Example sentences of "than [noun] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Latex foam is a better choice than polyurethane as it 's more durable and offers better support . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course not ! ’ she replied , and even found a cheerful note from somewhere to add lightly , ‘ I ate a huge meal at lunchtime , so I 'll probably have a snack sent up , ’ and , making for her room before her emotions tripped her up , ‘ You 've been more than kind as it is . |
| 3 | It 's only recently that they 've been doing more good than harm and it 's therefore ironic that people have tended to give so much publicity in the last twenty or thirty years to the things that have gone wrong , to the disasters which sometimes do happen with medicines , because really medicines now , as compared with thirty or forty years ago , are doing a tremendous amount of good . |
| 4 | Some are more effective than Rayo so it 's unlikely they would want the British system . ’ |
| 5 | Lorne excuses his monocle on the grounds that , being astigmatic in one eye and myopic in the other , he needs but one lens to neutralize the problem and that one lens is harder to break than glasses and it is easier to carry spares . |
| 6 | Some theologians have suggested that the essence of the gospel is nothing more than forgiveness as it is enshrined in the story of the prodigal Son . |
| 7 | But to Phyllis Broome , a Worcestershire neighbour , writer and walking companion , he wrote : ‘ Here is the biggest job in the world and if I fail I shall share the fate of many a bigger man than I. But it 's a fine thought , is n't it ? |
| 8 | Thus the photon must have energy greater than Q if it is to be absorbed . |
| 9 | Yes , the stage is larger than life and it is about emotions that are big enough to wrap round you . |
| 10 | Typesetters can be accessed by routes other than PostScript but it is essential to match fonts exactly . |
| 11 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 12 | The majority of investment expenditure is on fixed capital formation rather than inventories and it is to this that we now turn . |
| 13 | Because some people need a lot more treatment than others and it 's something you can not , you can not forecast |
| 14 | It is less effective in treating ulcers than carbenoxolone but it is also less toxic . |