Example sentences of "[be] [adv] often [verb] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | If her figures are also valid for the geological research theses of other countries , then it would appear that geological theses are less often cited than are those on chemistry , as reported by Bottle . |
| 2 | Occasionally a species from the Caribbean lbes , Rocordea florida is imported , but these are less often seen than their Pacific relatives . |
| 3 | While it does seem to be a little less pernicious , in that male respondents less often say that they want to marry only a woman who is a virgin than they used to , it is still alive and well in that women are more often criticized than men for engaging in non-marital sexual activity . |
| 4 | This differentiation between function and content word is further substantiated by letter cancellation studies which showed that letters in function words are more often missed than letters in content words ( Smith and Groat , 1979 ) . |
| 5 | It is possible , for example , that a large proportion of loans are for the most recently deposited theses ; alternatively , it could be that some theses are more often requested than others , and that loan records for such theses would be found within different time periods . |
| 6 | Clare was less often caned than Lilian , as she was more intelligent . |
| 7 | This change in the nature of the state 's role did not go unresisted , but it was more often deplored than checked . |