Example sentences of "than be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F . |
| 2 | The production of stress is generally believed to depend on the speaker using more muscular energy than is used for unstressed syllables . |
| 3 | In an age where the ability of the land to produce more food than is required for many parts of the world is a fact of life , the argument for organic farming methods has never been stronger . |
| 4 | Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants . |
| 5 | Readers are reminded that there is far more material given here than is needed for any particular scheme of study . |
| 6 | higher than was planned for 1991-92 , and the increase is twice as high as inflation . |
| 7 | What all the " finishing " processes had in common , apart from a degree of exertion greater than was needed for hand-setting but not necessarily greater than could be expected from a normal young woman , was that these were tasks an apprentice learned only towards the end of his time . |