Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun sg] than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , it is the area in which emotions and feelings are educated ; it engages the effective domain in drama , song , movement , prayer , words and gestures , symbols and colour and , consequently , has a more direct emotional impact than doctrine . |
| 2 | The fact is that class conflict provided little or no revolutionary potential in Britain and that apathy was far more potent a force among the British working class than action . |
| 3 | He was doing some other thing than dancing . ’ |
| 4 | A coherent explanation of the cases must be placed on some other basis than agency . |
| 5 | A molecule of CFC 11 or CFC 12 is 12,000 — 16,000 times more effective as an infrared absorbing gas than carbon dioxide , and CFC molecules remain in the atmosphere for 65–90 years or even longer . |
| 6 | The gas works operated at lower temperatures ( about 800°C ) , so coal gas was slightly richer in hydrocarbons and had a better calorific value than coke oven gas ( see Table 2 ) . |
| 7 | Node N : start 8 0 any child of start r 5 s 7 any grandchild of r 2 s 24 start any grandparent of s 2 r 36 a goal any parent of a goal 1 49 fb is a better heuristic function than fa because it assigns relatively large values to states near goals . |
| 8 | " in a school such as ours where the teaching has distinct literary and mathematical pretensions and in which school hours are shorter than is the case in some parts of the country there is not , under present conditions , sufficient time for the proper development of both subjects : and experts are nearly unanimous in the opinion that Physics affords a better intellectual training than Chemistry , and the expense and risk in maintaining a Physical Laboratory is also distinctly less . " |
| 9 | ‘ Consumers are now misled by traditional perceptions that chicken is necessarily a lower fat product than beef or pork , ’ says Professor James . |
| 10 | Griffiths wanted a much simpler experimental material than wood or steel and one which would have an uncomplicated brittle fracture , for these reasons he chose glass as what is now called a ‘ model ’ material . |
| 11 | The rocks of the land have a smaller specific heat than water does , which means that any given amount of heat that falls upon them will raise their temperature more than that of water . |
| 12 | It is embarrassing to know that one is a god of a world that only exists because every improbability curve must have its far end ; especially when one can peer into other dimensions at worlds whose Creators had more mechanical aptitude than imagination . |
| 13 | I find it hard to think of any more splendid compensation than conferment of the power to transfer a very large sum of money from a newspaper which I dislike and despise to an organisation or institution which I love and admire . |
| 14 | Wave energy conversion offers huge amounts of power but demands a great deal more new technology than wind energy . |
| 15 | Time is possibly a more important limiting factor than storage space , and it is the subject of heavy competition . |
| 16 | As olivine has a much lower critical concentration than plagioclase ( see equation ( 1 ) ) , the scale of olivine layering should be smaller than for plagioclase , as is observed . |
| 17 | Sulphate of potash gives a higher dry matter than muriate . |
| 18 | House ownership not only confers higher social esteem than council accommodation but it is also a more profitable form of investment , particularly during periods of high inflation . |
| 19 | Feldspar grains therefore have a higher diagenetic potential than quartz grains , particularly to chemical change ; mechanically , they are almost as rigid as quartz grains when fresh . |
| 20 | While vitamin B12 malabsorption has been shown in some patients , it is recognised that bile acid absorption is a more sensitive test of terminal ileal function than vitamin B12 absorption . |
| 21 | For instance it might be suggested that action sample clients were less likely to be admitted straight away to long-term institutional care than control sample clients , for service-providers might have felt that with the Home Support Project such clients could be sustained at home whereas in its absence in the control areas they were not sustainable . |
| 22 | All viewers have a right of access to a variety of programmes , at prime viewing time , which respond to their requirements concerning information , culture and entertainment without any other restriction than payment of a fee . |
| 23 | But then , for the benefit , as he wrote , of those ‘ who would not be persuaded by any other argument than authority ’ , he mentioned two texts of Popes Calixtus I and Gregory I , which supported the view which he had arrived at by reason . |
| 24 | We can only give to Him what we receive from Him , and when we receive living bread and living water from the house of bread , there is no other possible response than worship . |
| 25 | Even so , in Roman days diamonds had a far greater monetary value than gold , because they were reputed to be indestructible , and , more important , they would safeguard their wearer against a whole range of misfortunes , from poison to madness . |
| 26 | The degradation products of some antimicrobials may themselves have considerable antimicrobial activity , e.g. , thiomersal , the principal degradation product of which has greater antimicrobial efficacy than thiomersal but is also more toxic . |
| 27 | She certainly looks a more attractive three-year-old prospect than Digression , who won the big juvenile colts ' event , the Royal Lodge Stakes . |