Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] than [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was taken by a number of experts as showing that earlier estimates had been purposely conservative and that ultimately there will turn out to be far more oil in the North Sea than currently estimated . |
| 2 | And it may be that the Gardener Centre has a broader community function than previously realized , in that it might be a marvellous place for families and kids and mums and dads , as they did on the recent Gardener Open Day , to come up and spend some time in casual appreciation of the arts instead of what , traditionally , a university campus is supposed to do , which is a serious and intensive look at experimental and avant garde work . |
| 3 | The remainder was to be raised by the issuing of one-year bonds which would be redeemed by smaller tax increases than originally proposed . |
| 4 | Earlier , a report of the National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) on the conduct of the primaries had proposed alternative methods of selecting presidential candidates ; the method finally adopted by the AFRC required prospective candidates to seek endorsement at ward , regional , state and national congresses and thus was a lengthier selection process than originally envisaged . |
| 5 | The smog alert levels may be made more stringent if new research finds that health is affected by lower pollution levels than previously believed . |
| 6 | Officials report that French farmers mixed far larger quantities of bone meal into cattle food than previously admitted . |
| 7 | In a better attempt to define the intermediate diameter ( I ) of particles retained on sieves of specific nominal diameters ( D sv ) Komar & Cui ( 1984 ) demonstrated that the relationship provided a means of obtaining a more closely representative grain diameter than currently given by the sieve mesh itself . |
| 8 | Aircraft are responsible for a higher level of greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought , largely due to the disproportionately strong effect of nitrogen oxide ( NOx ) at high altitudes , according to new figures from the Energy Technology Support Unit ( ETSU ) based at Harwell , in the UK . |
| 9 | It does seem , however , that Roche-lobe overflow is taking place , and that pulsar radiation is responsible and may play a much larger role in determining the evolution of companion stars than previously thought . |
| 10 | The most stringent regulations are those recently introduced in California , where , by the year 2003 , cars must emit 85 per cent less hydrocarbons , 50 per cent less carbon monoxide and 75 per cent less nitrogen oxide than currently permitted . |