Example sentences of "[adj] than [v-ing] [prep] an " in BNC.

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1 Well I do n't like office , I love hotels and I think having meetings in a hotel 's more civilized than sitting in an office .
2 For example , electronic ignition is a lot simpler than struggling with an old distributor .
3 Consequently , many young people now see choral singing as less glamorous and challenging than playing in an ensemble .
4 A nearby resident said : ‘ I think it 's terrible — no better than listening with an ear to a keyhole . ’
5 There 's nothing I hate more than going to an exhibition where there 's nobody there whom I know and there 's nothing there which I like …
6 In September 1857 , shortly after the return from Osborne , the Emperor arranged to meet the Tsar in person at Stuttgart , clearly hoping that a face-to-face encounter might be more productive than acting through an intermediary .
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