Example sentences of "than [to-vb] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is much more to gain than to lose from the proposals for co-decision . |
| 2 | Members of congress are , in any event , likely to be in awe of the president ; a direct telephone call from him will carry special weight as Tip O'Neill reports : ‘ The men and women in Congress love nothing better than to hear from the head guy . |
| 3 | All courses have an underlying philosophy that emphasises the positive value of bilingualism , recognises the importance of anti-racist approaches to curriculum , materials and methods , acknowledges the role that mother tongue may play in learning and draws attention to the fact that bilingual students may have already studied the subject in their own country and need to transfer knowledge rather than to learn from the beginning . |
| 4 | They are much easier to buy , in most cases , than to collect from the doctor . |
| 5 | I can do no better than to quote from the trust application document . |