Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] than the previous [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defence spending was planned to rise by 5.1 per cent , the lowest percentage rise since 1960 , and a whole percentage point lower than the previous year 's increase . |
| 2 | A tightening labour market , coupled with higher productivity growth , was reflected in higher wage settlements ( in the first quarter of 1989 wages increased by an average 5.2 per cent — one point higher than the previous year ) , with the accompanying risk of an increase in the inflation rate . |
| 3 | Yellow metal spent the majority of this 12 month period locked in a narrow range between $329 and $352 and the average of $338 was $19 lower than the previous year . |
| 4 | THE MEAN pressure at , for example , Aberdeen and Glasgow in February 1993 was some 22 millibars higher than the previous month 's values , resulting in docile weather for much of Scotland for most of the month , in stark contrast to January 's storms . |
| 5 | The Interactive software development system includes a new version of Liant Software Corp 's C compiler , which is said to run 80% faster than the previous version , plus a Motif version of the CodeWatch debugger . |
| 6 | The Interactive software development system includes a new version of Liant Software Corp 's C compiler , which is said to run 80% faster than the previous version , plus a Motif version of the CodeWatch debugger . |
| 7 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21pc higher than the previous quarter and 20pc up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 8 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21% higher than the previous quarter and 20% up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 9 | Through careful negotiation with the client it is important that each stage on the programme is designed to be only approximately ten units of anxiety or difficulty greater than the previous stage . |