Example sentences of "would [verb] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | To see that there is a take up of the car contract hire scheme , it constantly has to be held , or kept unde , the scheme has to be kept under review , to make sure that it is attractive and it is what er , the employees want to see , and would prefer rather than an alternate means of transport . |
| 2 | He mentioned the need to bring out the practical application of subjects , in ways which would enhance rather than displace theoretical understanding . |
| 3 | By the very definition of the system , the detailed direction of the educational programmes would evolve rather than be rigidly pre-established , but some of the broad areas which may attract attention are the educational development of co-operatives , leadership development , community economics , and issues of environmental health and the management of the natural environment . |
| 4 | They would disappear faster than a Polaroid photo . |
| 5 | ’ — A response which would damage rather than increase the influence of the Merkuts in the Khanate , ’ Alexei observed . |
| 6 | But the danger was that the pound would fall further than planned , said Mr Payne . |
| 7 | The Prime Minister argued against him , and when opinion swung heavily in the Chancellor 's favour he indicated that he would resign rather than accept the settlement . |
| 8 | My Sophie , for example — if she were in Darcy 's Utopia and in a couple of years were to become a teenage primigravida , which is perfectly on the cards — I reckon the neighbours would know better than Lou or me if she was fit to be a mother or not . |
| 9 | Filippo would know better than me if either of them have been here . ’ |
| 10 | Mahathir said that the formation of such a group would benefit rather than stifle world trade . |
| 11 | The University 's current planning estimates a growth to some 6500 students by the end of the century , which would generate more than 2000 additional jobs . |
| 12 | In restaurants — his tastes were no more sophisticated now than before , but occasionally he would do better than the Corner House — he would still order at the top of his voice , still hoping to be recognized . |
| 13 | The proposed £80m farm would comprise more than 250 wind turbines on the western edge of the Kielder Forest in Northumberland , with the capacity to feed more than 80 megawatts into the national grid . |
| 14 | In a case that you have settled without litigation within nine months for a relatively modest amount it is unlikely that you would achieve more than four or five chargeable hours in a case where liability was never really disputed . |
| 15 | The second effect would appear earlier than the first and would be manifest by a reduction of survival time — the interval between diagnosis of cancer ( incidence date ) and death . |
| 16 | This means that an average serving would contribute more than 16g of fibre to the diet , which is more than half the quantity that the average Briton consumes in a day on his fibre-depleted diet . |
| 17 | What they still lack is what the Tories would fear rather than scorn : three easy sentences to ring the bell . |
| 18 | Almost one in six said that they would spend more than £100 , according to the study by market research group Nielsen . |
| 19 | Day continues : ‘ Very few outlets would warrant more than one product , and that is usually a lager , so ale brands find it quite difficult to get in-trade distribution . ’ |
| 20 | That is , whether spaced out advertising — the " drip " — over a long period would work better than heavy advertising , the " burst " , concentrated into a short space of time . |
| 21 | Yesterday he was testing with the team in Estoril where he said : ‘ There is nothing I would like better than to be back in Grand Prix racing . ’ |
| 22 | The apple would provide more than two grams of fibre , and the cooked cabbage nearly three . |
| 23 | At lower temperatures , however , when colliding particles have less energy , particle/antiparticle pairs would be produced less quickly-and annihilation would become faster than production . |
| 24 | The Japanese Ministry of Finance blocked a merger between the two firms on the grounds that the combined firm would control more than 25% of the market . |
| 25 | Two recent polls showed he would draw more than 20 per cent of the vote in a national election . |
| 26 | The consultants reckon that pumping water from depths of 20 metres would cost less than 50 cents per cubic metre with solar power . |
| 27 | Texas Instruments said the decision to sign the non-exclusive agreement was based on several factors : first , the technology is available now ; second , the ARM core operates at low voltages and offers ‘ the best MIPS per Watt in the industry ’ — approximately 200 MIPS per Watt , compared with the AT&T Co Hobbit at 37 MIPS per Watt ; third , it integrates easily into larger chip designs ; fourth , it provides good price-performance — to buy chips in volume from Advanced RISC would cost less than $30 per unit ; fourth , the chip is tiny — an ARM6L has a die size of 5.9mm square — and there is a strong need in the automotive industry to reduce the size and weight of components . |
| 28 | But to build a shaking table that can support a real seven-storey building would cost more than $100 million . |
| 29 | Mrs Banham and her husband Andy , a roof tiler , considered going private , but that would cost more than £1,250 , and since their other son , one-year-old Ross , needs the same operation they really can not afford it . |
| 30 | More recently , my microwave oven began to smoke and , again , the dealer said that as it would cost more than £200 to repair , I should consider buying a new one . |