Example sentences of "than [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The difficulties of this task are compounded by a natural unwillingness to admit any independent criteria for judging a particular reading , since Althusser 's aim is to interpret Marx in his own terms , rather than to impose on him any independent ( and ideological ) standards .
2 ‘ Duw , there 's nothing I like better than to work on my own ideas . ’
3 There is nothing she enjoys more than to talk on her favourite subject .
4 Win or lose , in a contest over a collectorship the office was a liability to a politician , more apt to cost him friends than to lead to anything useful for his interest .
5 It is easier to divide up s.22 than to look at it all at once .
6 I think it would be easier to get an audience with the pope than to speak to you these days . ’
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