Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] the same [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For the purists a bag without a zip is going to be the most efficient at keeping warmth in and will always be lighter than the same bag with a zip .
2 Some items were also tried out with Imperial units and these were often much easier than the same question with metric units .
3 With the former rental is set up at such a rate that the full cost of the equipment is recovered plus a return , whilst with the latter the contract is shorter and the same equipment may be leased to a number of lessees .
4 Where the two offices were united in one structure , Angell and Pownall seem to have given them an equal place on the Foreign Office and War Department lists , no doubt thinking that the implementation of the project would be considerably easier if the same architect were carrying out both offices .
5 It was still lower than the same period last year .
6 If it is proposed to make employees redundant , it is suggested that the vendor should commence consultation with the unions no later than the same time as the statutory consultation period imposed upon him by the Trade Union and Labour Relations ( Consolidation ) Act 1992 , s188 .
7 First the figures , furniture retailing continues to be highly competitive so I am pleased to report that turnover for the twenty eight weeks was through to the twenty million five point five percent better than the same period in the previous year .
8 They point out that in many cases they are not only far cheaper than the same holiday bought through a travel agent , but also often offer a unique experience in leadership , endurance and community service .
9 Productivity growth in manufacturing in the first quarter at 3.8 per cent was higher than the same period a year earlier , but down on the five per cent improvement in the final three months of last year .
10 The fall of 17 per cent in company liquidations for the third quarter of 1991 brings us down to a figure which is still 44 per cent higher than the same period ; it does not yet represent a net recovery .
11 That is a harsh rule from A's point of view ( I think a stupid rule , and I hope that if you are the reader of this book who is destined to become Lord Chancellor you will get it changed ) , but it would be even worse if the same rule were applied where B has carelessly misdirected his letter , resulting in gross delay or loss .
12 Nurse managers have a responsibility for the settings in which patients are cared for which is far greater than the same responsibility of nurses at large , simply because they are employed in positions which enable them to make appropriate representations .
13 By April 1986 , 186,711 men had been without work for more than five years , a sum nearly five times greater than the same group four decades earlier .
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