Example sentences of "[adv] by more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some areas public order and drunkenness offences are down by more than a third . |
| 2 | But since nineteen eighty seven , daily paper sales are down by more than a tenth . |
| 3 | If this goes in easily by more than a few millimetres , rot is probably present , and you 'll have to strip off the paint so you can repair it . |
| 4 | Compared with 10 years ago , at the same point in the economic cycle , output is up by nearly a quarter , investment is up by a third , manufacturing productivity is up by more than a half and manufacturing exports are up by nearly three quarters . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman knows that if we compare the position now with that of 10 years ago — at the same stage of the economic cycle — we see that manufacturing output is up by a quarter , manufacturing investment is up by a third , manufacturing productivity is up by more than a half , and manufactured exports are up by almost three quarters . |
| 6 | None of them was out by more than a few feet . |
| 7 | Since the 1900s , despite the increasing numbers of the elderly , the proportion has again fallen back by more than a third . |