Example sentences of "than [prep] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think also there was the sense that the sorts of books that a lady was expected to write were perhaps rather different from the sorts of books that a gentleman is required to write , and George Eliot had already made a name for herself as a writer of erm considerable independence of mind who , I think , wanted to be regarded as a writer , rather than as a lady novelist . |
| 2 | I employ comparison in order to get to grips with relations rather than as a realist method of generating ‘ … conceptually informed causal analysis ’ ( Dickens et al . , |
| 3 | More generally , it may be asked to what extent it is appropriate to regard collective bargaining — the explanatory variable in Clegg 's theory — as an independent and primary determinant in its own right , rather than as a transmission mechanism for other forces . |
| 4 | A statement read : ‘ We now believe that the decision to employ John Birt other than as a staff member was a mistake and we deeply regret the dismay it has caused to the public and to BBC staff . |
| 5 | Thus , by increasingly objectifying , depersonalising , and in turn , defeminising her art in the second half of the decade , O'Keeffe moved closer to what she wanted : to be recognised as an artist , rather than as a woman artist — a term that , when applied to her , has specific erotic implications she could not tolerate . |
| 6 | The latter falls off more rapidly , indicating that the turbulence changes in a way that makes it relatively less efficient as a heat transfer mechanism than as a momentum transfer mechanism . |
| 7 | Share prices began to rise steeply in 1927 as people with money to spare increasingly saw the stock market as a gambling casino rather than as a business centre . |
| 8 | But on Friday night news came through that VAT HQ had agreed to study the ER scheme ‘ to see if it can be classified as a training activity , which would be VAT exempt , rather than as a business activity , ’ Maxen reported . |
| 9 | Doug Green went on to tutor Jane Dubar : ‘ Actually I think I learnt as actually part of the INSET course more from being a tutor than as a teacher participant . ’ |
| 10 | The book argues that the blitz should be seen in the same light as the Battle of the Atlantic , which aimed to inflict economic damage on Britain , rather than as a terror attack intended to undermine the morale of citizens . |
| 11 | ‘ You can often do more good at grass roots level than as a Backbench opposition MP . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Guys like Stefan and Boris will be more pumped up for that than for a preparation tournament . ’ |
| 13 | The Prince and Princess had both been on particularly good form throughout that Gulf tour , and were reduced to giggles on several occasions , none more so than during a desert picnic . |
| 14 | The length of these broadcasts may be a problem , though perhaps a film could be shown in its entirety through a school history society rather than during a history lesson . |
| 15 | It involves only small changes to existing slurry disposal practices , the chief one being that slurry is applied through injectors rather than through a discharge nozzle . |
| 16 | The physical effort required in speaking would also be less than against a background noise of heavy traffic . |
| 17 | However , in the specialised cells that support and nourish the fetus the immune reaction is greater against a mule fetus than against a horse fetus . |
| 18 | In such cases failure is even more painful than with a home student , and one has heard rumours of failed candidates having to return several years of fees to their government , and suffering even worse penalties . |
| 19 | If it is pulling water from the bottom of the pool , you are more likely to encounter blockage than with a mid-water feed . |
| 20 | Believing their children will receive a better and more disciplined education , with a greater prospect of university entry than from a state school , many parents who can afford it send their children to such private institutions , known ( confusingly ) as " public schools . " |
| 21 | There is no better way of buying cheese than from a specialist cheese shop , where you will be encouraged to taste before buying and the retailer will be knowledgeable , friendly and , above all , enthusiastic about his stock . |
| 22 | I can see that perhaps if they want to have a er they may feel they need to stray into other boundaries but I did feel that when I read what Huntingdon district council proposed which was if you like , to completely re-drawing the electoral map for the entire county I was n't actually looking at something that was designed to deal with the interests of the citizens of Huntingdon district council , I was looking at the straightforward political proposal which would be far better to come from a political party than from a district council . |
| 23 | Selecting a carpet from the roll is always better than from a pattern book to get clearer idea of how the carpet will look . |
| 24 | However , a spring sowing of such seed will produce some plants , though the number will be fewer than from a summer sowing . |
| 25 | English is , of course , not a tone language , and the function of tone is much more difficult to define than in a tone language . |
| 26 | In one of these studies the FVC in low birthweight children was not lower than in a reference group . |
| 27 | As with due diligence , the warranties in an asset sale are likely to be far shorter and hence quicker and cheaper to negotiate than in a share sale . |
| 28 | The purchaser may consider that if there is a warranty claim the measure of damages will be more generous in an asset sale than in a share sale . |
| 29 | This is less important than in a share sale where the difficulty of the purchaser , without an express damage statement , is to show that the shares are worth less than the purchaser paid for them , as a reduction in the assets or increase in the liabilities does not necessarily reduce the price of the shares . |
| 30 | A collection of general medical books in a public library may deal with the same range of topics , but the indexing can be broader than in a specialist context , and the terms used for the same thing may be different . |