Example sentences of "[be] [adj] than [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unexpected reduction in the number of criminal legal aid orders granted over the last few months means that expenditure will in any event be lower than originally expected . |
| 2 | Base-exchange treatment is in the neighbourhood of 1.5–4p per 1000 gal ( 4546 litres ) , automatic systems tending to be lower than manually operated plants . |
| 3 | Germany is at last waking up to the what has been clear to outsiders for the past year or so , that there is going to be no quick fix to the recession it is facing and that it will be long and grinding : this week the BDI industrial federation admitted that the downturn could develop into Germany 's worst recession since the end of World War II , saying that the western German economy will continue to decline , and the fall will be deeper than previously thought , so that in important sectors such as the capital goods industry the downturn will represent a new post-war record ; the body blames weak foreign demand for German goods , the now over-valued mark and rising costs for German industry and now admits it is the result of structural problems that will have long-term economic effects . |
| 4 | Because bills are now lower , fewer people face large increases , so the number of people entitled to a reduction will be less than originally expected . |
| 5 | Mr Lang remains convinced that savings are still there to be made even though he appears to accept that these will be less than originally envisaged . |
| 6 | It also points out , however , that if a significant part of global warming this century is indeed due to increased solar activity , then the greenhouse effect may be weaker than previously thought . |
| 7 | For each belief whose justification we attempt there will always be a further belief upon whose justification that of the first depends , and since this regress is infinite no belief will ever be more than conditionally justified . |
| 8 | And I 'm just want to draw your attention very quickly and I will emphasize that a lot of the information you 're hearing from me are in a brief sense , will be more than adequately covered when |
| 9 | They monopolise access to public positions , they hold competition in check , they allow their expenses to be more than comfortably met from tax revenue and whenever things Set tough they form an excessively large coalition , not against any parliamentary minority but instead against the majority of non-organised voters … |
| 10 | ( It is important that the cooker should not be more than half filled ) . |
| 11 | As a result , the brunt of investment pressures will have to be borne by an ever-decreasing stock of pubs ; and what good pubs we have left will be more than ever exposed to the cold winds of change . |
| 12 | Revised estimates drawn up by the government and central bank towards the end of 1989 showed the country 's economic situation to be worse than previously thought , with a current-account deficit of dollars 2,029 million for 1988 , although the situation was expected to improve in the early 1990s as a result of increased oil revenues . |
| 13 | The view is likely to be controversial , as other research indicates that ozone loss could be worse than previously thought and that the problem could last for many generations . |
| 14 | More widespread complications of sclerotherapy have been described and may be commoner than previously suspected . |
| 15 | However , officials admitted on July 29 that the deficit was likely to be greater than originally estimated , because of lower-than-anticipated tax revenues and increased expenditure especially on unemployment benefit and health and social service payments [ for May 1990 agreement on German unity fund and East German budget deficit predictions see p. 37467 ] . |