Example sentences of "great than [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The biological effects of α-particles ( high linear energy transfer , LET ) are in general much greater than the effects of β-particles and γ-rays ( low LET ) . |
| 2 | We have had wars greater than the wars against Napoleon , fought with more terrible weapons and less mercy , and involving most of the nations of the globe . |
| 3 | Their relative importance is even greater than the floods of humid , temperate regions , because so little erosion is effected between floods . |
| 4 | A million families have insolvency hanging over them as their mortgage debts have grown greater than the values of their homes . |
| 5 | Where more than two pellet samples are available , for instance for barn owls and tawny owls , the within species similarities observed in bone breakage and digestion are greater than the differences from other species , and this indicates that single pellet collections probably are representative of the species . |
| 6 | The powers of the court are greater than the powers of a natural parent : see the recent decision of the High Court of Australia in Department of Health and Community Services v. J. W. B. and S. M. B. ( 1992 ) 66 A.L.J.R. 300 , 314 , 333 ; In re R. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Consent to Treatment ) [ 1992 ] Fam. 11 , 25 , 28 . |
| 7 | Selection is likely to penalize a cheater if cheating has subsequent adverse effects on his life that are greater than the benefits of not reciprocating . |
| 8 | Glaxo rightly points out that Astra used very high levels of ranitidine , several hundred times the normal human intake and far greater than the doses of omeprazole Astra fed to rats . |
| 9 | This must imply that the possibilities of gain are overall greater than the risks of injury . |
| 10 | The costs of treating Richard in this fashion were far greater than the gains to be made from keeping him in suspense about his future . |
| 11 | Many of these measures are small in themselves , but it is important to realise that the changed atmosphere in the town — in the sense of more greenery , more skeet play possibilities , lower noise levels and so on — represents a sum that is greater than the parts in developing a pedestrian- and cycle-friendly environment . |
| 12 | Women were prescribed drugs with average annual costs ( £52.37 ) greater than the costs for men ( £47.00 ) . |
| 13 | Are the costs of inflation greater than the costs of curing inflation ? |
| 14 | Its overall width is greater than the needs of the twentieth century but it was designed for moving herds of animals , not for the motor car . |