Example sentences of "than [pron] [noun sg] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Table 3.23 below shows that the unskilled and the semi-skilled manual workers made up a higher proportion of those receiving sickness or invalidity benefit than their size as a population group warranted ; the opposite was the case for the non-manual workers ; while the skilled manual workers ’ position as beneficiaries reflected their size as a group among the general population . |
| 2 | The study of the visible marks used in writing from the point of view of their shape and size rather than their use in a particular system , which is covered by graphology ; this distinction parallels that of phonetics and phonology . |
| 3 | But it was evident that an argument was taking place between the adults , possibly as to whether their need of a refrigerator was greater than their desire for a mammoth room heater . |
| 4 | The position of Recorder took a minimum of four weeks per year but the work proved to be more satisfying than her work as a solicitor . |
| 5 | The company says the new boxes , available in one to four processors , deliver 30% to 50% more performance than its predecessor at a 44% to 53% . |
| 6 | Liu Chang had been an actor in the Han opera before he became a pimp , more noted for his prowess in bed than his ability with a knife . |
| 7 | This implied ‘ that employees of such a national service should receive a fair and adequate wage , and that , in broad terms , the railwayman should be in no worse case than his colleague in a comparable industry ’ ( Cameron 1955 : 6 ) . |
| 8 | This might work better for me than his lying in a darkened room , which was what he really needed to do . |