Example sentences of "[noun] than [art] general [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To delimit ( find extent of ) the CBD using more quantifiable methods than the general observation . |
| 2 | In our study , significantly more miners complained of anorexia and weight loss than the general population , as shown in an earlier published report . |
| 3 | As already noted above , small towns often contain one or two buildings of greater extent and more sophisticated plan than the general run . |
| 4 | Mr Major said that plans for devolved Scottish , Welsh and regional assemblies , combined with moves to a federal Europe and an end to the first-past-the-post voting system , were ‘ of far greater importance than the general election itself ’ . |
| 5 | People with cystic fibrosis are less likely to achieve O level or equivalent qualifications than the general population but more likely to have A levels , and women with cystic fibrosis are more likely to have degrees . |
| 6 | Indeed , asking subjects their first thoughts on seeing the critical slide confirmed that they were more likely to be thinking about the woman than the general environment in the arousal condition . |
| 7 | First , without doubt the Supplement is a more practical guide , more heavily illustrated , with much more specificity than the general advice proffered by DB32 , a change which is bound to encourage more innovation among the more timid local authorities . |
| 8 | Because the chances are that because you know more about the subject than the general reporter , to whom — this may be to you the most important part of the day , most important story of your day , to him it might be only one of four , five or six that they 're doing . |
| 9 | ‘ Will you help run the lucky dip stall at the summer fayre from 1 pm until 3.30pm ? ’ is more likely to get a positive answer than a general plea for help with the summer fayre . |
| 10 | What is important is that ( a ) large numbers of people are involved ; ( b ) some of them are at a greater risk than the general population due to pre-existing cardiac or respiratory conditions and/or prolonged exposure in homes or at the workplace ; and ( c ) there is no ‘ safe ’ level of exposure to carcinogens . |
| 11 | The group taking hypotensive drugs other than β blockers had a significantly lower risk than the general population . |
| 12 | FAP patients are at 100–300 times greater risk than the general population of dying from upper gastrointestinal malignancies . |
| 13 | Second , there are situations in which the regulatory rule sets a less onerous standard than the general law but does not prohibit compliance with the higher standard , raising the question of whether the rule offers a " safe harbour " for those who comply with it . |
| 14 | There is some evidence that adopted children make greater use of the psychiatric services than the general population , though this could be due to class factors . |
| 15 | Although studies of radiation workers in this country show , in fact , that they experience fewer cancer deaths than the general population . |