Example sentences of "[prep] [adj -er] [subord] average [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , some men of smaller than average build use the drugs to attain a ‘ normal ’ build . |
| 2 | And there is no doubt in my mind that this infant is of higher than average intelligence . |
| 3 | In the pre-1965 period a long run of higher than average precipitation allowed the spread northward of rain-fed cultivation , dominated by millet , and at the same time the increased populations placed more pressure on the vegetation for fuelwood . |
| 4 | But any individual market or island may experience somewhat higher or lower demand than average , those with lower than average demand cancelling out those with higher than average demand . |
| 5 | But any individual market or island may experience somewhat higher or lower demand than average , those with lower than average demand cancelling out those with higher than average demand . |
| 6 | However , the catering department ( which comprises the customer restaurant , tea-room , coffee bar and staff canteen ) has suffered for several years from higher than average food cost percentages and labour turnover . |
| 7 | Pre-marital conception leads to larger than average family size , even when other factors are taken into consideration : 2.6 children compared with 2.3 in the 1946 cohort . |