Example sentences of "than [noun] for the first " in BNC.

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1 Clearly , we have made great progress in bringing inflation under control and we shall soon have a lower rate of inflation than Germany for the first time in a generation .
2 Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment though how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes .
3 Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment , although how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes .
4 Little more than $200,000,000 for the first year was pledged , however , with some $60,000,000 of this on concessional terms ; further pledges of $150,000,000 were forthcoming for the 1991-93 period .
5 Having something to do was better than sitting doing nothing other than wait for the first shell .
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