Example sentences of "than it would [vb infin] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schwartzman and Volk reckon that weathering was helped along to such an extent that the Earth is 35°C cooler than it would have been on the lifeless Earth . |
| 2 | This implies that the number of jobs associated with any given level of output in the economy will be smaller than it would have been without the technological advances . |
| 3 | Thanks to the presence of Scottish Hydro-Electric 's storage dams in the hills , the flow passing Perth on 18 January was in fact materially less than it would have been without them . |
| 4 | First , it was easier for a disembodied voice like de Gaulle to " assume " France than it would have been for a more recognizable figure , about whom people had already formed settled views . |
| 5 | Output is accordingly lower than it would have been under conditions of perfect competition , and resources are diverted to alternative , less valuable uses . |
| 6 | 1-2-3 release 3.4 for DOS makes nothing easier than it would have been under Windows , but even the Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows version needs a major overhaul before many folk will take it seriously . |
| 7 | The original porous bone has been consolidated to become much heavier than it would have been in life . |
| 8 | The teachers ' industrial action has limited this particular development , and the evaluators know of seven events which were either postponed or cancelled during the two years of the evaluation ; it is also probably the case that attendance at those events that did run was less than it would have been in happier times . |
| 9 | Table 16.8 shows that the household is marginally better off out of work than it would have been in work . |