Example sentences of "may be much [adj -er] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effects of the burning of aviation fuel on the ozone layer may be much worse than feared , according to recent research by Dr Ulrich Schumann of the German Research Institute for Air and Space Travel . |
| 2 | Thus , while almost all scientists are — at the time of writing — convinced from the evidence that change in climate is under way and that regional effects may be much greater than the global average , the magnitude of the latter is now thought likely to be about half of what was predicted only 5 years ago . |
| 3 | Concern has been expressed over the accuracy of death certificates in general , and certification of death from asthma in particular , but my study suggests that the inaccuracy may be much greater than previously realised . |
| 4 | In times of inflation the replacement cost of an asset may be much greater than its original cost . |
| 5 | In times of inflation the replacement cost of an asset may be much greater than its original cost . |
| 6 | The difference between Peak and RMS switching is that , with Peak , the compressor monitors the true signal peaks which may be much higher than the average level ; for drums , therefore , Peak makes most sense . |
| 7 | Crack use , however , may be much higher than the figures for seizures indicate if ‘ crack ’ is taken to include ‘ freebase . ’ |
| 8 | Therefore , the epithelium immediately above the putative stem cells in the papillae may be much thinner than that above the daughter cells in the inter papillary layer ( the opposite to the skin ) . |
| 9 | The relative prices of timber and steel vary greatly in different countries and also the price of timber itself varies from that of rough timber , which may be much cheaper than steel , up to expensive plywoods which cost far more than steel sheet . |
| 10 | For instance , the generalisation that women are physically weaker than men has been qualified ; in some areas , like endurance , they may be much stronger than was thought and capable of outperforming men in certain tasks . |
| 11 | Several plants have yellow leaves and very new eucalyptus leaves can look blue , so your scope may be much larger than you imagine . |