Example sentences of "[adj] than [verb] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is possibly more effective than having to reposition the dog repeatedly in the ‘ down ’ position . |
| 2 | It 'll be easier to clean the whole lot off than to try to repair the mess . |
| 3 | He would rather fight in the open than wait to murder the other when he falls asleep , but is so much the weaker that to fight without an advantage would amount to suicide . |
| 4 | This failure was largely due to the doctrinaire approach to reform which other than striving to establish the democratic consensus , also sought to pay off old scores against the conservative right and build a sectarian leftist regime , isolating moderate support . |
| 5 | If the catapult is moved other than to pivot to face the target , then it may not shoot that turn . |
| 6 | Perhaps the availability of some defensive shield would help convince national leaders that international security could be based on something other than threatening to blow the other side to oblivion . |
| 7 | In fact the mode of behaviour required has little to do with performing other than keeping open the normal communication channels between people as players do in a game . |
| 8 | He explained that the appointment and dismissal of teachers was a matter for the local authority alone and that the board had no authority other than to help supervise the ‘ educational efficiency ’ of the school . |
| 9 | There 's nothing more frustrating than having to waste a couple of days — or more — of your precious summer break recovering from stomach upsets . |