Example sentences of "is [adj -er] than [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — much higher break even point , and therefore the proposal is riskier than previous operating level . |
| 2 | — As Aaron Wildavsky has stated , ‘ political addition is easier than political subtraction ’ . |
| 3 | It is easier than intravenous heparin to give and it has been shown in randomised studies from McMaster University in Canada that it is as effective . |
| 4 | The man said , how is it your grass is greener than next door ? |
| 5 | In order that it should be possible to assert correctly " This tree is taller than that tree " it must be possible to assert correctly " This is a tree " and " That is a tree " . |
| 6 | No individual , apart from myself , is bigger than this club . |
| 7 | As custom requires , it is bigger than last year 's — to the tune of $1 billion . |
| 8 | Our difficulty is that the contractual position is clearer than unfair dismissal law so employers can sometimes , though by no means always , achieve the same result by issuing notices of dismissal and offering new contracts of employment . |
| 9 | This is cheaper than pure goose down but like all down bags maintains superb loft capacity . |
| 10 | Telephoning is cheaper than face-to-face meeting , mainly because of savings on travelling expenses . |
| 11 | Effectively , this can happen because there might be diseconomies of scope , so that individual production is cheaper than multi-output production . |
| 12 | The coal being unloaded at Sharpness docks is cheaper than British coal . |
| 13 | The myth that community care is cheaper than institutional care has long since been dispensed with , but this may not necessarily deter the government from seeing the impending changes as an opportunity to cut costs . |
| 14 | A cost effectiveness analysis suggests that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most effective and economic solution , although extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for solitary radiolucent stones less than 2 cm is cheaper than conventional cholecystectomy . |
| 15 | Human geneticists in the FDR have used cost-benefits analysis to argue that eugenic abortion is cheaper than social support of the parents of disabled children and disabled people . |
| 16 | In this case the immediate position defended ( contra the work of Wyld and Zachrisson ) is that orthoepic evidence is better than other evidence , such as ‘ occasional spellings ’ ( Wyld , 1936 ) , but the underlying assumption ( which is more relevant here ) is that it is possible to write a continuous unilinear history of ‘ standard ’ English pronunciation . |
| 17 | How do you actually decide whether a state of a system , or a group of people is better than one stage than another . |
| 18 | These results suggest that endosonography is better than endoscopic biopsy specimens and computed tomography in assessing the response of oesophageal carcinoma to non-surgical treatment . |
| 19 | We therefore conclude the endoscopic ultrasound is better than endoscopic biopsy tissue and computed tomography in assessing correctly the response of oesophageal carcinoma to medical treatment . |
| 20 | One in five British GPs believes that homeopathy is better than Western medicine . |
| 21 | Even casual acquaintance is better than total ignorance , and ‘ it 's acceptable to take one 's entire knowledge of Romeo and Juliet from Cliff Notes . |
| 22 | Active rest is better than passive rest , so , unless you have very bad blisters , I recommend walking , cycling or swimming , but the main thing is to get the blood circulating through the working muscles and removing the fatigue products . |
| 23 | In other words , no information is better than inaccurate information . |
| 24 | Our preliminary results suggest that endosonography is better than computed tomography in the evaluation of tumour infiltration in these patients . |
| 25 | ‘ Masturbation is better than conventional sex . |
| 26 | ‘ Masturbation is better than conventional sex , ’ claims Hachiro , a self-confessed virgin . |
| 27 | ‘ But this is better than any truck — ‘ |
| 28 | Since no conception of the good which expresses the rational nature of the person upholding it is better than any other , the constitutional arrangements should be neutral between them . |
| 29 | ‘ I am a modern doctor using conventional medicine but I do n't believe my system is better than any other so I 'll use anything to make my patients better . ’ |
| 30 | Problems with diamorphine include vomiting , bradycardia , and hypotension , but in small doses diamorphine is better than any sedative . |