Example sentences of "than [art] national [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During these amazing years of unprecedented expansion Greater London grew at a much faster rate than the national population as a whole and faster than the suburbs of any provincial city . |
| 2 | These findings do not confirm fears of an overall increase in the number of old people looked after in institutions , and the proportion of 4.7% remains commendably low by international standards ( and lower than the national average of 5.1% in 1971 ) . |
| 3 | Erm , again we utilize ninety one point nine two percent of the available inspecting officers ' time for inspections , rather than the national average of eighty four point three nine percent . |
| 4 | Overall mortality was 23% lower than the national average for all causes of death and 18% lower for cancer . |
| 5 | The South East , the South West , East Anglia and the East Midlands were again the regions showing increases less than the national average for unemployment as a percentage of the working population . |
| 6 | Levels around Hinckley Point are nearly twice the national average and , between 1969 and 1973 , cases of cancer were four times higher than the national average in people under the age of 25 living in a radius of 12.5km around Hinckley Point . |
| 7 | This is a slightly larger rise than the national figure for Mechanical engineering , which recorded a 12% increase on 1989 levels . |
| 8 | This figure accounts for almost 5% of Grampian 's total exports , and is significantly higher than the national figure of 2% . |