Example sentences of "[adj] than [adv] [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This message is as relevant now as it was in 1940 and is more urgent than ever as the myth of material progress loses its power . |
| 2 | Vibration problems at BPXC 's wells are more dramatic and commonplace than elsewhere because the formations are hard and the holes tend to be extremely enlarged due to wellbore ‘ breakout ’ phenomena , so that the drillstring easily loses stability . |
| 3 | Modern agriculture requires investment to survive , but investment has fallen by more than half since the Government took office . |
| 4 | It is impossible to describe an organization in behaviour terms ( i.e. processes ) other than momentarily because the processes are always changing ; but when we speak of the processes we freeze that dynamic interaction for a single moment , take a picture , and know that a moment later the picture will be different . |
| 5 | Lloyds Bank fund manager Michael Smith says : ‘ If the stock market picks up , as many are suggesting it will , PEPs will look more attractive than ever because the tax-free capital gain will be more valuable for someone who has consistently invested . ’ |