Example sentences of "be cheap than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 20th century solution would be cheaper than a replication of what was there before . |
| 2 | The condition of the original internal structures and existing buildings was so bad that cost studies showed that , as well as offering higher standards of fire and sound insulation , the provision of an entirely new structure within the retained shell of the building would be cheaper than a process of repairing and upgrading the surviving framing . |
| 3 | A bill of exchange is a less secure means of payment , but is cheaper than a documentary credit . |
| 4 | The reference centre policy also assumes that the average cost ( ie , per patient seen ) of hospital care is greater than the cost at a health centre , and that a reference centre is cheaper than a hospital . |
| 5 | What stopped me in my tracks was a sentence reading , ‘ The dung beetle program really can not be justified on the grounds that it is cheaper than a horse ’ . |