Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] than the previous [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This time the expedition was sea-borne , setting out from Gravesend on a paddle-steamer hired for the occasion , but the landing at Boulogne was no more successful in rousing public support than the previous attempt at Strasbourg and by the evening of 6 August Louis-Napoleon was once again under arrest . |
2 | The length of the vehicle is 35ft. 8in. ( 10.870mm ) and the width produced a very much lighter coach than the previous batch of all-steel ones . |
3 | The British were clearly a much happier group than the previous year , not least because Annewanter has a great deal of experience with smaller teams . |
4 | He gathered his cloak and entered the bailey , a calmer place than the previous day . |
5 | In spite of the reduced and indeed reducing turnover that we have had in the past 12 months , 1992 provided a better financial result than the previous year . |