Example sentences of "[adv] than [art] general [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The domain-specific dictionary appears to perform slightly better than the general dictionary . |
| 2 | For example , both radio and television may be perceived first and foremost as entertainment ; or a particular national newspaper may be considered to be primarily the voice of the government rather than a general organ of information . |
| 3 | Of course , some small firms do offer growth potential , but these have to be identified and given appropriate support rather than a general subsidy linked to premises or land . |
| 4 | However , the much higher phylogenetic conservation of this region within the Oct-1 proteins ( 88% sequence identity between Xenopus ( 42 ) chicken ( 43 ) and human ( 19 ) Oct-1 ) suggests this region plays a specific rather than a general function . |
| 5 | Criminal laws aimed at regulating corporate activities tend to refer to a specific rather than a general class of behaviour . |
| 6 | La Fontaine , in her review of studies of British kinship suggests that there seems to be ‘ a preference for particular siblings rather than a general solidarity with brothers and sisters ’ ( La Fontaine , 1985 , p. 54 ) . |
| 7 | ( 5 ) A random plasma glucose concentration > : =25 mmol/l results in the database sending an urgent hospital diabetic clinic appointment to the patient rather than a general practitioner review prompt . |
| 8 | The advantage of the hybrid model is that the courts retain some control over the regulatory rules in the sense that they are not bound to give effect to them rather than the general law if they are considered unreasonable . |
| 9 | In addition , the economies of the most advanced capitalist nations would advance to a point where any further development of production would be held back by the crises of capitalism and by the desire to produce for profit rather than the general good . |
| 10 | Their new roll-A-Perm takes a little longer than a general set but the results last up to eight weeks . |
| 11 | Gainers will be those groups whose incomes rise more rapidly than the general price level : examples include those workers who are represented by strong trade unions or who are employed by benevolent employers . |
| 12 | Losers will be those groups whose incomes rise less rapidly than the general price level : examples include workers who are not represented by unions or who are only weakly unionised but face strong employer resistance to wage claims . |
| 13 | I think British artists , much more than the general public , British artists are pretty aware of what 's going on on the Continent . |
| 14 | Much closer than the general public knows . |
| 15 | The prices of another , broader category of goods began to rise faster than the general price level and attracted enormous sums of speculative funds . |
| 16 | The Treasury hoped that they would be an answer to inappropriate volume targets , and to criticisms that PESC allowed the cash content of public expenditure to rise too fast ; often even faster than the general rate of inflation , since public sector inflation usually exceeded that in the private sector . |