Example sentences of "than [art] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This represents a more positive attitude towards culture than the previous three positions , although it is more critical than the second position listed here . |
| 2 | No I think erm para five three I think was probably one of the er unless the panel found that some of policies were unduly restricted and detailed or er which were not a struc structural significance erm yeah probably the first rather than the second reference . |
| 3 | In addition , there was a strong tendency for the remaining pauses to occur in the first half of a clause rather than the second half . |
| 4 | I thought the first half was funnier than the second half . |
| 5 | I think the original ending is much better and fits into the jigsaw of the novel much better than the second ending . |
| 6 | No force had taken a worse drubbing in the first mad onrush of Plan XVII than the Second Army that had then been under his command ; yet , in the moment of defeat , he had made an astonishing turnabout . |
| 7 | But the groups had historic scores to settle with each other , some of the nastiest no older than the second world war . |
| 8 | ( We must remember that this was closer to them than the Second World War is to us . ) |
| 9 | First , it revived international concern over what had often been called the ‘ forgotten war ’ — although it had by then lasted longer than the Second World War , it was still far from being brought to a formal end . |
| 10 | Kewlany was put back into his tunnel and eventually the vein was cut after 70 fathoms 210 ft. further in than the original calculation and much further than the second estimate based on an 18 inch inclination in every 6 feet . |
| 11 | By comparison with his three immediate predecessors — Kilwardby , Pecham and Winchelsey — he may well appear near illiterate , and , except for Hubert Walter in the 1190s , he was the first archbishop to combine the primacy with the chancellorship of the realm , which tended rather to compromise the first than the second office . |
| 12 | The English players never get any further than the second round of Wimbledon . |
| 13 | As an amateur , he has scrupulously declined invitations to conduct works other than the Second Symphony , thereby preserving the integrity of the performances he does give . |
| 14 | For those who want a complete directory' not only of the world 's railways but also of manufacturers of railway equipment of every kind , from coaches to couplings , then Jane 's is your book — provided you have £50 to spare , which is £7 less than a second class return from London to Newcastle . |
| 15 | Despite its charm , Kicking is more flawed than a second book by a clever writer should be . |
| 16 | If " Creole " is a second dialect rather than a second language , delaying its acquisition until adolescence will still have a limiting effect on how well it can be learned . |