Example sentences of "[be] greater [subord] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of troops and the amount of equipment of all non-German armed forces stationed in Berlin will not be greater than at the time of signature of the present treaty . |
| 2 | But , whatever form they make take , language demands will almost certainly be greater than in the past ; more pupils will be studying foreign languages for longer periods of time , and children 's perceptions of foreign languages are likely to change . |
| 3 | ( If , as on the Earth , there are outer ‘ shells ’ of oceans and atmosphere then tides will appear in these too and they will generally be greater than in the rest of the planet thus producing variations in oceanic and atmospheric thickness around the planet . ) |
| 4 | Ironically , the number of old people who were poor would have been greater but for the action of the Attlee Government . |
| 5 | In condensed phases bands are often narrower , so that nearby vibrations are less likely to be obscured , while the peak heights are greater than in the gas phase . |
| 6 | The effect is not observed in some renal and heart disorders ; then the rate of urine flow on lying down at night is greater than during the daytime and this will be diagnostically useful to the physician . |
| 7 | Where the company is listed on The Stock Exchange the protection afforded shareholders is greater than under the Act . |
| 8 | The increase up to 1990 was greater than for the art market as a whole , and so too was the subsequent drop of 54% . |