Example sentences of "[adj] than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour . |
| 2 | Although smaller and lighter than the 7.62 Self Loading Rifles which we had used in the Territorial Army , its strength lay in its high velocity rounds and accuracy . |
| 3 | yet the gear change itself is quicker and lighter than the long throw , rubbery device that spoils the Vauxhall . |
| 4 | What happens in the blast furnace is that the slag is lighter than the molten iron and it collects on top of the molten iron and by some means that I s |
| 5 | For the purists a bag without a zip is going to be the most efficient at keeping warmth in and will always be lighter than the same bag with a zip . |
| 6 | 9.6 volt cordless drills are generally lighter than the 12 volt types , making overhead work easy |
| 7 | Sit at the back of a bluegrass concert in 80 of Kentucky 's 121 counties , and you will drink nothing more alcoholic than a tall glass of orange juice . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman was far more brave than the hon. Member for Torridge and Devon , West ( Miss Nicholson ) who has adopted the role of reading out central office briefs in the House to apologise for the Conservative party . |
| 9 | It will give us that much longer to get to know one another and it will be much more interesting than a 12-hour flight . ’ |
| 10 | SOMETIMES you find the footnotes in a history book rather more interesting than the heavy stuff upstairs . |
| 11 | A more obvious underlying meaning , pointed out by the programme notes , is to see the ‘ round-dance ’ as a metaphor for the transmission of VD or , more topically , AIDS ; but this seems to me less interesting than the social satire whose delicate emotional nuances ( preserved in co-director Ceri Sherlock 's modernised adaptation ) give the play its wider significance and melancholy humour . |
| 12 | He looked greener than the proverbial grass to her . |
| 13 | Mike , who 'd gone greener than the minted melon balls provided for pudding , and Perdita , who was lighting one cigarette from another , could n't eat a thing . |
| 14 | Planning as a local authority responsibility has its origins in the public health and housing policies of the nineteenth century , but from the outset the objectives were broader than a simple emphasis on the efficient use of land . |
| 15 | The surgeons had to join blood vessels of only two millimetres in diameter and use suturing materials no broader than a human hair . |
| 16 | In many ways this moment was infinitely more exciting than the actual race itself because these qualifying laps asked so much from car and driver . |
| 17 | Nothing can be more exciting than the first time that you are given some flowers , and particularly red roses . |
| 18 | For , to the romantic , the bird of paradise is much more exciting than the humble house sparrow . |
| 19 | Now , does n't that sound a whole lot more exciting than the next Prodigy video ? |
| 20 | Also [ WEA branch members ] have the reputation in official circles of being so ‘ dreadfully earnest ’ — more an indication of the frivolous attitude that all education must be made palatable to be consumable than a valid criticism of their activities . |
| 21 | The sight of such an expanse of tiny squares , flowing up and around his massive elevation , produced more of an architectural than a sartorial impression . |
| 22 | The smallness of the earth was arguably felt more vividly in the medieval than the modern system , for there was then an absolute standard of comparison — the immense size of the outermost sphere . |
| 23 | the slightly foreshortened cockpit is a little less sumptuous than the newly-furnished cabin . |
| 24 | There 's more to this than a missing husband , is n't there ? ’ |
| 25 | Nothing provides a better demonstration of this than the continued usage of the administrative-judicial dichotomy as a basis for determining the applicability of natural justice . |
| 26 | And I I think I must say that i it 's well certainly in Nottingham , my experience is that the church of England is and perhaps other churches , are more aware of this than the catholic church is . |
| 27 | The smoke is probably unburnt fuel If the carb is a little bit worn it will do this The Solex carb is more prone to this than the later Zenith It may also be slight oil burning which is also very common as the engine starts and only happens for a few seconds This is a ‘ feature ’ of Land Rovers and is not really cause for concern |
| 28 | Her fluency resulted in almost 100 books ; Flaubert 's entire output fits one volume no fatter than the average airport blockbuster . |
| 29 | The monk , nun or vicar could , for example , be described as a more involved member than the old lady who attends Matins each Sunday ; she , in turn , is more involved than those who go to church only at Christmas and Easter ; and they are probably more committed than the sailor who , when he fills out C of E on a form , is more likely to be making a cultural than a religious statement . |
| 30 | Cleaner than the bloody Post Office anyway . |