Example sentences of "than [modal v] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , as Yevele had shown at Canterbury , the defensive value of the round tower was becoming better appreciated ; even if it did not always deflect a cannon shot aimed at it , such a tower could withstand an impact better than could a straight-facing surface . |
| 2 | The disadvantage is that a large number of animals feeding in a small area will exhaust the food supply much more rapidly than would a small number . |
| 3 | Ironically , the leave procedure itself is liable to exacerbate any shortage of judicial resources : a two-stage procedure inevitably requires more judicial resources than would a single-stage procedure . |
| 4 | Offensive lack of cooperation may make the task of the constable more unpleasant , but it does not make it any more difficult than would a civilised refusal to help . |
| 5 | Individuals of a given level residing in a high income state will obtain a larger net benefit from the state fiscal activities than will a similar person residing in a different state . |
| 6 | The pupil understands the following : 1a measurement is repeated covering by a unit ; 1b different sized units will give different numerical values whet , the same measurement is made ; 1 c for the same measurement a larger unit will give a smaller numerical value than will a smaller unit ; 1d the transitivity of the relationships " larger than " and " smaller than " . |