Example sentences of "than [adv] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have at least the mental equipment to foster our long-term selfish interests rather than merely our short-term selfish interests . |
| 2 | In keeping with the original aims of the National Fun Run , we want to encourage clubs to enter teams which reflect their whole membership , rather than just their fastest runners . |
| 3 | The significance of these environments is more than just their friendly appearance to the user and their use of graphics rather than text standards . |
| 4 | Erm I wo n't dwell on York city centre and its historic core because you 're all clearly aware of that , but it its setting was accepted at the greenbelt enquiry as being sufficiently important to warrant protection wider than just its physical , existing physical limits , erm the special protection was accorded also to the the special character rather was accorded also to the surrounding countryside , much of which is very attractive , and many of the typical Yorkshire small villages and hamlets that surround the area as well , er and we 're clearly in a position in Greater York which is different from the position that arises in many other counties and many other districts within this county , we 're in a position of grave shortage of suitable , developable land , we 're in a position of high quality er character , and landscape , we 're in a position where York , in particular , has extremely good transportation links , to the Leeds Bradford conurbation , where we discuss at length over the last two days there are policies for urban regeneration , subject to regional planning guidance in that area erm and we 're in a position where quite clearly York is under pressure , a great deal of pressure from migrants , er because it 's a it 's an attractive location to live . |
| 5 | Dissatisfied with mainstream Christianity they were impressed by his apparent certainty , but he persuaded his potential British followers with more than just his Biblical knowledge . |
| 6 | You were always something more to me than just my big brother . |
| 7 | But we want more than just our top award decided by you , the readers . |
| 8 | But we want more than just our top award decided by you , the readers . |
| 9 | For those of us with children , we may have more reason than just our own good health to consider in trying to find out what a healthy diet is . |
| 10 | ‘ Miss Kenton , if you for one moment believe I have time on my hands , that displays more clearly than ever your great inexperience , I trust that in years to come , you will gain a clearer picture of what occurs in a house like this . ’ |
| 11 | Before the elections of 1964 , 1966 , and 1970 , real personal disposable income was rising at more than double its normal rate of growth — so supporting the political business cycle thesis , but Alt suggests that these " short pre-election spurts may not do the government of the day all that much good , and there is no evidence that they do ( at least if short-term enough ) the economy any particular harm " . |
| 12 | The government estimated that nearly one in three businesses would pay rate increases of more than 50 per cent over the first few years , with some paying more than double their previous bill . |
| 13 | And I mean ‘ rate ’ in its mathematical rather than simply its physical sense ; it has nothing to do with time . |
| 14 | Er and therefore the the overall effect is a more of spreading the traffic than simply it all appearing on one route . |
| 15 | It is obvious that humans have far bigger brains than even our closest relatives and the fossil record suggests that the rate of evolution has been spectacularly fast , the brain size more than doubling in less than two million years ( see e.g. Foley , Another unique Species ) . |
| 16 | the value of mortgage interest tax relief had risen to £4.500 million by 1986/7 , more than twice its real level of eight years before , despite the cut in the basic rate of tax . |
| 17 | In years to come , we hope to extend the forest to more than twice its present size to increase the opportunities for the unique birds and rare mammals — including red squirrels , pine martens and wild cats — which live there . |
| 18 | The BCF fire-fighting chemical plant is now producing more than twice its original capacity by a succession of small extensions . |
| 19 | A tradition says that the Emperor 's wife was ill with a disease that baffled the native doctors but the letter which was carried by the Ambassador suggests the true reason ; the Emperor 's sexual ability seems to have been causing him more concern than either his own or his wife 's health as he asked that the physician should bring ‘ some medicines that would provoke the venery ( encourage sexual indulgence ) ’ , in other words , he wanted an aphrodisiac . |
| 20 | More than likely his younger brothers and sisters would welcome a new mother , but he was too nearly a man to take kindly to any woman set with so little warning in his own mother 's place , especially when this new incumbent stood to gain a crown as well as a ring . |