Example sentences of "[det] than [prep] [art] past " in BNC.

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1 Not only are there few people in the Highlands and Islands , but they are much fewer than in the past ( see Appendix 2 ) .
2 And this , far more than in the past , will determine the legality or illegality of the action .
3 With that in mind , will he assure the House that he will try to integrate training between reserve forces and regulars far more than in the past ?
4 It also saw one very important new development ; its extension far more than in the past to bind Europe to other continents .
5 Three years later the introduction of a new registration system for despatches and telegrams played a crucial role in changing the position of the more senior officials , the first-division clerks , and giving them , far more than in the past , a share in policy-making .
6 Barrow admits his new job occupies his mind far more than in the past .
7 DO FAMILIES SUPPORT EACH OTHER MORE OR LESS THAN IN THE PAST ?
8 But as Nicholas Bosanquet ( 1975 , 1978 ) points out this is partly because younger people are now dependent , ill and hospitalized much less than in the past .
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