rates are low ; the period of each phase excitation interval is much longer than the electrical time constant of the phase circuit .
8 Hence the time taken to recognise a string such as FONHGTAEW is much longer than that taken to recognise the arrangement FOG HAT NEW .
9 Yes , but still I mean it is much longer than this journey .
10 The average length of stay in hospital for older people is usually longer than that for a young person with a similar medical condition .
11 However , such notice is usually longer than the lead time that the seller requires to fulfil an order .
12 The wavelength of the emitted radiation is always longer than that of the exciting radiation .
13 The length of body , from prosternum to the rear-most projection of the rump , is slightly longer than the height of the dog at the withers .
14 It has a pointed head , a medium sized eye , a small mouth with prominent lips , and the upper jaw is slightly longer than the lower .
15 The Egyptian Cobra , commonly called an Asp ( which is incorrect ) , is slightly longer than the Indian counterpart .
16 If you cast on and work widthways the work will grow in no time and you merely need to work until the strip is slightly longer than you need so that you can cut it to fit after sewing it on .
17 Although the Type 22 frigate is substantially longer than a Type 42 destroyer , it carries neither the sea Dart long-range anti-aircraft missile nor the Vickers Mk 8 gun .
18 This is far longer than in temperate ecosystems .
19 Second , sCD2 is markedly longer than CD4(D1D2) , although it has fewer amino acids , so increasing the exposure of the putative ligand binding face ( the domain-1 GFCC'C sheet ) , an effect that is magnified by a third difference , the tilt of the outer domain to maintain this sheet roughly parallel to the cell surface .
20 The Venusian ‘ year ’ , as determined by the Mariner 2 satellite probe launched in 1962 , turned out to be some 225 terrestrial days , although its rotation was so slow ( 243 Earth days ) that its ‘ day ’ is actually longer than its ‘ year ’ .
21 Well I think the one we 've got is actually longer than the one you 've got .
22 and you can now build a LIFESPAN process whose process directory is actually DUA0 : [ SOFTWARE_LIBRARY.LSTRAIN.P ] ( whose pathname is considerably longer than 20 characters ) but to which you refer as LS$DISK : [ LSTRAIN.P ] ( which is well within the 20 characters . )
23 The list of single words or phrases substituting for the sexual or scatological items listed above is considerably longer than the basic list ; e.g. " taking medicine " for having sexual intercourse , " pipe " for penis , " nest " , " eggs " and " purse " for scrotum and testicles , " fountain " for vagina .
24 The next verse is significantly longer than the first ; this can be understood as a symbolic representation of the importance of its contents .
25 I think this one is definitely longer than the other , right , so hold its legs down .
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