Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benjamin 's allusions in this passage are not just to the dominance of image and sensation and the devaluation of meaning in surrealism , not just to its characteristic patterning by eruptions of the primary process into consciousness , but also and especially to surrealism 's unconditional refusal to consider art as of a different order than life . |
| 2 | Benjamin 's allusions in this passage are , not just to the dominance of the figural and the devaluation of meaning in surrealism , not just to its characteristic patterning by eruptions of the primary process into consciousness , but also and especially to surrealism 's unconditional refusal to consider art as of a different order than life . |
| 3 | If art is no longer to be considered as of a different order than life , then the idea of aesthetic avant-gardes is questioned . |
| 4 | Images , she notes , are signifiers of a different order than language . |
| 5 | I offer a different perspective than prayer . ’ |
| 6 | You do in account management is a different discipline than field sales . |
| 7 | There is a general perception that operating leases , where leased assets are not capitalised by the lessee , reduce borrowing capacity to a lesser extent than bank borrowing . |
| 8 | A report on women 's work during World War I made the point that women 's employment might be a lesser evil than poverty . |
| 9 | 4 It 's easier to get forgiveness for a poor decision than permission for a good one . |
| 10 | ‘ Being so close to Merseyside is a disadvantage , because a lot of Liverpool lads would rather stay in their area where there 's such a good standard than travel into Wales . ’ |
| 11 | On the whole the ‘ human potential ’ therapies require less of a time-and-attendance commitment than psychoanalysis , and there are more opportunities for group workshops . |
| 12 | Turbocharged engines generally produce more power and torque for a given capacity than non-turbo-charged ( naturally-aspirated ) engines , and have better specific fuel consumption ( fuel used per kW/hr ) . |
| 13 | The significance of the concept of the linguistic variable is that it allows quantitative statements to be made about language use , so that Speaker A might be said to use more or less of a particular variant than speaker B , rather than categorically to use it or not to use it . |
| 14 | ‘ . It is easier and quicker to edit words in an existing layout than type in afresh . |