Example sentences of "than they [modal v] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can be more selfless , more public spirited , more erm idealistic than they would be on their own , because the super ego can presumably erm influence the ego in both directions , it can make the ego erm transcend itself as it were to higher ideals and like someone sometimes sees this in , in group behaviour , but equally of course it can erm debase the ego by setting lower standards than the ego would normally accepted itself . |
| 2 | Overheads ( rent , rates etc ) are usually lower than they would be in a town centre , where sites are expensive |
| 3 | Goods are bought in bulk ; and prices are often lower than they would be in a department store or High Street shop . |
| 4 | And now that they 've retired on half pension , they 're a damn sight better off than they would be in Sydney or Auckland , let alone London . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Inevitably , the care staff helping them are supervised to a much lesser degree than they would be in a residential establishment . ’ |
| 6 | It will tend to mean retailers will keep prices lower than they would be in the absence of rivals . |
| 7 | They also mean that lending rates , due to the higher cost must be higher and deposit rates must be lower than they would be in the Euromarkets . |
| 8 | These courses attract both couples and single people , and a holiday atmosphere prevails , as the lectures are less intensive than they must be in the shorter courses . |
| 9 | Following the visit of our hon. Friend the Member for Enfield , North ( Mr. Eggar ) to Basildon last Friday , will my right hon. and learned Friend endorse our hon. Friend 's statement that the independence that we are offering colleges of further education and sixth-form colleges such as Basildon 's will enable them to be more effective , efficient and flexible than they can be at present ? |
| 10 | Yes , so that until they drop out of the system erm , erm , a year from when that stage one decision was making , the teams over the sub teams overall stage one times are likely to be erm considerably higher than they will be in the month immediately after that er multiple has dropped out . |
| 11 | These facts make them more reliant than they should be on the good opinion of their partners . |