Example sentences of "[be] great [subord] [det] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , the proportion of known users in the community as a whole is likely to be greater than that given in Table 5.8 . |
| 2 | It relates to actual consumption rather than possible consumption , and for many the equity of this method of taxation may well be greater than that achieved through income tax . |
| 3 | When two potentially toxic agents are coadministered the resultant toxicity may be greater than that observed with either agent when given alone . |
| 4 | * Since , weight for weight , the strengths of commercial steel and timber are comparable , the total of the burdens supported by wood may well be greater than those supported by steel , though no doubt many of the loads which steel carries are the more spectacular . |
| 5 | Chief Superintendent McLean says that last summer the resources he allocated to the protection of the Ks were greater than those given to anything , other than really serious crimes such as murder , in the two years he had been in charge of Hounslow division . |
| 6 | The strength of their personalities partially explains the fact that Charles III was able to exert more effective authority than any ruler of Spain for generations , and that the powers of Maria Theresa were greater than those wielded by any of her predecessors . |
| 7 | The concentrations of cholesteryl ester seen to increase lysosomal fragility in vitro ( 15 and 20 mM ) were greater than those observed in the rat pancreas in vivo ( 5 mM ) . |
| 8 | A similar proportion of parental and cells died under these conditions ( Fig. 1a ) ; in both cases , the proportions of apoptotic cells were greater than those shown in the figure , as many of the dead cells detached from the substratum and therefore were not counted . |
| 9 | The risks of passive smoking are greater than those posed by any other indoor man-made pollutant … ‘ |
| 10 | The powers of British central government are greater than those enjoyed by any other democratic country of comparable size . |
| 11 | For both men and women , of course , the differences in real income between the university and the school group are greater than those shown by money income alone because of the better fringe benefits provided in professional and middle-class occupations . |
| 12 | Some of the most exacting university degrees , such as those in the biological and physical sciences demand a level of work load from the conscientious student which is greater than that expected in most occupations . |
| 13 | The degree of acid reflux in association with CLO is greater than that seen in patients with reflux oesophagitis as a whole . |
| 14 | However , their longevity is greater than that predicted by the theory of eddies . |
| 15 | Therefore with one-phase-on operation of the hybrid motor the fundamental component of the phase voltage increases with speed and consequently the pull-out torque at high speeds is greater than that predicted by Eqn . |
| 16 | Also , if the distance ( based on rail mileage where possible ) travelled daily to and from the new office is greater than that travelled to and from the old office , the basic taxable amount is increased as follows : over 20 miles and up to 40 miles extra per day £132 ; over 40 miles extra per day £263 . |
| 17 | The authors support this finding with their observation that the recurrence risk ratio for first degree relatives in families with two affected members is greater than that found among the relative of single probands ( 18.1 v 8 ) . |
| 18 | Ltd. v. Conservators of the River Thames ( 1899 ) 15 T.L.R. 474 Phillimore J. held that the steamship company was entitled to recover a charge for making use of the conservators ' pier facilities which was greater than that authorised by statute , the ground being simply that there was no consideration for the payment without any further reasoning . |
| 19 | This despoliation was greater than any perpetrated after 1453 by the Turks who , in general , cared well for the structure and revered it as a mosque . |