Example sentences of "[adj] than the previous [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the new grassland is less environmentally interesting than the previous permanent pasture , and the money wasted on the whole ten-year cycle of grass-grain-grass has been very considerable . |
| 2 | This result is marginally bigger than the previous traditional estimate of 11p . |
| 3 | By all accounts Saturday 's display ( it was not desertion of the cause but prior engagements which made it impossible to be there ) from the mighty Quakers was slightly better than the previous innocuous effort . |
| 4 | We have increased expenditure on crime prevention and the police much more than the previous Labour Government , who cut it by 3 per cent . |
| 5 | Mr Ridley said that manufacturing output was now at a record level — 12 per cent higher than in 1979 , and 6 per cent higher than the previous all-time peak in 1974 , and accused Labour politicians of being like ‘ quack doctors ’ — claiming the country was ill and prescribing a cure that in reality would only make the country worse off . |