Example sentences of "and [adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , he seemed more calm and normal than the rest . |
| 2 | This phenomenon was particularly impressive in the north , which had hitherto been far less advanced and progressive than the southern , Mediterranean countries , the seats of ancient empires . |
| 3 | A representation of reality from the standpoint of women is more objective and unbiased than the prevailing representations that reflect the standpoint of men . |
| 4 | And is not this medium exceedingly more rare and subtle than the air and exceedingly more elastic and active ? |
| 5 | Men die to win democracy for their countries , which after a while is taken grudgingly ; and its practitioners come to be seen as less skilled , worthy and entertaining than the aristocrats of sport . |
| 6 | This is one of the reasons why they 're already far more interesting and demanding than the wave of both American and British post-Nirvana types . |
| 7 | Of course the environment is very much more simple and unpleasant than the environment from which you 've just come . |
| 8 | Heres , for example ( in , " the greedy clutches of your heir " ) , denotes something perhaps rather less cosy and familial than the English word " heir " ; in many contexts it suggests nothing more than a legal designate with a contractual , post-obituary option on some hapless benefactor 's goods and chattels.5 Pietas is a notoriously difficult word to render , " piety " being the last recourse of the weary translator ; it involves " integrity " , " probity " , " purity " , " fidelity " , " devotion " , " decency " — a complex of related moral attributes which Romans sought and recognised in the upright man . |
| 9 | The transition from symbol to politician was to be far more protracted and painful than the transition from soldier to symbol had been in 1940 . |
| 10 | With iron gords , or hoops as the rich people called them , and with clashes and tensions no less thrilling and dangerous than the real thing , we competitively raced until we dropped . |
| 11 | The final stage of the war under Edward was vastly more discouraging , humiliating and squalid than the earlier stages , but no less costly . |
| 12 | It is more affordable and accessible than the digital alternatives , and despite its shortcomings it will do much to popularise the concept of videotelephony . |
| 13 | But this no more implies a conscious awareness of the distinctions between past , present , and future than the use of language necessitates an explicit knowledge of grammar . |
| 14 | And there could scarcely be anything more difficult and fine-textured than the affair he is having with a woman called Rose . |
| 15 | As he held her she seemed to swell , as if another skin , another body , more calm and perfect than the one she had , grew out of her as token for that love of him which could in looks and words show itself so inadequately . |
| 16 | Both the Habsburg monarchy and the Bismarckian empire were represented by services more snobbish and restrictive than the societies which employed them . |
| 17 | Dusky dolphins and Burmeister 's porpoise are considerably more abundant and wide-ranging than the other three species . |
| 18 | After all , what could be more natural and nutritious than a deliciously sweet grape dried by the sun ? |
| 19 | If one is very much more common and prominent than the other then it will be written in bold type and the other in ordinary type . |
| 20 | I was glad to get your last letter , which sounded so much more cheerful and relaxed than the first . |
| 21 | So capable of making a kiss into something far more intimate and passionate than a simple meeting of mouths and bodies … |
| 22 | He tends to be less radical and confrontational than the most nationally prominent black politician , the Rev Jesse Jackson , and more willing to work with the establishment to achieve his goals . |
| 23 | That the former are more likely to be relatively more powerful , wealthy , and privileged than the latter could be one of nature 's accidents . |
| 24 | The courtly romances of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries were considerably more civilized and sophisticated than the Chansons de Geste of the early twelfth century . |
| 25 | Life there is more comfortable and humane than the old-style prisons , and it 's being seen as a model for the future . |
| 26 | He did not foresee the rise of the new rentiers — the financial institutions collecting workers ' savings — yet these are more organised , powerful and ideologically-armed than the old-style rentiers ( even they have n't faded away ) . |
| 27 | He felt his strength powerfully , and a joy in flight far more real and powerful than the dreams and hopes had made of it in his cage at the Zoo . |
| 28 | His approach to personality , by way of descriptive set-pieces , robust dialogue and direct explanation , may seem to be less subtle and complex than the post-Freudian attitude of C. S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian . |
| 29 | Thus their range of batch options is much more comprehensive and distinctive than the broad category we have used . |
| 30 | Since electrical pulses zinging down a wire are more regular and predictable than a steel cable moving inside a plastic cover , the result should be more precise control of engine revs and better fuel consumption . |