Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be [adj] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are several areas in which the continued health of the Course depends upon a collaborative response which must necessarily be more than the aggregate of views of individual fields and departments . |
| 2 | This means that it must not be wider than is reasonably necessary for the protection of the employer 's business ; it must not place an unreasonable restraint on the employee 's freedom to earn his or her living ; and it must not be too wide from the public viewpoint . |
| 3 | The shoulders of each player must not be lower than his hips ’ . |
| 4 | For these reasons our test formula — x must not be greater than 2y — is here not wholly reliable . |
| 5 | If the data fit the theory reasonably well , then the post-unemployment wages must not be smaller than the estimated reservation wages . |
| 6 | In particular , because directness and safety are often traded-off by individual cyclists , safe routes must not be more than about ten per cent longer than less-safe , but direct , alternatives . |
| 7 | That date must not be later than 5 years from the date of the relevant resolution or , if conferred in the original articles , from the date of incorporation , though it may be renewed by the company in general meeting for successive periods not exceeding 5 years . |
| 8 | Note that the date must not be later than the system date when the module is next scanned or entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 9 | It must not be later than the system date when the module is next scanned or entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 10 | Note that the date must not be later than the system date when the module is next scanned or entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 11 | It must not be later than the system date when the module is next scanned or entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 12 | Something similar occurs in a bad headache and a terrible catastrophe ; notice , however , that ? a bad catastrophe is pleonastic , which suggests that the dependent item must not be weaker than the notion encapsulated in the head . |
| 13 | Any reaction , should it occur , should not be worse than those you have already experienced , and is likely to last no more than three days . |
| 14 | Risers should not be lower than 4″ , or higher than 7″ . |
| 15 | The standards for thesis acceptance should not be lower than those applied by journal referees when considering papers for publication . |
| 16 | [ If a range of prices is offered this range should not be greater than [ £500,000 ] ; |
| 17 | Nevertheless , it is still necessary to feed out calcium with oats , as the phosphorus level should not be higher than that of calcium . |
| 18 | Your monthly bills , including mortgage or rent , should not be more than half your monthly take-home pay . |
| 19 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 20 | ( It is important that the cooker should not be more than half filled ) . |
| 21 | In Kaiser ( An Infant ) v Carlswood Glassworks Ltd ( 1965 ) 109 SJ 537 it was said that reports should not be more than a year old , but six months is probably safer . |
| 22 | All lengths of board can be used provided they can support your weight , but when learning the sail should not be larger than 6.0 sq m and should have boom length shorter than 2.00m . |
| 23 | If the above model is a good approximation to the actual behaviour of the individuals in our sample , then , their estimated reservation wages should not be larger than their reported post-unemployment wages . |
| 24 | Well certainly examinations should only be carried out where er there is a benefit likely to accrue to the patient , and er this should always be greater than the risk from the radiation itself . |
| 25 | Retaining walls should always be higher than surrounding ground |
| 26 | It must surely be better than renting an apartment in a noisy holiday complex . ’ |
| 27 | Erm so I all we 're trying to do now at the moment though is , is to , to operate from the point of view of saying look , if you actually take all these things into account , we should n't be worse than we were ultimately , once these systems have bedded in , we 're doing more checking on letters for example th than , than we w we wo n't have to once we 've checked through the first two months of auto-offs , and we 're getting used to the new reports and so on and that sort of stuff , so we expect there to be a blip , but you would expect a learning curve in anyway . |
| 28 | Ca n't say I agree with all their figures … good as he is I do n't think kelly is worth that sort of money at such an early age … certainly should n't be more than dorigo . |
| 29 | All we 've been asked to do is secure this ship until help arrives ; which should n't be longer than this time tomorrow . |
| 30 | Language , they claim , should never be other than a transparent medium through which the meaning can be seen . |