Example sentences of "[adv] than [num] [noun pl] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headship of the amalgamated department will be assigned by the Hebdomadal Council from time to time for specified periods of not less than five years to one of the persons holding an established academic post in the department , normally with the title of professor or reader . |
| 2 | Davidson , who had previously been married for a total of less than five years to three different wives , said after falling for Tracie that she had made a new man of him . |
| 3 | Less than two miles to Key Canaka — get the President safe on board the patrol boat and contact the US Embassy by radio . |
| 4 | There must be more than fifty passengers to each stove . ’ |
| 5 | Hong Kong jumped more than 100 points to 4,986 . |
| 6 | Ian Lang can not remain complacently sitting on his hands in the face of an economic crisis which is damaging all our communities and condemning more than 80,000 Scots to long-term unemployment , ’ he said . |
| 7 | A fortnight ago in Tbilisi , Dinamo turned in a stylish performance , and only for the heroics of goalkeeper Wesley Lamont the Blues would have lost by more than two goals to one . |
| 8 | WHITBREAD yesterday denied that the 12 deals it is finalising to lease more than 1,000 pubs to regional brewers and pub chains go against government orders , aimed at loosening the big brewers ' tie . |
| 9 | Despite statements by Neil Kinnock and John Smith that Labour would not devalue , the sterling/deutschmark rate has fallen more than three pfennings to 2.8308 since the start of the campaign . |
| 10 | The main FT-SE 100 index of top companies jumped more than 43 points to 2436.4 . |
| 11 | Yesterday the market came under heavy selling pressure in the afternoon as investors sought to take advantage of a morning bounce in which the Nikkei had risen more than 400 points to 17,585 . |