Example sentences of "[noun] than [prep] the case " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do this not only because the issues are easier to grasp in the case of perception than in the case of voluntary movement , but also because neurophysiologists of movement are less prone to wild claims than neurophysiologists of perception : most of the former would admit that we do not yet have the faintest idea how voluntary activity is able to utilize or over-ride reflex pathways ; how we mobilize so-called ‘ motor programmes ’ when we need them ; or even where in the nervous system voluntary movement is initiated . |
| 2 | However , the price for these advantages is that there are greater formalities in getting a company off the ground , and considerably more public scrutiny and accountability as a going concern than in the case of partnerships . |
| 3 | What the proposed Bill actually did , in fact , was to give the representatives of the law far greater scope for intervention in the conduct of homosexuals than in the case of other sexual activities . |
| 4 | This is even more important in the case of homoeopathy than in the case of conventional medicine , because without an understanding of the different levels and aspects of the living being it is difficult to appreciate the differences in attitude between homoeopathy and the conventional approach . |
| 5 | Indeed , there is even less available information than in the case of derelict land ( discussed in Chapter 6 ) . |
| 6 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 7 | It is clear from the decision that they would only be prepared to do this in clear cases of abuse of power and would impose a much higher standard than in the case of an exercise of statutory power . |
| 8 | This is no less so in the case of the practical joker figured by Lord Roskill than in the case of one who makes the switch with dishonest intent . |