Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] than the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another woman , Virgo , marries Tycho , an astronomer , who has time for nothing lower than the stars and the planets . |
| 2 | In this case , it seems to have been someone other than the person who was to use the manuscript who ordered it to be copied . |
| 3 | If someone other than the buyer was injured by the goods , the Sale of Goods Act gives him no rights . |
| 4 | A claim in negligence does not depend on the presence of a contract , so if the person injured is someone other than the buyer , that person can still sue . |
| 5 | When a central government department is sued , it is usual to name the respondent as the Secretary of State who is constitutionally responsible for the conduct of the department 's business ; although , of course , the decision or action being challenged will more often than not have been made or done by someone other than the Secretary of State personally ; and in the case of a geographically decentralized department , such as the Department of Social Security , the challenged decision or action may have originated from any one of a large number of regional offices of the department . |
| 6 | No , what the detective should gain from such interviews is something pointing suspicion at someone other than the suspect being interviewed . |
| 7 | The healing of the servant was made possible by the prayerful faith of someone other than the sufferer . |
| 8 | For example , It is proposed that … suggests that the writer of the abstract is doing the proposing , but It has been proposed that … suggests that the proposing is done by someone other than the writer . |
| 9 | The Rowan Clinic at the Royal London Hospital has a team of counsellors , so basic assessment may be undertaken by someone other than the client 's personal counsellor . |
| 10 | In contrast , the analysis of discourse , as undertaken and exemplified in this book , is typically based on the linguistic output of someone other than the analyst . |
| 11 | It must be like an Ord 14 affidavit in the sense that it has to be sworn by the plaintiff or someone authorised to do so ( eg his solicitor or legal executive ) and if it is sworn by someone other than the plaintiff , the affidavit has to state specifically that the deponent is duly authorised by the plaintiff to make the affidavit on his behalf . |
| 12 | As we have seen , the notion of a duty entails that someone other than the duty-bearer must decide what action the duty requires . |
| 13 | This may well be done by someone other than the interviewer . |
| 14 | However , someone other than the purchaser could be injured on account of the article 's negligent manufacture and an exclusion clause would provide no defence in an action brought by him against the manufacturer . |
| 15 | The rule that cases should be prepared for trial by someone other than the advocate presenting them in court should not apply to solicitors , the committee said . |
| 16 | This section examines cases which use indirect words , words directed to someone other than the trustee , which are none the less held to give rise to an obligation under trust in the trustee . |
| 17 | Someone other than the trustee or his nominee may be elected chairman , but if the trustee is the chairman , he may not adjourn the meeting without the consent of at least half , in value , of those present ( in person or by proxy ) and entitled vote ( r 6.129(3) ) . |
| 18 | So viewed , the decision is entirely consistent with the test laid down by Best J. The benefit of the covenant to repay could not touch and concern the land because someone other than the owner for the time being of the term could take the benefit of it … |
| 19 | It is a good internal control if the dealer is not allowed to make cash transfers and if bank confirmations are matched to internal dealing records by someone other than the dealer . |
| 20 | The instructions were to agree one answer to this question ‘ Are these two bricks the same size , or is one of them bigger than the other ? ’ |
| 21 | Yet although this turned out to be the case and Edna 's and Bert 's spells at Four Winds gave Harriet increasing support , she was still unable to rouse Liza out of her permanent lethargy or to get her further than the garden gate . |
| 22 | Lewis does not set out to make himself cleverer than the reader , stili less cleverer than the authors whom he is discussing . |
| 23 | The benefit is that all the tax reclaimed is dealt with by somebody other than the charity . |
| 24 | SIR ROBIN BUTLER has collected a fair number of accolades during his academic and Civil Service career , but none stranger than the stag 's head that decorates his Whitehall office , writes David Millward . |
| 25 | Now since I 've just about learnt the difference between the sharp end and the blunt end of a boat , I 've decided to go straight to the top and get some expert advice from the R Y A and who better than the R Y A's national coach John , Hi John . |
| 26 | And if he required a tutor , Thorfinn could have found none better than the Normans , natives of a crowded , belligerent duchy full of strong young barons fighting for power . |
| 27 | All were somewhat fuddled with drink but none more than the Mayor and his party . |
| 28 | All departments would be under close scrutiny , but none more than the Department of Health and Social Security , which was by far the biggest spender in Whitehall . |
| 29 | ‘ Are you stronger than the Boss ? ’ |
| 30 | Yet to the searching eye it is full of ancient treasure , none greater than the basilica of Sant'Ambrogio , of St Ambrose . |