Example sentences of "better than an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Peavey has the graphic too , ’ explains John , ‘ but with shelving controls low and high , which is better than an actual tone control . |
| 2 | The point we sought to make , Mr Smith , was that it was ludicrous to assume — as Ford has — that millions of people aspire to nothing better than an average car , and to note that the master marketeers will probably get away with peddling mediocrity yet again . |
| 3 | But then we would send our teams away , and they 'd come back with no better than an honourable defeat in the Test Series . |
| 4 | Granules , seed treatment , bait sprays or selective placement may be better than an overall spray . |
| 5 | There was always better than an even chance of something like this happening . |
| 6 | And to a penitent soldier a crusade was even better than an unarmed pilgrimage . |
| 7 | If you are uncertain about whether or not you can get back with a reasonable margin of safety , make a safe landing while you can ; a planned approach into a poor field is better than an out-of-wind crash into a good field ! |
| 8 | Direct injection ( DI ) , where the combustion process takes place inside the cylinder head with high pressure fuel injection , instead of in a separate chamber , offers even better fuel economy — up to 12 per cent better than an indirect injection ( IDI ) . |