Example sentences of "[noun] better than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does over 2,000 input-output operations per second , three to five times better than the average Unix server , IBM says ; it costs $170,000 with 28.8Gb disk . |
| 2 | It does over 2,000 input operations per second , three to five times better than the average Unix server , IBM says . |
| 3 | MERSEYSIDE 'S battle against car crime reaped rewards last night when the region revealed figures almost four times better than the national average . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Merseyside revealed figures almost four times better than the national average . |
| 5 | The distribution has been examined principally within the context of wind blown dune sands ( Bagnold & Barndorff-Nielsen , 1980 ; Christiansen , 1984 ) for which it was claimed the hyperbolic function encompassed the extreme values of the size distribution tails better than the log-normal plot . |
| 6 | This accords with our finding that median arterial-alveolar oxygen tension ratio predicts respiratory outcome better than the minimum ratio . |
| 7 | This may suit your needs better than a permanent move . |
| 8 | It may be argued that fundholding allows us to discharge these responsibilities ourselves in respect of our own practice population , and that we are capable of doing the job better than a large purchasing authority . |
| 9 | If this looks likely , you have to be absolutely certain they 're going to achieve your objectives better than a human being ! |
| 10 | He liked the forked lightning better than the zig-zag kind and now he was gratified by a second many-branched display that seemed to spring and grow from the river itself , blossoming in the sky above the Kingsbrook meadows . |
| 11 | Do they remember the remote past better than the recent past ? |
| 12 | The selective imposition of fines , probation orders , community service orders , and compensation orders , particularly when coupled with ‘ positive repentance ’ for the corporation and occasional imprisonment ( not for merely thirty days ) for executives would undoubtedly achieve the penal aims of deterrence , incapacitation , rehabilitation , and restitution better than the present system of token fines and infrequent short imprisonment sentences . |
| 13 | It 's a bit clumsy , but a lot better than the original specification for BBC BASIC allowed . |
| 14 | If there 's one thing better than an icy plunge it 's a decadent soak in a scented bath . |
| 15 | The reported recurrence risk ratios ( λ R ) , which are defined by the risk to a relative of class R ( K R ) divided by the population prevalence ( K p ) , fit a multifactorial model better than a monogenic model for both ulcerative colitis and Crohn 's disease ( see table ; note that recurrence risks corrected for sex and age are not available to permit rigorous analysis of these data ) . |
| 16 | Ward nurses are beginning to argue that they often know the patient better than the busy consultant possibly can . |