Example sentences of "[adj] than [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheerful little odds and ends arranged with flair can often make a room seem far more interesting than much grander collections . |
| 2 | The extreme ultraviolet is part of what physicists call the vacuum ultraviolet , wavelengths shorter than about 200 nanometres which are absorbed by air so strongly that experiments have to be performed in a vacuum . |
| 3 | Studies of such wavelengths , shorter than about 104 nanometres , have been difficult , but they are important to chemists because of the actions they can have on atoms and molecules . |
| 4 | At wavelengths shorter than about 104 nanometres , there are no materials suitable for use as windows to transmit the radiation into the vacuum chamber . |
| 5 | You know , in some countries it is against the law to put into advertisements shots that are shorter than so many parts of a second . |
| 6 | While the table shows that the worst graduate unemployment in 1984 was among the arts ( other than languages ) group , it also shows that scientists were more likely to be unemployed than either social studies or language graduates ( social studies here includes business , accountancy and law ) . |
| 7 | But they 've got very very poor eyesight so although they could sense where we were , as we stayed really really still they could n't see us so we were quite safe but er we could n't go any nearer than about ten yards from them erm because there were n't any suitable trees to climb in case they started to chase us . |
| 8 | For instance it might be predicted that aspects of situations which were highly inconsistent with a pre-existing schema would be better recognised than relatively consistent aspects , but less well recalled . |
| 9 | The report quotes recent research by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory which suggests that experienced drivers are more likely than newly qualified ones to make mistakes such as racing away from traffic lights , signalling with the car headlamps and speeding at night . |
| 10 | In addition , unmarried women carers are more likely than either married women or men to be carrying particularly heavy caring responsibilities . |
| 11 | Writing and reporting skills are now much more sophisticated than even five years ago , and much more is expected of nurses and health visitors in completing documentation , preparing care plans and relating progress and evaluation reports , and in providing background reports for the information and assistance of other health professionals . |
| 12 | The ordinary revenue of the Crown fluctuated throughout Elizabeth 's reign : it is impossible to make anything better than highly approximate estimates . |
| 13 | There is evidence that general deterrence can be improved if potential offenders ' perceived likelihood of detection can be increased but little evidence that severer punishments deter any better than more lenient ones . |
| 14 | We recognize , too , that a healthy lifestyle contributes more to looking good than skilfully used cosmetics . |
| 15 | The idea that the two areas , arts and science , are more than simply subject groupings , is not a new one . |
| 16 | Alkali cleaners : These products are often little more than mildly alkaline detergents formulated from anionic-non-ionic detergent blends with a very small proportion of caustic soda and balancing sequestrant . |
| 17 | The nurses were well trained in dealing with rich patients who were used to doing as they pleased and often disliked accepting the discipline of routine ; they knew that the very old , the alcoholics , and the more than slightly batty patients ( called ‘ eccentric ’ ) had to be carefully supervised . |
| 18 | Well , what you need , Joe , is to follow my fitness regime — the one designed for people who , in their heart of hearts , with their cigarettes already lit , wish they had more than just two hands to eat with , but because they are also cursed with a love for sport have to get fit the best they can . |
| 19 | His warning to the American President that he would support Native Americans ( ‘ Red Indians ’ , whom he presumes to be tribally organized ) against the federal government is consistent with his view that natural ties are more than just rational ones . |
| 20 | ‘ Whilst we support land reclamation , urban redevelopment and housing improvements , and recognise they can improve the quality of life for many people in Wales , unless these activities are designed to achieve more than just aesthetic goals they may actually increase environmental damage through energy consumption , waste generation , increased resource demands and traffic flows ’ , said Dr Neil Caldwell , CPRW 's Director . |
| 21 | ‘ But it was n't until I went to India that I cam to feel that humans were more than just mechanical responses . |
| 22 | Having been reminded that the bookies ' smoke signals usually signify a lot more than just grandiose waves of their Havana cigars , Ramsden then revealed that he himself might have been inadvertantly responsible for the Travelling Light rumour . |
| 23 | Perhaps they were more than just good friends . |
| 24 | More than just extra officers and money , however , tackling Scotland 's new crime wave may require more imaginative solutions . |
| 25 | Their keen intellects and powerful personalities could spark off more than just brilliant ideas at times . |
| 26 | This view affects more than just clever scholars ; I believe that for the same reason many Christians who hold to some belief in the Devil do not believe in evil spirits either . |
| 27 | But fair trade as we saw from that sketch , involves a lot more than just fair wages . |
| 28 | The American influences on English Nonconformity were far more than just catchy songs , the taking of collections during services , ‘ American organs ’ and individual communion cups . |
| 29 | He offers heartache loud and clear on songs that are more than just minor vehicles of angst . |
| 30 | Motivated by rather more than just military considerations , the EFA was an exercise in European unity , and was governed by the need to give a ‘ fair share ’ of the contracts to each of the participating countries . |