Example sentences of "are two [conj] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of the cost of job generation , when taking into account only those jobs created by public-sector support , and that are new to the economy , total costs are two or three times greater than originally assumed . |
| 2 | Shanas ( 1979 ) , in her review of American data on family support for the elderly , notes that women are two or three times more likely than men to say that no one helped them during a period of illness . |
| 3 | Taylor ( 1982 ) showed that in the Crown Court , black defendants are two or three times more likely to receive a custodial sentence . |
| 4 | Gallstones are lumps that develop in the gall bladder when the chemical balance of the bile is upset — and women are two or three times more likely to have them than men are . |
| 5 | On average , nouns are two and-a half times more useful than adverbs ( coverage is 20% and 8% respectively ) . |