Example sentences of "than [verb] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 20 percenters , as they are colloquially known , receive benefits which more than compensate this year for their 20 per cent . |
| 2 | But I have more chance of improving that than knocking 10 years off Gregory or adding speed to Fox . |
| 3 | The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica has been far worse than expected this year . |
| 4 | Yesterday 's statistics suggest the trade gap will be slightly bigger than expected this year , mainly due to recession among some of Britain 's key trading partners , notably Germany . |
| 5 | That more than matched last year 's total which , considering the unseasonally wet weather this July , delighted the crew . |
| 6 | COT deaths were more than halved last year following a national campaign to sleep babies on their back , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 7 | COT deaths were more than halved last year after a national campaign to sleep babies on their back , new figures show today . |
| 8 | There has been a sharp escalation in the number of chartered accountants resorting to individual voluntary arrangements to try and resolve their financial crises and avoid bankruptcy the number of IVAs more than doubled last year . |