Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] than [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 This avoids mass screening and means that fewer than 5% of women will receive intrapartum chemoprophylaxis .
2 Two studies have shown that general practitioners can deal with a high proportion of night calls on the telephone , but Sheldon and Harris found that fewer than 3% of night calls received by two deputising services were dealt with by giving advice by telephone without a visit .
3 The survey said that fewer than 40% of companies had collected the VAT numbers from fewer than half of their customers .
4 Advocates of animal rights believe that more than reform of the system is needed .
5 Rugby has survived all these years as a good robust contact sport , and as we are always being told by the medical profession that modern youth is bigger , stronger and fitter than children of previous generations , why ca n't we play rugby as it is supposed to be played rather than a genteel non-contact pass ball ?
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