Example sentences of "be [adv] [adj -er] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The actual death rate from asthma in West Cumbria seems to be much lower than mortality statistics suggest . |
| 2 | Economic and social conditions in the 1990s may prove so unlike the previous decade that CD-X purchases may either be much greater than CD-A or significantly less . |
| 3 | The relative prices of timber and steel vary greatly in different countries and also the price of timber itself varies from that of rough timber , which may be much cheaper than steel , up to expensive plywoods which cost far more than steel sheet . |
| 4 | Secular university choirs are said to be much better than church groups . |
| 5 | When eventually interviewed regarding the suspected offence there could well be a denial and whilst not essential , the prosecution case would be much stronger if corroboration is available regarding the driver 's identity . |
| 6 | Generally this must be not lower than cost or market value . |
| 7 | Although the latter may be slightly cheaper than sateen , it may not have the same draping quality . |
| 8 | ‘ Doctors , who have never been taught medical entomology and do n't know what a mite is , would be far happier if asthma were caused by cigarette smoke , pollution , plant pollen or cat fur , but few cases actually are . |
| 9 | It expects a loss for the first quarter and the loss will be substantially larger than analyst estimates — the average forecast has been for a loss of two cents a share on turnover of $565m — a figure the company says is way too high . |
| 10 | Whoever she is , her standard of housekeeping must be even lower than Rainbow 's . |
| 11 | In addition , Compact firms make time and people available to schools — and this can be even better than money ! |
| 12 | Willoughby et al found Ac-ASA to be significantly better than placebo when given rectally to patients with active proctitis . |