Example sentences of "are [adv] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | If its dramatic focus seems different , it is because Carlo Rizzi 's tempi are rather faster than those adopted by Clive Timms ; the action progresses less with inexorability than by abrupt shifts of mood . |
| 2 | Basalts , because of their low viscosity , tend to form low , thin flows which spread out over large areas , and are rarely more than thirty metres thick . |
| 3 | There are rarely more than two in a grave , the largest number from a single grave being the 17 examples from grave 1 at Breach Down ( Kent ) . |
| 4 | Indeed , except for first-row elements , band shifts are rarely more than one or two cm -1 , and particular precautions must be taken if they are to be observed at all . |
| 5 | Most counties have a population in excess of 400,000 but the Isle of Wight and Powys in mid-Wales are little more than 100,000 . |
| 6 | I sometimes ( no , often ) feel that you are much more than eighteen months older than me . |
| 7 | They are much more than just quaint old fashioned words . |
| 8 | On the basis of this kind of evidence and interpretation , which recognizes the essentially social nature of teachers ' developing curricular identities , commitments and pedagogical preferences , the improvement of teaching quality would seem better met by training and deployment policies which are less rather than more specialized in nature . |
| 9 | The male sex drive being what it is , the chances of his being able to stop are less perhaps than she realizes . |
| 10 | These particles may be atoms , molecules or ions and their diameters are generally less than 5 nm ( that is , ) . |
| 11 | We have previously seen these peaks in material derived from human antrum where they are generally less than 5% of the total . |
| 12 | The bull has been so popular with commercial producers that over 900,000 doses of semen have been sold so far , and there are already more than 30,000 milking daughters in the US alone . |
| 13 | The largest living insects today are not longer than about 30 centimetres — the wingspan of exceptional specimens of the atlas moth , and the length of the largest of the stick insects . |
| 14 | The time limits for doing so are not later than 14 days after the action appears in the Warned List in London , or the lodging of the Certificate of Readiness outside London . |
| 15 | The first visual representations of it are not earlier than the middle of the 18th century . |
| 16 | Families whose incomes are not more than 40 per cent above the sb level are often considered to be ‘ living on the margins of poverty ’ ; in 1985 , seven in ten of all one parent families had incomes below this level compared with two out of ten two parent families . |
| 17 | The Robert Fleming Corporate Account carries a competitive rate of interest , no bank charges provided there are not more than 200 transactions a month , immediate cheque book access , and standing orders/ direct debits . |
| 18 | Each tutorial is broken down into smaller more manageable sections ( Figure 3 ) which contain from one to nine screens or cards ; most are not more than three cards . |
| 19 | The House of Lords for this purpose consists of the Lord Chancellor ( who sits infrequently ) and the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary ( Law Lords , of whom there are not more than eleven ) . |
| 20 | Let us suppose that in fact there are not more than 600 quarters , the holders of which are willing to accept as low a price as 35s. ; but that holders of another hundred would be tempted by 36s. ; and holders of yet another three hundred by 37s . |
| 21 | It is completely different in Germany and France and throughout Europe where there are new nations , most of which are not more than 100 years old . |
| 22 | If different cultures , at different times , value older people in different ways , it indicates that our stereotypes are socially rather than biologically created . |
| 23 | Pubic hairs are further apart than hairs elsewhere on the body and , in particular , than the hairs of the head . |
| 24 | If anything , the two men are further apart than ever — even if a clash between them is one of three domestic battles that fight fans want to see — the others being Lennox Lewis against Frank Bruno and Paul Hodkinson against Colin McMillan . |
| 25 | Some are further ahead than others , but what will probably be expected of most authorities is some sort of erm perhaps a handbook or certainly some advice to parents about the implications of the new Act . |
| 26 | In Type I disease these are usually more than 1,000 eggs per gram ( epg ) and are a useful aid to diagnosis ; in Type II the count is highly variable , may even be negative and is of limited value . |
| 27 | We have got together with Hertz , the world 's largest car rental company , to offer you competitive rates for reliable hire cars pre-booked in the U.K. All of these pre-booked Hertz cars are usually less than seven months old or have covered no more than 31,000 miles ( 50,000kms ) are checked , cleaned and full of petrol and are delivered to and from your Club at no extra charge . |
| 28 | You can use vodka or brandy as a preservative but given these are usually less than 50% proof you would need at least 20ml in a 100ml stock bottle to give a 10% alcoholic solution . |
| 29 | Up to 80 may be found , although there are usually less than 10 . |
| 30 | Mr Charkin 's research — difficult because of the very large number of publishers in the business , most unquoted — has shown him that average profits are usually less than 5% of turnover . |