Example sentences of "[adv] than a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But they realise that a partnership government would be better than a Labour government , and much better than a minority government of either party . ’ |
| 2 | He was led to believe that he would receive better than a university education with Mr. Wickstead as his personal tutor . |
| 3 | Lasers run at 300 dots per inch , about four times better than a matrix printer . |
| 4 | ‘ Better than a Sunday dinner , that was . ’ |
| 5 | The dishes below are filling and delicious , while at the same time ‘ good for you ’ — far better than a chocolate bar or sweet biscuits . |
| 6 | First published in 1962 and now in its 4th edition ( 1980 ) , this fulfils a role as a reference text rather better than a student text , in that it has hundreds of references but no problems . |
| 7 | Better than a bull fight . |
| 8 | The 15-year-old Eastbourne School fourth former , whose athletic talents were first recognised by PE teacher Simon Hanniford , won the youths 3,000 metres in 9 mins 9.3 secs 10.7 secs better than a BAF grade two standard beating second placed Gregg Scott , of North Shields Polytechnic , by 53 seconds . |
| 9 | Parapets gradually grew lower and lower until the trench became little deeper than a roadside ditch . |
| 10 | The gloomy assessment of Derry 's chances is based on the poorest goal scoring record of any team in the top six — City have averaged less than a goal game from 28 League outings . |
| 11 | As she passed through the channel there had been less than a foot clearance between the ship 's sides and the concrete wharf . |
| 12 | Today a tiny microelectronic processor less than a quarter-inch square can carry a hundred times more computing power than the massive Ferranti Mark I Star , Europe 's first commercial computer produced in 1950 . |
| 13 | It is regarded as an area of concern , rather than a school subject . |
| 14 | The big difference of course between Designaknit Professional and a charting device , is that Designaknit Professional is a computer program rather than a knitting machine attachment . |
| 15 | What prompts a sanctioning rather than a compliance response is not who does the law enforcement so much as the sort of behaviour which is subject to control . |
| 16 | If a Shusui 's Doitsu scales are going to turn greyish black , rather than a sky blue , or if a Kumonryu is going to lose all its black and turn into a valueless Doitsu Shiromuji , it will have done so in adolescence . |
| 17 | Action to deal with offenders was to be taken on a voluntary rather than a court basis where possible . |
| 18 | With the recent mushrooming of the AA 's commercial interests was it not in danger of becoming a big shop rather than a service organisation ? |
| 19 | However , if a taxpayer is preparing to carry out IHT planning by giving property to a trust then he should still consider setting up an overseas trust rather than a UK trust . |
| 20 | Up to now it has been run as a cost centre rather than a profit maker , but the Broadcasting Act specified change . |
| 21 | This , rather than a Macaulayish enthusiasm for the export of parliamentary institutions , was the motive for his advocacy , through Congress , of political reform : British authority was to be given a human face by allowing qualified Indians some share in the running of the country . |
| 22 | The survey also considers that accounting for signing-on fees is non-standard and patchy : ‘ Our view is that signing-on fees are more akin to an emolument of a player rather than a transfer cost . |
| 23 | This is an interesting case to examine , of course , because in Problems of Social Policy Titmuss presented it as a clear example of a policy change engendered originally by the social debate on evacuation , and then given sudden new urgency by the ‘ decisive ’ influence of Dunkirk in July 1940 ; a marked change in government thinking — a new acceptance of the milk-in-schools scheme as a universalist social service rather than a relief measure tainted with Poor Law associations — took place ‘ five days after the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk ’ . |
| 24 | Except from a brief outburst from Sonny ( when Pat urges him to face reality , he protests , ‘ Reality is not life ! ’ ) , you would never know this play was the work of a poet rather than a TV comedy writer . |
| 25 | Instead , Jo maintains close ties with three schoolfriends and a handful of others who willingly accept her as a person rather than a TV personality . |
| 26 | As far as is possible it is preferable to charge the actual cost incurred rather than a percentage assessment to the cost accounts . |
| 27 | Will it not encourage the image of a model singing rather than a singing model ? |
| 28 | Lack of money is holding them back — new sounds have to come from fresh effects pedals rather than a sampling machine — but the ambitions are burning : ‘ I do n't think we actually achieve the crossover , ’ admits Sam , with a who-gives-a-flying- f— -shrug , ‘ but that 's certainly what we want to do . ’ |
| 29 | Most private schools are thought to have some level of bad debt , like any business , but in the past those debts have been chased by a stiff letter from the school 's solicitor rather than a debt collection agency . |
| 30 | Meredith McGrath ( who was ranked as high as 28 back in November 1990 ) was found on a basketball court rather than a tennis court . ’ |