Example sentences of "[unc] [adj] than the previous [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Though pond fidelity was what the researchers were primarily interested in , the marking and measuring of individuals in Dorset did provide an unexpected bonus : the largest toads ever recorded in the UK , a male 85mm long , and a giant female 113mm long , almost 15 per cent larger than the previous record . |
2 | The investment and equipment budget , at 129,578,000 million francs CFA , was projected at 10.6 per cent less than the previous year . |
3 | Debt servicing was allocated R2,700 million , 27 per cent more than the previous year . |
4 | The package , worth 6 per cent more than the previous year 's assistance , went a long way towards the $9,200 million required by India to meet an expected current-account deficit of $6,000 million and debt repayments of $3,200 million . |
5 | Out-patient visits were 8 per cent higher than the previous year . |
6 | The deficit was subsequently reduced to IR1,430,000 million , still 19 per cent higher than the previous year . |
7 | However , in the face of market expectations , the Bank took advantage of a money market shortage on 5 March to buy bills at a rate of discount of 11.75 per cent , 0.5 per cent higher than the previous day 's dealings and about 1 per cent above what markets were anticipating . |
8 | The Soviet figure was 10 per cent higher than the previous calculation — much more than expected — and led to a flurry of checks on the accuracy of similar calculations . |