Example sentences of "than [art] usual " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he sold his stations in 1985 , he got $2bn — 15 times the cash flow of the stations , rather than the usual multiple of nine to 11 . |
| 2 | The Bizet is given a sparkling performance too , while generously the Ravel comes in the complete ballet version , even more hauntingly atmopheric than the usual suite . |
| 3 | These round beans , one from each berry , give a more even roast than the usual split beans and may be roasted in a single layer in a heavy frying pan over a moderate heat . |
| 4 | Here is conscientious Boris Nikolayevich , completing his graduate dissertation in one month rather than the usual five and then refusing the automatic promotion for which this would normally have qualified him , resolving instead to spend a year laying bricks , mixing concrete and becoming one of the boys . |
| 5 | Next summer , Cosmos ‘ Sonata ’ is on the seed shopping list , a white-flowered variety , which at 2ft ( 60cm ) will be more manageable than the usual lanky sorts . |
| 6 | THE AUDEN GENERATION by Samuel Hynes Pimlico , £12 THIS literary history of England in the Thirties ( a decade often looked back upon nostalgically as the most recent time when literary giants still stalked the land ) is more than the usual glib account of the rise to fame of that precocious composite poet MacSpaunday . |
| 7 | Owen Teale 's comic and original Hotspur brings much more to the part than the usual hellcat warrior . |
| 8 | The curved tooth cuts faster and smoother than the usual block-shaped TCT tooth . |
| 9 | Once again , no stops were required ( other than the usual safety stop at three metres ) and there was a feeling that this computer would have coped with far more strenuous dives with ease . |
| 10 | Every disease presents its own peculiar problems which fascinate and challenge investigators , but tuberculosis has more than the usual range of difficulties . |
| 11 | He , after all , found her quite as repulsive as she found him and , as the two of them waltzed from oven to sink , from window to cutlery drawer , staring up , down , sideways , anywhere but at each other , Henry had always assumed that this was no more than the usual politesse of a failed English , suburban marriage . |
| 12 | Also , the alphabetical author/title arrangement is less helpful than the usual classified sequence of national bibliographies . |
| 13 | As an attempt to target the ‘ mass ’ rather than the usual ‘ elite ’ , this Training Authority effort deserves to succeed . |
| 14 | I said ‘ No , ’ but I waited a little longer than the usual month before leaving to soften the blow for both of us . |
| 15 | Heber 's grants from the federal government for raising IQs totalled in the millions of dollars , much more than the usual federal funding level , and the results he claimed were comparably out of the ordinary . |
| 16 | We then set out to look for contacts that come from sources other than the usual lake fish . |
| 17 | We selected contacts with the following characteristics : * Those deeper than the usual limit of the fish echoes ( 30 m ) . |
| 18 | * Those stronger than the usual echoes produced by fish . |
| 19 | Unusually , however , the latest El Nino developed during May , rather than the usual season which is about five months later ( see box ) . |
| 20 | In the late 16th century there was a short period when , rather than the usual 13 ribs , lutes suddenly sprouted anything up to 37 and made of very narrow strips of yew . |
| 21 | The manner of his death ensured that more than the usual number of people were at the funeral . |
| 22 | The design was somewhat unusual in that it used a power MOSFET rather than the usual 2N3055 ( or similar ) series-pass transistor . |
| 23 | Could three or four large water tanks and some carefully arranged bricks or pots produce far better results than the usual tanks in your fishhouse ? |
| 24 | GIBSON ES-335 Dot reissue , 1981 , beautiful blonde , immaculate condition , better than the usual Gibson quality , £575 ono . |
| 25 | Left : If you want to replace a dishwasher that 's over 10 years ' old , or want to fit one into a kitchen with imperial size 500 mm wide base units , you 'll need a machine that measures 50 cm rather than the usual 60 cm wide . |
| 26 | The one time disabled people were really encouraged to set their sights higher than the usual occupations reserved for them , such as basketwork , needlework , shoe or watch repairing , was during the second world war . |
| 27 | As an extreme right-winger , I have read your recent post-apocalypse editions with more than the usual merriment . |
| 28 | Normally , a flock of almost 3000 sheep was kept , producing a better grade of wool than the usual run of scraggy downland animals . |
| 29 | In addition it provides the client with a quarterly valuation , rather than the usual six monthly or annual review , and this includes a concise package of tax information for the client 's accountant . |
| 30 | The little dumpling stands to attention with its arms stiffly by its sides , as if being told off by a parent ; the shroud appears to be a shift with separate head-cloth but in actuality is nothing more than the usual loosely gathered linen , parted with greater than usual emphasis to show the entire face . |