Example sentences of "[det] than the [adj] figure " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , viewed on the international stage the UK 's recent increases in R&D expenditure rose 8% , 2% more than the aggregate figure for British companies . |
| 2 | Expenditure was set at £S61,875 million , £S4,875 million more than the 1989 figure . |
| 3 | The biggest single item was defence spending , at Rbs96,563 million , Rbs2,000 million less than originally proposed but still Rbs25,000 million more than the 1990 figure . |
| 4 | The average inflation rate under the last Labour Government was no less than the astonishing figure of 15 per cent . |
| 5 | This is obviously much less than the comparable figure of half a billion , which is the factor by which the histone H4 gene after natural selection is more accurate than a typical secretary ; but it is still a very impressive figure . |