Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] than [art] previous [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At breakfast time the general atmosphere among the residents was still subdued , but much less strained than the previous evening . |
| 2 | Asserting that the situation had improved since 1990 and that the Serrano government was more highly motivated than the previous administration in promoting respect for human right and bringing the perpetrators of abuses to justice , the report pointed out that the army still failed to co-operate with the police and the judiciary in prosecuting army personnel . |
| 3 | It is less ambiguous than the previous version but still suggests that if your car will run on standard unleaded petrol , it will run even better on Super Plus unleaded . |
| 4 | Ami Pro 3.0 uses the mouse much more than the previous version . |
| 5 | Mr Gaught tells of problems with the transitional reduction scheme , designed to help those faced with bills much higher than the previous community charge . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not really inclined to do a post-mortem on ‘ Provision ’ , other than to say that I acknowledge that it was less successful and less fun than the previous album , ’ he says in a most matter-of-fact voice . |
| 7 | The following night , Vega was prepared to go on but it was decided that since the crowd seemed even more hyper than the previous evening , the risk of damage to singer and gear was felt to be too great . |
| 8 | The following night , Vega was prepared to go on but it was decided that since the crowd seemed even more hyper than the previous evening , the risk of damage to singer and gear was felt to be too great . |
| 9 | The statement comes just two months after the group predicted it would make pre-tax profits of £867,000 , slightly less than the previous year . |
| 10 | Now his attention was focussed on why the tower had bent and his second effort not only bent as before but was even taller than the previous tower . |
| 11 | But this , even more than the previous example , is not , of course , an attitude confined to women . |
| 12 | Recorded crime fell in eight police force areas the rate of increase in violent crime was significantly lower than the previous year and the rise in reported thefts was the smallest for four years . |
| 13 | The group predicted the poor trading conditions would continue with full-year profits in the division likely to be significantly lower than the previous year . |
| 14 | It would create about 15,000 jobs and would cost between £2 billion and £3 billion , considerably less than the previous route . |