Example sentences of "is [adj] than a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Psychological empowerment is broader than a pure intrapsychic variable because it measures individual change within one 's social setting , such as one 's belief in one 's ability to act for community change , and one 's belief in the value of group action ( Chavis and Wandersman , 1990 ; Zimmerman , 1990 ) . |
| 2 | In some ways a reaching start is easier than a beating one , but there are still pitfalls for the unwary . |
| 3 | This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour . |
| 4 | Ultimately , the literature on community interventions and organizing suggests that having control is larger than an individual phenomenon , but includes an interaction with life 's social and political systems . |
| 5 | She is cruelly twisted with arthritis but her spirit is livelier than a young lass 's , more concerned for an old friend in Lamlash who has the same complaint — that dread West Coast damp — and is quite unable to move . |
| 6 | As to the loss of 40 per cent of the infrastructure profits of new and existing unitised with-profits , unit linked and non with-profits business , the theory is that a 60 per cent stake in an expanding cake is better than a 100 per cent slice of a stagnant one . |
| 7 | It is a written promise , which is better than a verbal one . |
| 8 | My message therefore , boring but always to be heeded , is ‘ watch your credit control , say NO more often , ask for increased payments more often , use the reference bureaux more often , if in doubt say no — cash in the company is better than a lazy or non repaying loan . ' |
| 9 | This program is better than a great number of Commercial drawing packages for children . |
| 10 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 11 | But then again , I guess a half-successful ‘ Valid ’ is better than a f—ed-up invalid . |
| 12 | With David Robinson all about how Super Nintendo is better than a Megadrive or Megadrive is better than a Super Nintendo big argument |
| 13 | Women are less likely to examine data , whereas analysing somebody else 's balance sheet and profit and loss account is better than a good whodunit as far as top businessmen are concerned . |
| 14 | But even Labour v Tories is better than a party-political system which depends on religion , and an accident of birth . |
| 15 | Half a life , apparently , is better than a full one . |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose half a robbery is better than a full robbery , ’ said Duff . |
| 17 | A volunteer is better than a pressed man . |
| 18 | By the way , my new slogan is : ‘ Sometimes one day is better than a whole year ! ’ |
| 19 | Food rewards , if used at all , must be kept to an absolute minimum ( half a Smartie is better than a whole one ) . |
| 20 | A well-structured short answer is better than a weakly-structured long answer . |
| 21 | Sociologists can , and should , learn from ( some ) journalists ' professionalism , and a good journalistic account of something is better than a bad sociological one . |
| 22 | ‘ The Peavey has the graphic too , ’ explains John , ‘ but with shelving controls low and high , which is better than an actual tone control . |
| 23 | If you are uncertain about whether or not you can get back with a reasonable margin of safety , make a safe landing while you can ; a planned approach into a poor field is better than an out-of-wind crash into a good field ! |
| 24 | I 've been told that a 486SX machine is faster than a corresponding 386DX machine . |
| 25 | With a 0–60 time of just 4.2 seconds , it is faster than a Lamborghini Diablo , faster than a Ferrari F40 . |
| 26 | Clearly the brain is more than a passive relay from stimulus to response . |
| 27 | Yet Maastricht is more than a symbolic milestone . |
| 28 | Some of the smaller , and most certainly highly active dinosaurs were about the size of a chicken , and there is more than a passing similarity between a running ostrich and the kind of reconstruction that shows fleet-footed , running dinosaurs . |
| 29 | The former can do no more than skim the surface of an area which has recently been very heavily mined ; the latter is included because I think that this theory , though recent , is more than a passing fashion and contains some insights into the nature of knowledge . |
| 30 | The Conservative case is more than a political ideal : it can be backed up by rigorous economic arguments . |