Example sentences of "than they have [adv] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently , these hidebound attitudes have changed , in that educated , intelligent Christians accept that there is little need for God to perform a miracle ( unless , moving in mysterious ways , He particularly wants to ) when He can create the same effect using natural processes ; while scientists have begun more and more to recognize that there may be more truth in the mystical writings of the Christian and other religions than they have previously been prepared to admit . |
| 2 | Second , under the proposals , established partners who anticipate retiring after the five-year transitional relief has expired will pay tax in respect of a greater period of time than they have actually been a partner . |
| 3 | PC prices are cheaper today than they have ever been , and are unlikely to rise again . |
| 4 | Moreover , mystical movements are no more prevalent in the West than they have ever been from the Dionysian rites to the temple of Aimee McPherson . |
| 5 | The second , more important , reason for giving summer 1979 's figures is that interest rates are ( at the time of writing ) higher than they have ever been . |
| 6 | Most modern houses have very little fortuitous ventilation because improved standards of insulation and draught-proofing have made them much more air-tight than they have ever been in the past . |
| 7 | Standards , except perhaps in some of the simple mechanical skills are higher than they have ever been . |
| 8 | If they can , they are much more cautious as a result of the experience of the past few years than they have ever been . |
| 9 | Taxes are higher than they have ever been in this country 's history , and the burden falls disproportionately heavily on lower-income families . |
| 10 | Yet one only needs to travel in the town on Saturdays to see well clothed and healthy children and upstanding young men and women , to realise that the people of this country are better off than they have ever been . |
| 11 | Yet one only needs to travel in the town on Saturdays to see well clothed and healthy children and upstanding young men and women , to realise that the people of this country are better off than they have ever been . |