Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] [adj -er] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total capital of all those AGs is smaller than that of the 360,000 so-called private limited companies ( GmbH ) . |
| 2 | Welsh Wales , in Wales and in the Lake District they found that the er level of nuclear activity on the surface of , of the field as it were and therefore reached the animals is higher than it has been , how would they manage to do that ? |
| 3 | Perhaps eating in restaurants is nicer than I think it is . |
| 4 | It can be postulated that the programming effect of high potencies is greater than that of low potencies . |
| 5 | With each equation the average rank given to correct words is better than that given to incorrect words . |
| 6 | Since we know that the periodicity of some variables is longer than the monitoring already carried out by human beings , we must make use of surrogate or proxy variables to extend our range of knowledge ( such as via tree rings , palynology , oxygen isotope ratios from ice cores and geomorphological evidence of environmental change ) ; |
| 7 | The market for houses and cars is better than it was , and there is an improved turnover in the shops . |
| 8 | One of its valves is larger than the other , and that valve has a circular opening at its apex , through which a fleshy stalk passed which served to attach the animal during life . |
| 9 | By contrast , the percentages of isolated teeth are higher in the trampled sample , and in the case of the incisors is greater than 100 per cent , indicating loss of jaws from the sample ( see Chapter 3 ) , in this case almost entirely maxillae ( Table 1.2 ) . |
| 10 | Okay er , according to Darwin , and here I quote , in infants long before birth , says Darwin , the skins on the soles of the feet is thicker than on any other part of the body , and it can hardly be doubted that this is due to the inherited effects of pressure during a long series of generations . |
| 11 | The proportion of recipients is greater than the proportion of income they hold except at the ‘ anchor points ’ on the axes . |
| 12 | The gap between rich and poor countries is smaller than is generally thought |
| 13 | They have shown that the gap between the different communities is smaller than Mr Torode would have us believe , and it is bridgeable . |
| 14 | see , but I er , I think creative use of spotlights is better than , than specialized lighting effects , which A , cost a fortune , but B |
| 15 | It is as though the promise of sun and warm winds is better than their realisation . |
| 16 | The proportion of the former who are owner-occupiers is higher than that amongst whites . |
| 17 | The average age of Spencer Stuart directors is older than that of other Big four consultants , but is being lowered by new recruits . |
| 18 | In contrast , the range of breeding success among hinds is greater than might be expected because their potential breeding lifespans are long ( over 12 years ) and individuals tend to be either consistently successful or consistently unsuccessful breeders . |
| 19 | This kind of contrast between different approaches to user needs is starker when other versions are considered . |
| 20 | In all other age groups below retirement age the proportion of temporary workers is lower than the average for all age groups . |
| 21 | Planting seeds is cheaper than buying bedding plants to liven up your borders , and the best way to get unusual varieties : |
| 22 | With more A-level passes coupled with the financial squeeze on some universities the competition for places is greater than ever this year . |
| 23 | With more A-level passes coupled with the financial squeeze on some universities the competition for places is greater than ever this year . |
| 24 | In their planning they retain the large central school-room , but the provision of classrooms is greater than the norm established by the church schools . |
| 25 | It would seem that changing differentials is better than fitting an overdrive as it will broaden all four gears . |
| 26 | Full colour TV cameras are now available that are smaller than a packet of Polos whilst the definition of monitors is better than ever . |
| 27 | AMAZING STORIES is dafter than ever tonight , being about aliens . |
| 28 | It says that the potential in Britain for producing electricity from renewable sources is greater than anywhere else in Europe . |
| 29 | That 's better than ca catching the eggs is better than catching the Wagon Wheel . |
| 30 | A gene which causes its carrier to forgo reproduction in favour of raising relatives will increase in frequency in the population if the number of replicas of the gene in those relatives is greater than the number which would have been present in its own offspring . |