Example sentences of "[adj] than the original [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly the replacement needs to be something desirable and/or less harmful than the original habit you are seeking to break . |
| 2 | It 's also shorter than the original version . |
| 3 | But the price raised by an estate agent desperate for his commission is now all too likely to be lower than the original mortgage taken out by the borrower . |
| 4 | It may be lower than the original investment . |
| 5 | The notes of guidance accompanying the Secretary of State 's announcement on the polytechnics in 1967 were considered by the Council to be ‘ considerably more liberal than the original draft which had been amended since the Chairman of the Council had made representations about the matter to the Secretary of State ’ . |
| 6 | Even if the state does manage to stem the supply of a particular drug completely , people will always find a substitute — except it may be more dangerous than the original drug . |
| 7 | The extension is bigger than the original house . |
| 8 | Instead of being a vertical fall it will be merely a gentle hump , especially if the offshore gradient is very little steeper than the original river gradient . |
| 9 | He said it was too early to talk about the number of jobs but the project would probably be less ambitious than the original scheme . |
| 10 | It thus becomes even heavier relative to its surroundings , making the overshoot larger than the original displacement . |
| 11 | Use a bit no larger than the original hole |
| 12 | A Well I phoned this help line about the council tax and they were really helpful my bill was a lot cheaper than the original estimate , maybe you should give them a call ? |
| 13 | The court accepted at least part of that argument , allowing that the sculptures may contain something more than the original work . |
| 14 | The Government introduced the discredited poll tax , which cost an enormous amount to collect , so there is not much joy or credit if the new system still costs more than the original system . |
| 15 | The reinstatement was thorough , taking place over two years and costing much more than the original estimate . |
| 16 | Also , the furnace leaves behind large amounts of Ash , which although more compact than the original rubbish , still has to be dumped somewhere , causing similar problems to landfill sites . |
| 17 | The cost of the system is already £1.8 billion less than the original estimate announced in the House in 1982 . |
| 18 | That was about £800,000 less than the original estimate of £4.5m. which officers felt was unacceptable . |
| 19 | In fact , the cover of a digraph may even be smaller than the original digraph . |
| 20 | However , the initial products of the enzyme reactions are sometimes more toxic than the original chemical . |
| 21 | Drugs often produce effects far worse than the original problem for which they were prescribed . |
| 22 | But when you have to face up to the fact that no one wants to know and people are more interested in the apprehension and sentencing of the offender , that for many people is even worse than the original crime . ’ |
| 23 | The unhurried , drawling delivery of this ‘ apology ’ was almost more insulting than the original incident . |
| 24 | The net adjustment of L11,750,000 million was expected to restrict the deficit for the full year to L135,600,000 million , representing 10.7 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) , slightly higher than the original budget figure . |
| 25 | The price eventually agreed was higher than the original offer . |
| 26 | Erm , the revised estimate for police pensions is some hundred and nineteen thousand pounds higher than the original estimate . |
| 27 | As far as fire-fighters pensions is concerned , the revised estimate is is really significantly higher than the original estimate . |
| 28 | The er , revised estimate is one one hundred and fifty thousand pounds higher than the original estimate , and we 're expecting over three hundred thousand pounds into the specific grant and ninety-four ninety- five . |
| 29 | The perimeter of this figure is 4:3 longer than the original triangle . |
| 30 | Called the Nomade , the newcomer sits on a stretched 98ins wheelbase and stands 16in longer than the original vehicle with an overall length of 156ins . |