Example sentences of "is [adj] than [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is lower than both types of silicon-based cell , but the thin-film cell is much cheaper to make . |
| 2 | Comparative studies in volunteers have shown that activated charcoal is better than either syrup of ipecacuanha or gastric lavage in reducing drug absorption . |
| 3 | When it is not , it is better than both clergy and congregation resort to speech . |
| 4 | But surely what we want is more than just housework to be waged and left as it is ? |
| 5 | It is more than just goodwill that rests on the outcome . |
| 6 | The ‘ Isle of Brasil ’ was mythical , but fifteenth-century Atlantic charts suggest that belief in lands across the ocean was not uncommon , and there is more than just possibility that the Bristol men had heard of some landfall in them before 1480 , perhaps when ships had been blown off course by abnormal wind conditions . |
| 7 | ‘ Why do I get the feeling this is more than just coincidence ? ’ |
| 8 | She and her boyfriend Jonathan Clack have become convinced the vandalism is more than just coincidence . |
| 9 | Money is more than just notes and coin . |
| 10 | In other words , the ego is more than just consciousness . |
| 11 | ‘ In any case , Lucy happens to be someone who is more than just staff — as you put it . |
| 12 | We feel it to be important to dedicate an appeal like this , as the house is more than just bricks and mortar ; it takes a central place in the history of Simon . |
| 13 | The books is more than merely route descriptions though , as Harding recounts the times over the years he 's walked the various paths , adding anecdotes , descriptions of the people and insights into the history of the area . |
| 14 | Unless the wind is more than about 45° to the direction of take-off , a strong cross wind seldom creates problems . |
| 15 | This problem is but one instance of the general paradox which confronts any kind of radical movement or occupation which is more than purely self , regarding . |
| 16 | For this reason , the band intensity should be considered as a good approximation of relative occupancy as long as the accumulative mole fraction of blocked transcripts is less than approximately 50% , otherwise sites further downstream are underestimated ( 10 ) . |
| 17 | Only when the angle of impact is less than about 20° above the surface is the direction of the body preserved , as an elongation of the crater in the impact direction . |
| 18 | Thus contempt is wider than simply breach of any of Parliament 's privileges but can consist of any conduct which interferes with the workings of Parliament or is likely to bring Parliament or its members into disrepute . |