Example sentences of "than pay [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking a funeral policy can cost less than paying for a funeral plan by instalments but it depends on average life expectancy . |
| 2 | These are normally a lot less than paying for the whole aircraft over the same short period , but after the term of the lease the aircraft must be sold , or re-financed . |
| 3 | The tax on fossil fuels proposed by the European Commission would be less costly than paying for the damage caused by acid rain , according to a report by Greenpeace . |
| 4 | : encouraging for Festival director Nikki Milican , and an indication that her vision in bringing less well-established but visually exciting performers to Scotland is more than paying off this year . |
| 5 | Even if you go overdrawn you will find charges for Switch are cheaper than paying by cheque . |
| 6 | Your book reviewer in the February edition of Canoeist resorts to some very dangerous reasoning : ‘ I … would rather have polluted water I can share than pay for clean water to be used exclusively by others ’ |
| 7 | Installing central heating will more than pay for itself . |
| 8 | If he could get contributions from Japan , the Germans , and above all , the rich Arab states , then the war could more than pay for itself , as well as unambiguously showing the world whose new world order it would be . |
| 9 | His front leg was paralysed from an old road accident , our vet guessed the owners had abandoned her rather than pay for the amputation . |
| 10 | But he says he 'll go to court rather than pay for the round which works out at £17.50 a measure . |
| 11 | When he hired a taxi to take her to Eastbourne for the day ( the same man who took a bus to the theatre , rather than pay for a cab ) she jumped out at the lights near Oval cricket ground because she was so disturbed by his erratic behaviour . |
| 12 | Those who live near Yorke Square car park fear drivers will park around The Green and up the narrow nearby streets rather than pay for the car park . |
| 13 | Fruit cages are relatively expensive and you have to consider whether it would be cheaper to buy from a pick-your-own farm than to pay for a fruit cage . |
| 14 | Financial : Paying for the consequences of the addictive disease of the primary sufferer can be exceedingly expensive and families may even be much more willing to pay Court fines than to pay towards the costs of treatment — The disgrace and deprivation of prison are commonly felt to be consequences that are best avoided whereas they may in fact be the crucial turning point that bring the primary sufferer and the family member into full realisation of the seriousness of addictive disease and the need to seek recovery . |
| 15 | According to Lovins , ‘ the equipment more than pays for itself by costing less to maintain ’ . |
| 16 | This means I have more than paid for my FARMERS WEEKLY subscription for this year … and probably several to come . |
| 17 | But it has more than paid for itself in improved factory efficiency , said Bob Pruitt , operations manager of Thatcher Tubes , Florence — part of Courtaulds Packaging . |