Example sentences of "[n mass] higher than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rate of conception in the 11–15 age group was almost 40pc higher than the national average and in the 16–19 age bracket , it was around 34pc higher . |
| 2 | The bronze antenna in the statue , 6ft higher than the twice-lifesize figure , is to be a flagpole on which a real flag will be raised and lowered daily . |
| 3 | It was erected on the site of ancient fortifications dating from about 500 B.C. When it was built , the castle was at least fifty percent higher than the ruined portion still standing , and was complete with turrets , battlements and curtain walls . |
| 4 | As a result Mr Collin estimated the actual bills were likely to be at least 25pc higher than the official estimate . |
| 5 | Jeff Duffield , manager of Middlesbrough council 's environmental protection unit , said mortality rates in the district ‘ were 18pc higher than the national average , with heart and respiratory diseases the main factors ’ . |
| 6 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21pc higher than the previous quarter and 20pc up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 7 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21% higher than the previous quarter and 20% up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 8 | On the other hand , the tender offer by Hillsdown Holdings resulted in a stagging profit as the price at the end of the first day of trading was 33p higher than the striking price of 145p ( minimum 120p ) . |
| 9 | THE SAFETY NET : In the first year of the new system ( 1990–1 ) an area safety net will protect areas in which the community charge ( on the Government 's assumption about spending would otherwise be more than £25 higher than the average rate bill per adult in 1989–1990 ( plus an allowance for inflation ) . |
| 10 | On average , inner London districts employ around one third fewer district nurses per capita of the resident population over the age of 75 than comparable districts outside London and the cost per contact is 60% higher than the national average . |