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Example sentences of "[adj -er] than the same [noun sg] " 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	It was still lower than the same period last year .
4	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 .
5	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 .
6	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 .
7	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 .
8	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 .
9	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 .
10	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 .