Example sentences of "[adj] than the [noun sg] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What could be more serious than the trouble Craig is in ? ’ |
| 2 | A splinter movement that would , in time , prove greater and more effective than the Ping Tiao . |
| 3 | That had been a futile crusade , he knew now , but it was better than the lie Seth offered , the lie that concealed the end of all things . |
| 4 | In fact , I can describe his manner at that moment no better than the way Miss Kenton puts it in her letter ; it was indeed ‘ as though he hoped to find some precious jewel he had dropped there ’ . |
| 5 | It was held that since the dealer had sold the car for more than the price Mr. Wright had agreed to pay , he had suffered no damages at all . |
| 6 | It was considerably more than the hour Friar Tuck had reckoned on when he and the Trapper emerged on the track where he had left Marian and Allen . |
| 7 | Earthier and more brash than the screen Shirley , Pauline puts across with panache the vulnerability and the verve of the woman who has lost her more spirited self somewhere among the saucepans . |
| 8 | This boot is slightly more flexible than the K-SB3 L GTX , is more generously sized and has a distinct curve to its sole . |
| 9 | Some people will want to quarrel with this analysis ; but for our present purposes its accuracy is less important than the use Miller makes of it . |
| 10 | Graham Gooch , with whom Gower seems locked in a strange love-hate relationship , is three years older than the boy David . |
| 11 | It costs £13,950 without extras , £2,000 less than the Escort RS 2000 , the replacement for the XR3i . |
| 12 | 3.3.1.2 remove or tamper with the Trade Marks or other means of attribution or identification used on or in relation to the Licensed Products 3.3.1.3 use the Trade Marks in any way which might prejudice their distinctiveness or validity or the goodwill of therein 3.3.1.4 use in relation to the Products any Trade Marks other than the Trade Marks and the trade marks of and MacEnglish as set out in Schedule 2 B or used by in the Territory any Trade Marks or Trade Names so resembling the Trade Marks or Trade Names of as to be likely to cause confusion or deception . |
| 13 | During the recent round-the-world expedition of the NERC 's research vessel Charles Darwin , they found — crucially — that the water in the top layers of the ocean to the north of New Guinea is slightly less salty than the South Pacific , to the north of New Zealand . |