Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj -er] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed in some ways the proof is rather simpler than Theorem 1 , since it does not need such a complex structure of nested recursions . |
| 2 | Wheat skimming is rather cleverer than potato washing . |
| 3 | Leading on from this , a more general point is that where the objective of the operation is rather broader than profit maximization , shareholder control is probably far less appropriate than state control ( see , for example , Baumol , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | This method of analysis does not always work , and sometimes interpretation of such sites is little better than guesswork . |
| 5 | You can also use them for blocking gaps between skirting boards and floor — it 's much cheaper than wood beading . |
| 6 | Expect to see a version of Norton 's Backup program — it 's much better than Backup and Restore |
| 7 | Well he 's much younger than Rocket who must be we reckon , no |
| 8 | You do n't have to pay for parking or petrol and it 's much quicker than walking . |
| 9 | The metal may be somewhat brittle after this but a final tempering process ( heating to a moderate temperature , followed by slow cooling ) relieves the internal stresses , leaving a hard and durable finished product which is mechanically stronger than bronze . |
| 10 | Starboard gybe is obviously safer than port , and clear air is vital . |
| 11 | However , their spread is much wider and transport related earnings represent a major contribution to the total . |
| 12 | The situation is much simpler where software is written for and at the request of a client . |
| 13 | Mother is much better but father is dead ! ’ |
| 14 | These results indicate that the degree of cross-talk between G proteins and effectors and thus the flexibility of G-protein-regulated transmembrane signalling is much higher than thought . |
| 15 | Cereal straw is much coarser than hay , and air circulates more easily through it . |
| 16 | Similar reasoning occurs in the criminal law ; for example , liability for death is much stricter than liability for theft . |
| 17 | However , the situation is much clearer when dog occurs in a context where neither sense entails the other , as in 43 : |
| 18 | The George and the dragon myth is much older than christianity . |
| 19 | By alloying tin with copper to make bronze we obtain a metal which is much tougher than copper alone . |
| 20 | As fluorine is much lighter than chlorine , the antisymmetric stretch is at a considerably higher frequency than the analogous mode of , and is therefore closer in frequency to the rocking mode . |
| 21 | It is much rarer than polygyny ; but some examples do exist . |
| 22 | PTO Power is generally lower than engine power through driveline losses . |
| 23 | Saving on important costs : eliminate bank charges through better budgeting ; telephone during cheap rate periods ; remember that the authorised overdraft interest rate is normally cheaper than bank personal loan rates . |
| 24 | And there 's no wonder it 's blowing away cos it 's just lighter than air . |
| 25 | Conventional corporate finance leads us to believe that debt financing is usually cheaper than equity financing . |
| 26 | Prevention is usually better than cure , though , so keep one jump ahead of your child . |
| 27 | Sir , we used to joke that truth is always stranger than fiction . |
| 28 | Money is always better than experience , is n't it ? ’ she could n't resist taunting . |
| 29 | Prevention is always better than cure . |
| 30 | Prevention is always better than cure . |