Example sentences of "than is [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early structuralists analyse relations between larger elements of meaning than is entertained in structural linguistics . |
| 2 | It treats with scepticism the timber industry 's claims that developing countries receive valuable foreign earnings from their timber exports , and points out that European governments receive far more in taxes from the sale of tropical timber products than is given to developing countries in aid for forestry projects . |
| 3 | ‘ In the life of any organisation , a centenary is a very considerable period of time , a good deal longer than is given to most of us . |
| 4 | The main impact of blocking on the speed of skip-sequential processing is usually counter-productive , although it often achieves more in space-saving and rapid data transfer than is lost in increased block activity . |
| 5 | The Scandinavians in general have a much more open view of sex and the problems associated with it and have a less punitive approach than is seen in other countries . |
| 6 | The data are based on a different population than is seen in British clinics but it provides quantitation of the degree of obesity in practice . |
| 7 | The premolar enlargement is greater than is seen in any other hominoid , living or fossil , except for the Moroto palate , which on this basis is also included in the Afropithecini . |
| 8 | It is fine for many of us , given the privileged lives that we lead ; it is hell for many of our citizens and we owe them a great deal more urgency than is provided by this useful but inadequate measure . |
| 9 | A wider coverage of contemporary — and specialized — vocabulary than is provided by any other learner 's dictionary . |
| 10 | He drew attention to the fact that in terms of the local government act , er local government finance act of nineteen er eighty two , that auditors have a far wider duty than is proposed in these orders before us , because the duty is to detect fraud . |
| 11 | The background of long-firm fraudsters is far more varied than is found with convicted criminals as a whole . |
| 12 | Thus in the Soviet system there was far less separation of position and responsibility between executive and bureaucracy than is found in liberal democratic systems . |
| 13 | R. R. Dale 's ( 1969 , 1971 , 1974 ) three-volume study focuses mainly on the social advantages , and it is possible in any case to challenge the nature of the superior social development of girls which is argued to accompany mixed rather than single-sex schooling , since one of the things it may involve is breaking down girls ' resistance to the imposition of various stereotypes of femininity to a greater extent than is found in single-sex schools . |
| 14 | Contrasts between town and country ( Tables 2.8 and 2.9 ) were less apparent than is implied by contemporary insistence on an antithesis between towns and their agricultural environment . |
| 15 | Coercion may be even more central to organizational power than is implied by formal authority or by the existence of material rewards as inducements and ultimately sanctions in all but voluntary organizations . |
| 16 | Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F . |
| 17 | The production of stress is generally believed to depend on the speaker using more muscular energy than is used for unstressed syllables . |
| 18 | ONE-THIRD of the vegetables grown by Londoners in their gardens and allotments contain more lead than is allowed in current food regulations . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants . |
| 21 | Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants . |
| 22 | ( a ) prevent any proceedings to which this Order applies from being taken or completed earlier than is required by this Order ; or |
| 23 | Ed , I think argued a very strong case for a greater level of influence of trade unionists in the Party than is suggested in this reform and I can see the force of those remarks but the C E C adopted the position that we did not want to take a position of dominance to the Party Conference . |
| 24 | One crucial reason is that large and small firms in Japan operate with a greater degree of interdependence than is suggested in conventional models of competitive markets . |
| 25 | One crucial reason is that large and small firms in Japan operate with a greater degree of interdependence than is suggested in conventional models of competitive markets . |
| 26 | While pluralist writers can not be interpreted as suggesting that there is a perfect or even extensive distribution of political power through the mechanism of interest participation in government decision making , — ’ what pluralists do argue is that more groups are involved in making decisions than is suggested by Marxist and elitists , who claim that a particular class or group has a monopoly of influence . |
| 27 | Readers are reminded that there is far more material given here than is needed for any particular scheme of study . |
| 28 | Funboard sailing , by its very nature , requires more agility and suppleness than is needed in light winds . |