Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] than the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their model , though vastly simpler than the real atmosphere , mimics some of its important properties . |
| 2 | A third type of spectrometer , fundamentally simpler than the other two , uses a tunable monochromatic source ; instruments using IR-emitting diodes have been produced , but are not yet able to replace interferometers . |
| 3 | Sand was cleaner than water , the desert dead cleaner than the drowned dishevelled things which I had seen thrown up on shores . |
| 4 | However , the effect of experience on temperament is still limited by the horse 's genetic traits — for example , if both the naturally placid horse and the naturally nervous horse were brought up in the same rough environment , then the placid horse would still be less timid than the nervous one . |
| 5 | All pipes connections are concealed within the length to give a neat appearance , and the surface temperature is much lower than the average radiator , so it is safe to touch and needs no bulky enclosures . |
| 6 | The profit margin on one sheet was much lower than the other and Emily drew in her breath sharply . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose you want me to go first , ’ said Caspar as they stood looking up at the open window , which was grimy and smeary , but much lower than the other windows . |
| 8 | This stimulation is nevertheless much lower than the 50 fold activity observed in the deletion analyses shown in figure 1 . |
| 9 | In most secondary schools , TVEI has laid the necessary foundations ; but TVEI criteria are ( sensibly ) less specific than the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum , and planning for the latter will need to be sharper . |
| 10 | Above all , it is far less retiring than the European race and often approaches human settlements in search of the rodents that are plentiful there . |
| 11 | Flight less undulating than the true woodpeckers ; on ground , where often feeds , hops with tail raised . |
| 12 | The OBS scores ranged from three to ten ( with a mean of 7.2 ; somewhat lower than the mean for the total samples ) . |
| 13 | This area — which throughout , is somewhat lower than the original ground-floor level ( necessarily retained in the entrance hall ) — accommodates three bedrooms . |
| 14 | And the diagram is much simpler than the real neocortex , which contains 10,000 cells where only 25 are shown here . |
| 15 | At breakfast time the general atmosphere among the residents was still subdued , but much less strained than the previous evening . |
| 16 | Daphne recommends mustard-yellow S ‘ Crown of Rays ’ , shorter and less rampant than the weed-like S. canadensis , for house and garden . |
| 17 | Are the differences between yoked and quiet control the result of learning or of stress — and is the learning group perhaps less stressed than the yoked group ? |
| 18 | The duet version makes the work seem less stable than the orchestral one and I prefer the real duets . |
| 19 | Painted steel is likely to be less durable than the other kinds , but it is equally important to choose strong frames that are not likely to buckle : ( aluminium may be more likely than steel to bend under strain ) . |
| 20 | Felix had seen noblemen less well-dressed than the foppish young Tilean mercenary . |
| 21 | But the point remains : Mrs Thatcher was a lot less Arabist than the Foreign Office . |
| 22 | We can all still bring leather in from our friends in Australia but for reasons that I do n't wholly understand , this is very much dearer than the local er supplies available and for the time being it 's not of interest to the saddlery-makers in Walsall . |
| 23 | Disenfranchisement would mean upheavals for staff , start-up costs and teething troubles for the new contractor , and a danger that the service would indeed turn out to be demonstrably less popular than the old contractor 's or different from what was promised . |
| 24 | The mediocre is less acceptable than the down-right bad because it sometimes masquerades as something worth while . |
| 25 | This second language is less expressive than the first . |
| 26 | The shop at fault was clearly shown on the chart as its horizontal line was much shorter than the similar line above it showing the progress of earlier operations in its manufacture , and as soon as the supply reverted to normal again , the red flag was removed . |
| 27 | The next race , the Grand Prix d'Europe , was taking place on the newly rebuilt Nürburgring , much shorter than the old , infinitely safer , but also less interesting . |
| 28 | The general conclusion still holds : the poorer groups in society seem somewhat less willing than the rich to challenge society 's rules if they feel a law is unjust . |
| 29 | Such claims , which would be dismissed today as unscientific , were taken seriously in the past even by the great , who were no less willing than the humble to accept as true what brought them comfort . |
| 30 | Thompson and West in a study of preferences for sheltered housing which included a sample of people of all ages who suffered from rheumatism and arthritis , found among these respondents ‘ a strong feeling of not wanting to impose on relatives ’ ( Thompson and West , 1984 , p. 318 ) , and the older respondents were even less willing than the younger to consider the option of being cared for by kin . |