Example sentences of "[noun] than [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the Bioscope 's view that for the person ‘ in search of different phases of human nature there is no better place to find objects of study than to visit a bioscope show ’ . |
| 2 | The rich have greater incentive to oppose redistributive policies in that they have much more to lose , and there are arguments that suggest that risk-averse individuals are keener to defend against a loss than to secure a gain ( see Jones and Cullis 1986 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Yea , I realize what you have in mind — it would be better to go without permission than to flout a refusal ! ’ |
| 4 | It must be better to be an alone child than to have a brother like Augustin . |
| 5 | As Dave suggests , it 's often more use to read up on the natural background of the fish than to read a fishkeeper 's account of breeding it . |
| 6 | Simultaneously , Jack Wood , soon to be returned unopposed in the forthcoming municipal election , told the West Ham Trades Council that ‘ he was more delighted to have a place on ( the ) united Labour Party platform than to have a seat on the council ’ ( ibid ) . |
| 7 | If you are planning to give a particularly large sum , it is always more advantageous to give out of income by covenant than to give a capital sum . |
| 8 | Some saw the press as an industry and had no other object than to sell a product , provide employment and make a fair profit . |
| 9 | As well as the advantages of uniformity ( which include ease of maintenance ) and cost , microprogramming offers greater flexibility than hardwired logic ; it is easier to alter a control store than to rewire a control unit . |
| 10 | In this chapter I have done more to highlight some of the problems in reaching a definition of God than to offer a solution of my own . |
| 11 | He seemed more likely to blow a kiss than to throw a punch ; to be at a dinner-table than to be down in the dives ; to be rubbing shoulders than to be shoving or sticking it to the comfortable ( I almost said to the bourgeoisie . ) |
| 12 | In most cases it is better to improve your credit control than to give a discount to entice payment . |
| 13 | Clive James should have stayed with book-reviewing : his destruction of ‘ Princess Daisy ’ must be the funniest thing he ever wrote , even though he admits that ‘ to pour abuse on a book like this makes no more sense than to kick a powder-puff ’ . |
| 14 | He wished he 'd had more sense than to get a lift with Mrs Wright . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , we had a quarrel , but I have more sense than to seek a confrontation . |
| 16 | Clearly it is easier for a minister to accept this sort of legislation than to develop a policy that effectively changes the direction of a great deal of work going on within the department . |
| 17 | And how better would a kidnapper do such a thing than to send a letter by his Majesty 's Mail . |
| 18 | At least , on the face of it , it will be cheaper to buy your own camera than to use a bureau . |
| 19 | It would be much easier to replace the wheel rims and use your original tyres than to use a run flat system . |
| 20 | An actual baby had awakened the baby inside herself ; she wanted less to be a mother than to have a baby , so that by feeding him she could in some way nourish herself . |