Example sentences of "than using a " in BNC.
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1 | To put it crudely , the experts may ( perhaps ) have done better than the widow in Boise , Idaho , would have done for herself , but still a lot worse than using a pin . |
2 | ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails . |
3 | Do not attempt to give massage at floor level when standing and bending at the waist ; this is even more harmful to your back than using a bed . |
4 | Because the dishes were dried in hot air , it was much more hygienic than using a tea towel or leaving the dishes to drip dry . |
5 | In other words , rather than using a notepad and pen , you have the privilege of paying £100 for a piece of complicated electronics that does the same thing . |
6 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
7 | The notion of centrifugal launchers was based on the idea that rather than using a long , straight runway , the aircraft could take-off following a circular path around a tower , or possibly a more mobile type of launcher , rather in the manner of ‘ round-the-pole ’ model aircraft . |
8 | Using two Stanley Height Reducers made the task of ‘ bringing down the ceiling ’ much simpler than using a conventional timber batten . |
9 | You will also need a plumbline to ensure that a frame or end panel is vertical ; this is more accurate and easier to see than using a spirit level . |
10 | Navigating with a pen is surprisingly natural and certainly easier than using a mouse on a train , but the handwriting recognition is still weak . |
11 | He was getting quite practised now , and it was faster than using a key . |
12 | Rather than using a traditional ‘ foreign language lesson ’ participants are often asked to learn a craft skill in another language . |
13 | You 'll save a lot of wear and tear on your hands if you buy a stainless steel trowel , because nothing causes more blisters than using a rusty trowel . |
14 | Such ‘ elastic ’ connection lines make drawing box charts such as flow diagrams , hierarchy charts , PERT diagrams etc. much easier than using a normal drawing package . |
15 | One of the advantages of using an instantaneous gas water heater is that it is much more efficient than using a gas central heating boiler to heat the water in a storage cistern particularly in the summer . |
16 | This is much slower than using a desk-top publishing system , but enforces consistent formatting and , some day , should assist in putting the journals into a database so that the information can be accessed easily . |
17 | To avoid mistakes , please would you use the new form attached to make your order , signed by your Head of Group/Sector rather than using a memo as was the case before . |
18 | Repeated extractions using small portions of solvent are more efficient than using a single but larger volume of solvent . |
19 | The program now becomes : This is a much neater way of unconditionally looping than using a GOTO statement . |
20 | In practical terms , selling a house through an estate agent can not possibly cost more than using a solicitor . |
21 | Operating the 238S requires a separate mixer , which I actually find easier than using an all-in-one machine because working alone and trying to remember complicated bounces and mixes and all the things which have to go on tape is hard enough , so routing signals through the desk seems to make more sense to an already cluttered mind . |