Example sentences of "than they would [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 . |