Example sentences of "than the new [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They , far more than the New English , had the ear of Elizabeth 's government and they advocated restraint in dealing with Ireland . |
| 2 | How is British Coal expected to compete in the privatised electricity market when the duopoly is able to close down coal-fired power stations even though they can produce cheaper electricty than the new gas turbine power stations , because the duopoly is able to pass the extra costs to consumers ? |
| 3 | Japanese economic competition was feared , although the anxiety was based more on memories of competition in the 1930s than the new competition that developed so vigorously in the 1960s . |
| 4 | The lives of articulate people can be more interesting than fiction , but in general they would bore viewers more than the new vogue of delving into every aspect of sexual behaviour in discussion programmes . |
| 5 | MORE THAN the new AC/DC album , Rhino Bucket 's debut has all the marks of classic AC/DC : hard chording , big hooks , simple beats , liquor on its breath . |
| 6 | MORE THAN the new AC/DC album , Rhino Bucket 's debut has all the marks of classic AC/DC : hard chording , big hooks , simple beats , liquor on its breath . |
| 7 | Do n't talk to me about any band but the Heartbreakers because I just wo n't listen — these boys are newer than the New Wave and ( surprise ! ) they can play ! ! |
| 8 | It seems to me no more — and no less — obscene than the new Ministry of War headquarters just built on our satellite . |
| 9 | They have become coordinators largely because they have established their reputations as the first to counteract those years of neglect , but they have themselves suffered more from that neglect than the new generation of community language teachers which is at last emerging . |
| 10 | Britain has a whole new culture of public education to work out : new expectations , customs , relationships and attitudes more profound than the new vocabulary which is at present being learnt . |
| 11 | finally it 's back to the Manor Ground to pick the winners in our competition to pick the new Oxford manager … who better to make the draw than the new man himself |
| 12 | NORWICH need to find their touch in front of goal or their Premier League lead might not last much longer than the New Year celebrations . |
| 13 | ( In common with many other local villages , it was then renamed , as Union which is at least happier than the new name found for the village of Ustaritz downstream , which temporarily became Marat-sur-Nive . ) |
| 14 | If this reading of Ali is correct , it would seem that simply in terms of his daily allowance the kasabat kadi was better off financially at the beginning of his career than the new muderris ; but in any case , given the fees the kadi could expect to receive , he must have had a considerably greater income . |
| 15 | And the pirates were so busy discussing the problem , and what they would do with the reward if they won it , that they did n't notice that they were being observed from the window above by none other than the new Mayor and his entourage . |
| 16 | For £25 , £1 more than the new charge for MoT test for cars , a qualified driving instructor will give the driver an hour-long skills appraisal which will include at least 45 minutes of driving . |
| 17 | Not everyone is moved to tears by the fate of vultures and wolves , but it is possible to think that the old crops of predators and scavengers were somehow more attractive than the new lot . |