Example sentences of "[adv] [det] than the cost " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over a long period then , the cost of elections was still more than the cost of the permanent organization , and this cost was so great as to rule out all but a tiny minority . |
| 2 | For around $7,700 — rather more than the cost of a burial — clients can be pickled and preserved for eternity . |
| 3 | For roughly £2 million ( little more than the cost of one Falkland islander ) the British government can preserve both Henderson , Pitcairn and its own reputation for colonial fair play . |
| 4 | The London County Council had found that it simply was not worth trying to recover the cost of milk from the 25% of London parents whose income was high enough to make them liable for the full billeting contribution , since ‘ the few pounds they had succeeded in recovering over a period of several months were far less than the cost of its collection ’ . |
| 5 | When capital allowances were available for expenditure on plant and equipment and industrial buildings , the cost of a lease was often less than the cost of financing debt to acquire the asset , because the lessor was able to utilize the tax benefits more effectively than the lessor . |
| 6 | Although we must not forget the sizeable minority who are caught in a poverty trap , during recent years wages and salaries have risen overall more than the cost of living , and educational opportunities have widened . |