Example sentences of "[Wh det] be [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , there are certainly some projects which are less than five years old , but where there are some components which are likely to prove unobtainable . |
| 2 | Angles which are less than 90° are called acute angles . |
| 3 | Unemployed people can be helped with the cost of attending job interviews which are more than ten miles from their homes . |
| 4 | The reason for this is that the snail can only perceive events which are more than one quarter of a second apart , so a stick which is moved four times a second appears to be stationary . |
| 5 | As a general rule , documents which are more than 20 years old are deemed to be " ancient " and are presumed to be authentic unless proved otherwise ( Evidence Act 1938 , s4 ) . |
| 6 | Peter Jones , who ran the Atomic Weapons Establishment from 1982 to 1987 , is also concerned that production of the next generation of Trident warheads is going ahead in buildings which are more than 30 years old which might not be able to contain a bad leak . |
| 7 | Psycho and Peeping Tom , both of which are more than 30 years-old and remain deeply shocking , are also ignored . |
| 8 | Computed tomography of the gall bladder was initially done on all patients but latterly , only patients who were being considered for extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy ( patients with one to three gall stones which were less than 3 cm in diameter ) were scanned to determine stone density ( calcification ) . |
| 9 | It was a one witness case with lots of contradictions I 'm very happy with the outcome which is sooner than we expected . |
| 10 | It is relatively brief , as can be seen by comparing it with a more recent competitor for the same market , H. W. Janson 's A History of Art , which is more than twice the length and has more illustrations ( 928 in 1962 ) . |
| 11 | Les Noces de Pierette , which is more than 6ft wide , dates from 1905 . |
| 12 | If you are aged 55 or over and have a personal or occupational pension which is more than £35 per week , the rest will be deducted from your benefit . |
| 13 | If you are aged 55 or over and have a personal or occupational pension which is more than £35 per week , the rest will be deducted from your benefit . |
| 14 | If you are aged 55 or over and have a personal or occupational pension which is more than £35 per week , the rest will be deducted from your benefit . |
| 15 | The number of therapists who belong to professional bodies in the UK is increasing by 12 per cent per year , which is more than five times the rate of increase of medical doctors . |
| 16 | Everything has obviously been well prepared both technically and musically ( not the remotest suspicion of a studio run-through ) , and the orchestra sound really fired up , which is more than one can say about a disturbingly large number of recordings which have emerged over the last few years ! |
| 17 | I remember my uncle Tommy Hauxwell , who came to live with us to manage the farm after Father died , telling me about the time Great-Grandad bought a big flock of geese over in Stainmore , which is more than six miles away over the moors . |
| 18 | Hair which is more than 50% grey needs permanent colour , but it does n't have to look unnatural : some stylists will combine lowlights with permanent tint to give a more textured look , rather than a block colour . |
| 19 | They will not offer the clarity of full-scale HDTV , which is more than twice that of conventional sets , but they will outperform them — and confuse the would-be consumer , who has little idea what HDTV is . |
| 20 | Jupiter 's mass is 317.893 M E , which is more than 2½ times the mass of all the other planets put together . |
| 21 | As for resources , the hon. Lady will know that we spent about £3 billion on the health service in Scotland last year , which is more than £600 per head for every man , woman and child in the country and represents an increase of about 38 per cent . |
| 22 | The Department of Education has already been severely criticised by both the Audit Office and the Parliamentary Accounts Committee over the overall system which is more than £4,5m over the original estimated budget . |
| 23 | The Hampshire fourth division side , which is more than a million pounds in debt , have been given notice to quit their own ground . |
| 24 | A woman who learnt to dive just three years ago has found a Viking relic which is more than a thousand years old . |
| 25 | Clearly a PSBR of this order , which is more than 8 per cent of GDP , is not tenable except for a short period . |
| 26 | Clearly a PSBR of this order , which is more than 8 per cent of GDP , is not tenable except for a short period . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , all have a probability of success which is less than 100 per cent . |
| 28 | The Countach , which is less than four years old , comes complete with blue leather interior and is powered by a V12 engine . |
| 29 | In 1990 only 21 of the 506 Crown Court judges were women , which is less than 5 per cent . |
| 30 | Cohen 's estimate of the hemisphere difference in icon persistence was 23 msec. which is less than 10 per cent of the duration of the shortest delay interval used by Marzi et al . |