Example sentences of "than [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When is it more important to go backwards fast than to go accurately under control ? |
| 2 | Indeed , she could n't have got closer to doing what Cara wanted than to drive up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's house at the appointed time and ring his doorbell . |
| 3 | No matter what your business commitments , it is far more sensible to have one day at home in bed to recover from the worst of the virus than to struggle in to work , extending the recuperation period enormously and giving the virus to everyone else . |
| 4 | Though flowers may more often be purple than blue , it makes sense to try blue coloured objects from time to time rather than to concentrate exclusively on purple . |
| 5 | Few things were more demoralising than to stand uselessly by while other men demonstrated their professional competence ; Kerrison , that connoisseur of death , literally sniffing at the body ; the photographers , taciturn , preoccupied with lighting and angles ; Inspector Doyle , in charge of a murder case at last , impresario of death , tense with the suppressed excitement of a child at Christmas gloating over a new toy . |
| 6 | It may mean a 5 a.m. start from the country if she is to have her regular swim before going into the office , but if she is going to see WHS in Swindon or Heathcote in Warwick , it is more convenient for her to stay in Gloucestershire than to come back to London . |
| 7 | ‘ There is no surer way of destroying the recovery than to run indefinitely into debt . ’ |
| 8 | For example , it may be in some cases a more rigorous test to cycle 24 hourly at 45°C and room temperature , than to store continuously at 45°C . |