Example sentences of "than [pers pn] [num ord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On close inspection , several of the demonstrations of a dissociation between latent inhibition and habituation turn out to be of less theoretical significance than they first seemed . |
| 2 | Unfortunately these criteria are more problematic than they first appear ; among other things they give no indication of what might be a reasonable expectation of success against which percentage ‘ contact ’ etc. might be judged . |
| 3 | Hooker 's success could be even more impressive than it first appears , since some reference works list his date of birth as August 22 , 1917 . |
| 4 | Often , this is more complex than it first appears . |
| 5 | However in practice the change has been less dramatic than it first appears , for two reasons . |
| 6 | Take-up on that scale could make Mr Major 's first budget a lot more memorable than it first appeared . |
| 7 | Suddenly the hour is less pleasant than it first appeared |
| 8 | Although Labour 's defeat was crushing ( its share of the vote dropped by almost 13 percentage points ) , the National Party victory was less decisive than it first appeared . |
| 9 | This is tougher than it first looks as it does not cover news , sport , game-shows or teletext services . |