Example sentences of "not [adj] than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally this must be not lower than cost or market value . |
| 2 | A further eight per cent of pupils also appeared to make an assumption about the relationships between cubes and hand spans and concluded that Robert was not taller than Dean . |
| 3 | Now drill numerous small holes all over the plate not larger than ¼″ — otherwise you could end up with gravel getting into them . |
| 4 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that British coal is the cheapest in western Europe , but it is certainly not cheaper than coal from the United States or Australia and it is still uncompetitive in world terms . |
| 5 | Tolkien needed a new image for ultimate bravery , one milder but not weaker than Beorhtwold 's . |
| 6 | The sword had been the sword of Mudarra in former times , and when Rodrigo held its cross in his hand , he thought within himself that his arm was not weaker than Mudarra 's . |
| 7 | The restrictions are entrenched by the requirement that any agreement authorising such activities must be approved by ‘ not less than three-fourths ( ¾ ) of the votes cast in such referendum . ’ |
| 8 | ( 8 ) If shares in the target are proposed to be sold to the bidder by a director ( including a shadow director ) of the bidder , or of its parent company , or by a person connected with that director ( as defined in CA 1985 , s346 ) and the value of the shares is not less than £2,000 but ( subject to that ) exceeds £100,000 or 10 per cent of the bidder 's asset value , then the arrangement must not be entered into unless it is first approved by an ordinary resolution of the bidder or , as the case may be , its parent company in general meeting ( CA 1985 , s320 ) . |
| 9 | The end result , the Karik/Numerik CD player , is not less than Linn promised ( that it would accord with Linn 's very high [ analogue ] standards or that it would not appear at all ) , but strangely different . |
| 10 | It is not less than cruelty to force a man to remain in that state as the solace of his life , which he and his friends know will be either the undoing or the disheartening of his life . |
| 11 | ‘ I do , yes , oh , I do love you , but not more than Tess . |
| 12 | Porosity in the substrate , even in a layer not more than microns thick , may allow absorption of soil which forms a key for further deposition . |
| 13 | ' ’ Not worse than cruelty ? ’ |
| 14 | But when it comes to diet , we are probably as badly off if not worse than people were in Hahnemann 's day . |
| 15 | Non-availability of the system due to software or equipment failures during normal working hours should be not greater than 2% taken over a three month rolling average . |
| 16 | In terms of boat configuration and sail selection , deck layouts are all the same and each boat is allowed four headsails including two with LP greater than 24ft ( 7.3m ) , but not greater than 26ft 9in ( 8.1m ) , two headsails of 24ft LP or less and three spinnakers . |