Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] than [art] small " in BNC.
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| 1 | This party was a much bigger affair than the small gathering back in August , and Belinda had been swept along on a tide of food and drink and conversation . |
| 2 | This has the implication that it is better to produce a sufficiently large population with low average happiness than a smaller one with high average happiness , since that way ( with a sufficiently large population ) the ‘ amount ’ of happiness will be larger . |
| 3 | The pupil understands that a larger unit of measurement will produce a smaller numerical answer than a smaller unit of measurement applied to the same length ( Examples 92,93 ) . |
| 4 | In both tasks the most common error , given by around 20 per cent of pupils , suggests that a larger unit gives a larger numerical answer than a smaller unit . |
| 5 | As a general guide , a large dog requires more exercise than a smaller one . |
| 6 | As might have been expected , the larger exhibitions attracted considerably more visitors than the smallest exhibition , but all three received a generally favourable response from the public , with both the Carlyle and MacLean exhibitions being rated as Very Good or Good by at least 90% of those who saw them , and with 78% of those who saw the Skinner exhibition giving it similar ratings . |
| 7 | With runways congested , a jumbo-jumbo might make more sense than a small jet . |
| 8 | There never was more flagrant nor impertinent folly than the smallest portion of ornament in anything concerned with railroads or near them . |
| 9 | The noise of the pump can be reduced by reducing the output using the regulator , giving a quieter result than a small pump running flat out . |