Example sentences of "than [adj] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking last Friday 's price of 160p , Lincat is on an undemanding p/e of 9.5 and less than eight the following year . |
| 2 | Taking a more aggressive line than usual the Scottish Office specialists say that farmers ' cash income is a better comparison . |
| 3 | More than half a sweaty hour touring the environs of the station , revealed there was n't space to park even a roller-skate , so I adopted a to-hell-with-it attitude and parked in a corner of the horseshoe — well out of everybody 's way . |
| 4 | That sign must also be no more than half a square metre in area and all signs should be removed within two weeks of a sale being completed . |
| 5 | The council said the courses would be no more than half a full GCSE course , allowing pupils to concentrate on other subjects they choose . |
| 6 | Well , I hate to disappoint you , but flying in New Zealand can work out at less than half the average cost per hour in the UK . |
| 7 | Poverty Research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies ( IFS ) published last week showed the Department of Social Security has removed more than one million people from the poorest category of the population — having an income less than half the average wage , by changing the way figures are calculated . |
| 8 | Regional organiser , Selina Vilakazi estimates that 50% of employers pay less than half the minimum wage recommended by the Union . |
| 9 | In the north he worked on sugar and tobacco plantations , where the monthly wage was US$25 — less than half the legal minimum . |
| 10 | This sum equals more than half the entire health and personal social security budget . |
| 11 | In 1982 crude oil accounted for more than half the total cost of imports . |
| 12 | Basic provision of shelter , heat and light often consume more than half the total income of unemployed claimants . |
| 13 | Goods and services produced according to global strategies now comprise more than half the total output , while by 1985 between a quarter and half of world trade ( varying according to economic sector ) was intrafirm , that is between buyer and seller within a single enterprise ( Strange , 1991 ) . |
| 14 | For instance , in the South-East region ( as defined in the relevant edition of the Times Guide to the House of Commons ) the Liberals won none of the 40 seats , Labour took only three , whilst the Conservatives — for less than half the total constituency votes — bagged all the rest . |
| 15 | The cost of processing and distributing food in the UK came to £17,381 million in 1984 , which is more than half the total food bill , according to a study carried out by the London Food Commission . |
| 16 | This galvanised the National Agent , R. T. Windle , into making plans for an individual membership campaign early in 1944 ; and it led to the executive summoning a conference of trade union officers so as to encourage them to contribute to a general election fund and to increase the proportion of their contracting-in membership — which was much less than half the total membership they reported to the Trades Union Congress . |
| 17 | Geoffrey Hillcoat , Durham County Council group traffic manager for road safety , said incidents in Darlington accounted for more than half the total cycling accidents in County Durham last year . |
| 18 | These two broad industrial groups account for rather less than half the total labour force but nearly two-thirds of the temporary labour force [ see Table 2.1 ] . |
| 19 | Various issues arise : ( 1 ) In simple terms , management 's controlling stake in Newco will be worth more than half the total value of Newco . |
| 20 | More than half the total number were categorized as educationally subnormal . |
| 21 | A great deal of the organic matter in the waste comes from the fibres , this being sometimes more than half the total amount in the effluent , particularly with some of the natural fibres . |
| 22 | All or most of the total , or the half of less than half the total amount you spent ? |
| 23 | The self-built homes of Mexico City have increased from 14 per cent of the population and 23 per cent of the built-up area in 1952 to more than half the total population and built-up area today ( Hurtado 1986 ) . |
| 24 | All these functions can be combined to give you the advantages of traditional cooking in less than half the normal cooking time . |
| 25 | Hymer 's rats were unable to produce more than half the normal amount of pituitary growth hormone . |
| 26 | The United pilots ' union had attempted unsuccessfully to finance a similar bid a year ago when the airline was trading at less than half the final sale price . |
| 27 | Answering the purpose of shell , lead , and outside coffin , at less than half the usual cost . |
| 28 | So this week we 're offering your family another chance to buy these brilliant mountain bikes — and at less than half the usual price for machines of this type . |
| 29 | More than half the small peasant farms are squeezed onto just 16 per cent of the land . |
| 30 | If it is achieved , the production costs will be not much more than half the current figure , and the undertaking will be able to compete with most of our opencast coal facilities . |