Example sentences of "[is] [prep] [det] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 's worth more than a shepherd . ’ |
| 2 | Which bit 's worth more than the other two ? |
| 3 | For the reader about to abandon the book this may easily uncover previously undisclosed information ; for the committed reader it can add to his overall perspective on the book , thus helping him understand the relation of the parts to the whole , e.g. D. Marquand , Ramsay MacDonald ( 1977 ) , is about more than a former Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Thus , the value of the firm is equal to the total value of its expected future stream of cash flows , discounted to take account of the ‘ time value of money ’ ( ’ a pound tomorrow is worth less than a pound today ’ ) and risk . |
| 5 | If you genuinely think that the property is worth less than the asking price , then make a lower offer . |
| 6 | Since these two tend to go hand in hand , anyone whose home is worth less than the mortgage on it , would welcome a little inflation . |
| 7 | To hold the contrary , it has been well said , seems to assert ‘ that a bird in the hand is worth less than the same bird in the bush . ’ |
| 8 | Recall from Chapter 12 that an allowance has to be made for the fact that a given sum of money to be received in the future is worth less than the same sum received now . |
| 9 | The Kaduna-based Hausa language newspaper Gaskiya ta fi Kwabo ( ‘ The Truth is Worth More than a Penny ’ ) , took this allegation further by quoting from a leading Kaduna State politician : |
| 10 | Try not to get pushed into this — your health is worth more than a few extra quid . |
| 11 | Hence , a pound paid out is worth more than a pound retained and reinvested . |
| 12 | In the context of hospitality and friendship , little and often is worth more than the grandest of annual social jamborees . |
| 13 | For patients , continued trust in the basis for their doctor 's decisions is worth more than the possibility of quicker access to elective surgery . |
| 14 | They will not complain if they believe that their property is worth more than the band in which it has been allocated . |
| 15 | Assuming your trip is for more than an hour , the following items are considered pretty indispensable by most mothers . |