Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] than the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every year we buy his work for more than the year before and every year we sell for more than the year before 1991 being no exception . |
| 2 | It is characteristic of the novel that climate and vegetation should count for no less than its comedy of manners , in which the Jewish businessman Harry de Tunja plays an enjoyable part , and that neither of these two elements , so far as they can be distinguished from the rest of the novel , should count for less than the opinions which they help to convey . |
| 3 | In fact at room temperature a diamond will survive for longer than the present age of the Universe . |
| 4 | Even if they were noted , they might not survive for longer than the solution of the particular case or point . |
| 5 | While it is now thought that they are interested in offloading part or all of this holding , it seems that they are not prepared to sell for less than the purchasing price of £1.20 . |
| 6 | As the bulk of the material was culled from just three radio sessions , this proved that an album of quality could still be made for less than the cost of recording your average chart single . |
| 7 | Clearly , information from the subcortical visual system can , under some circumstances , be used for more than the control of visual reflexes . |
| 8 | If it is sold for more than the final payment , a small profit has been made in cash terms . |
| 9 | In addition , many of those who have had their homes repossessed are now being chased by building societies and banks for the short-falls arising after the sale of their homes , many of which are being sold for less than the mortgage owing on them . |
| 10 | The ideal counted for more than the reality . |
| 11 | In the latter half of the twentieth century , belief in Sandys ' nuclear philosophy counted for less than the political opportunity that it provided for ending National Service . |
| 12 | In practice many of us have become Christians and are continuing to believe for less than the best reasons and clearest motives . |
| 13 | A shame , a shambles , a fiasco and a farce ; that 's the damming verdict on this year 's Grand National and the arguments about what went wrong and why will be running for longer than the race . |
| 14 | In such circumstances the opinions and interests of those most directly affected ought to count for more than the opinions of those of us who are only marginally affected , if at all . |
| 15 | Following your excellent exposé of our ambiguous one , and Danny Baker 's candid assessment of the Boy In The Bubble , I had hoped for more than the arselicking articles printed . |
| 16 | Israel 's Finance Minister , Itzhak Moda'i , indicated on Feb. 24 that Israel was fully prepared to settle for less than the full US$10,000 million in loan guarantees . |
| 17 | On internal British politics , Ken speaks for more than the Labour leadership might imagine , but when he leaves England for abroad he starts to get very muddled-up . |
| 18 | The strategy is to sell the plug compatibles for less than the price of the equivalent IBM machine but to make them at least as powerful , or to provide more for the same money . |
| 19 | Before you settle for less than the genuine article , compare the price . |
| 20 | If things never get sensitive and personal , then leaders are probably settling for less than the best . |
| 21 | Cabra , in which Bates has a stake of nearly 30 per cent , may settle for less than the £22.8 million if it takes into account other shareholders in its subsidiary company SB Properties , which owns the football ground . |
| 22 | After all , why settle for less than the very best ? |
| 23 | If not , should heads settle for less than the whole of their ideal or keep on pressing their colleagues ? |
| 24 | So if you enter into an agreement which provides for less than the statutory minimum notice , the above rules will still apply . |