Example sentences of "than [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A weight loss of only 1 lb ( 0.4 kg ) in the previous week ( less than expected for the effort put in ) . |
| 2 | Such a decrease is greater than expected for the loss of a single interaction between CP 96345 and the NK-1R ( for example , 30-fold reduction of CP 96345 affinity in the H197A mutant ) , suggesting that other amino-acid residues may also participate in interactions with the benzhydryl of CP 96345 . |
| 3 | It took much longer than expected for the population to be reduced by deaths , occasional discharges and transfers to new units . |
| 4 | Survival curves were identical for patients who were and were not operated on and were only slightly worse than expected for the general population matched for age . |
| 5 | So instead , I refined my masturbation in combination with my hawk-eyed recollection to produce a variety of sexual experience which — ( I now realise ) — more than compensated for the absence of the real thing . |
| 6 | The Secretary of State concluded that students were now being more than compensated for the loss of their benefit entitlement . |
| 7 | Lower interest rates in 1992 more than compensated for the effect of higher average debt levels . |
| 8 | Levels of breakage of rodent incisors are generally low in the predator assemblages , but the incidence of digestion is higher than seen for the molars . |
| 9 | If the pool is to be made with a liner there is no difficulty , for all that need be done , is order the liner larger than needed for the pool and incorporate it at the edge as if it were a spreading shallow pool about 30 cm ( 1 ft ) deep ( Fig 14 ) . |
| 10 | Problems can also arise with companies with , for example , assets in transit in Italy , which are then seized by local creditors rather than retained for the benefit of the creditors as a whole . |
| 11 | It might be easier if we all presented a resume of ourselves rather than waited for the questions ! |
| 12 | Profits at Kode International Plc more than doubled for the year to December 31 as a result of acquisition of DCM Services ( CI No 1,988 ) and substantial increase in both turnover and profits at Kam Circuits . |
| 13 | On Nov. 20 , 1989 , the Finance Ministry presented a supplementary budget of IS4,300 million for the 1989-90 financial year , based on estimates that the deficit on government spending had more than doubled for the year , to IS4,100 million . |