Example sentences of "which is [adj -er] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time everyone can tuck into dried fruit and nuts , torrone [ a type of chocolate or vanilla sweet with nuts ] , panettone [ a type of cake with raisins ] , or pandoro , which is softer than panettone and does not contain raisins . |
| 2 | Often these advertisements are delivered by hand , which is cheaper than using the postal service . |
| 3 | Sandarac is available from pigment suppliers , who will also supply crushed colophony rosin , which is cheaper than sandarac and can also be used for roughening parchment . |
| 4 | ‘ The Peavey has the graphic too , ’ explains John , ‘ but with shelving controls low and high , which is better than an actual tone control . |
| 5 | It is a written promise , which is better than a verbal one . |
| 6 | He took it like a man , which is better than I would have taken it . |
| 7 | We assume , for instance , 100 per cent efficiency for the measuring devices , which is better than technology can deliver . |
| 8 | Erm I mean as it is I I can get photocopying for four P a sheet getting fifty at a time , and that give I get a receipt for that which is better than three P a sheet without a receipt . |
| 9 | Our members wanted it and in many industries it makes sense , but the bigger task , the main event , is to see whether by a more formal relationship , a more formal partnership , we can build a union which is better than the T & G , better than the G M B and better suited for modern conditions than any trade union so far created in Britain . |
| 10 | I wo n't even comment on their faults because er it might be reported , but something which is better than either . |
| 11 | If he thinks recovery for emotional injury is unjust , he will have made the future less unjust in the only way that counts for him : fewer people will suffer the injustice of being made to compensate for this sort of injury , which is better than more people suffering that injustice . |
| 12 | He survived the experience , albeit somewhat bruised , which is better than can be said for his predecessor as a social security minister , Ray Whitney . |
| 13 | Elliffe said fewer than one in three of the placements were disrupted which is better than the national average , and the project is placing children local authorities can not place . |
| 14 | Cheryl said invite him round there to be with Gill , which is better than Gill . |
| 15 | Which is better than ooh pardon me , than being bored . |
| 16 | Ah well you 've got a computer system now which is wiser than anybody here . |
| 17 | There is a spirit in the boy which is wiser than I am . |
| 18 | This would enable you to program an intarsia pattern for knitting in up to seven colours in a row and which is bigger than 60 stitches and 150 rows . |
| 19 | From ( 32 ) the minimum critical size of union M c is given by which is bigger than ½ . |
| 20 | We 're gon na have to get a tyre gauge I reckon they 've got a new depth of tread one point six millimetres which is bigger than the . |
| 21 | The maximum horizontal stress includes a tectonic stress component which is greater than Tx . |
| 22 | This activity will tend to put greater downward pressure on sterling and may cause a depreciation to occur which is greater than is necessary to offset the inflation . |
| 23 | The finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 24 | An increase in the price of debt is as significant as its refinancing : for this reason the [ draft ] FRS requires that the maturity of borrowings be assessed by reference to borrowings under related facilities only where the finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 25 | Some of the most exacting university degrees , such as those in the biological and physical sciences demand a level of work load from the conscientious student which is greater than that expected in most occupations . |
| 26 | This last month , the Bavarians have been going through the painful experience of learning that , where an historic collection is concerned , it is the whole which is greater than the parts , and no saving of individual items can make up for the erosion of that whole . |
| 27 | Equally , the rules and practices of the SRO should not restrict competition to an extent which is greater than necessary for the protection of investors . |
| 28 | In the middle of each step the motor torque is near its maximum value , which is greater than the load torque , and the system accelerates , as shown in Fig. 4.4 . |
| 29 | So there 's no moment which is greater than this for supporting the liberation struggle . |
| 30 | In deepening the ponds from the traditional 0.5 m to 2.5 m , phytoplankton production occurred to depths of 1.6 m and annual production figures of 8.4 tonnes ha -1 ; were achieved , which is greater than the grain yield of rice for the same period . |