Example sentences of "[adv] than [art] average [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women … had to be a little better than the average man in order to stay equal . |
| 2 | It is notable that all of the groups defined as ‘ non-standard ’ , and a number of those entering on the basis of other qualifications , perform better than the average level of achievement for A-level entrants . |
| 3 | It does over 2,000 input-output operations per second , three to five times better than the average Unix server , IBM says ; it costs $170,000 with 28.8Gb disk . |
| 4 | It does over 2,000 input operations per second , three to five times better than the average Unix server , IBM says . |
| 5 | Given that the average score for all A-level entrants was 5.4 , it can be seen that all non-standard entry groups , apart from those entering on the basis of 1–4 O-levels , performed at least as well or better than the average A-level entrants . |
| 6 | The average depth of the sea is 12,430 feet — much deeper than the average height of the land , a mere 2,760 feet . |
| 7 | Community studies give a better overall picture of disease outcome but as most are also based around units with a specialist interest in the condition they too should reflect the best rather than the average treatment . |
| 8 | Psychics can often see the auras of women more clearly , possibly because women tend to express their emotions more easily than the average man . |
| 9 | It is true that there is also a chance that the individual plaintiff may live longer than the average expectation of life . |
| 10 | His hairstyle , baggy clothes and non-comformist attitude made him a rebel without a cause , a punk whose greatest claim to fame was his ability to drive a golf ball further than the average par four . |
| 11 | It may mean that the mentally handicapped child will be dependent on other people , including its parents , more than the average child . |
| 12 | Large chains can keep track of shoppers ' preferences daily , enabling central merchandisers to predict selling trends far more accurately than the average store manager could hope to do . |