Example sentences of "[adj] than is generally [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The range of organisations that can provide you with back-up is far more extensive than is generally realised .
2 This can lead to iatrogenic disease ( drug induced ) , a problem which may be far more wide-spread than is generally realised .
3 Mildew is more debilitating and weakening than is generally realized .
4 Since the 16th century legislation has established an inquisitorial form of investigation into the dealings and assets of bankrupts which is calculated to yield potentially incriminating material , and in more recent times there have been many other examples , in widely separated fields , which are probably more numerous than is generally appreciated .
5 Psychiatrists are more easily shocked than is generally supposed .
6 It is probably a lot more common than is generally realized , a background ‘ noise ’ which only becomes noticeable when emphasized to such a degree that we can no longer ignore it .
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