Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women in second marriages are more likely to have had an affair than those in their first , and women who work full-time are , it seems , more prone to extra-curricular passions than either part-time workers or housewives . |
| 2 | Now there is more to this passage than either the story that it heralds , poignant and memorable though that is , or the condescending tone of the last sentence , for the innocence Davin embodies brings to Stephen as a brute fact from the real world the missing half of a truth which Stephen has known but so far been unable to admit even to himself , and which will go on mattering to Joyce for many years . |
| 3 | It is fair to say that international organizations are much more sensitive to this accusation than formerly . |
| 4 | The description of the Count as Alfonso 's " friend " suggests that there was more to this incident than simply the curbing of an unruly vassal . |
| 5 | All the same , there was perhaps rather more to this matter than initially meets the eye . |
| 6 | There was more to this canal than just a final obstacle , however . |
| 7 | Aircraft make a far greater contribution to global warming than previously recognised , according to a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) . |
| 8 | Grudgers came to dominate the population because they passed on more genes to future generations than either Suckers ( who helped others indiscriminately , and were exploited ) or Cheats ( who tried ruthlessly to exploit everybody and ended up doing each other down ) . |
| 9 | As our national wealth increased , we have been able to devote much greater resources to these services than ever before . |
| 10 | There is more to these pieces than just a virtuosic exterior , though I should add that they are perhaps a great deal more amusing to perform than to listen to ‘ en bloc ’ . |
| 11 | It 's more susceptible to electrical interference than thick coax , so chances of data error are higher . |
| 12 | Shafts are being manufactured to closer tolerances than ever before and are being produced in ever widening ranges to meet the differences among players . |
| 13 | The latter is less efficient in producing a water supply , leading to more consumption than otherwise , but it may be a relatively efficient way of ensuring an equal chance of access to it . |
| 14 | We are giving more public support to more students than ever before . |
| 15 | Thus part of the expense of an increase in government expenditure will be met by additional taxation receipts as national income and expenditure rise to higher levels than previously . |
| 16 | But there is more to successful management than just picking the team or being a gifted coach , just ask Ray Harford or Mel Machin , respectively sacked by Luton and Manchester City because their public image was n't considered good enough . |
| 17 | Therefore , they will be predisposed to choose applicants from those social classes , thereby reinforcing their examination success and leading them on to greater success than ever . |
| 18 | H. L. Gee knew it when he said that Edinburgh is ‘ perhaps never seen to greater advantage than late on a midsummer evening , the stones crimson in the setting sun , western windows ablaze with fire ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's a lot more to all-weather tracks than just racing , ’ he says . |
| 20 | Yet this behaviour was related to wider trends than simply social class ; it concerned the balance between closeness and distance , and the nature of support networks . |