Example sentences of "one [noun] than another " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did this by lining up the nuclei of radioactive atoms in a magnetic field , so that they were all spinning in the same direction , and showed that the electrons were given off more in one direction than another . |
| 2 | It is interesting to note how a horse will shy more on one rein than another depending on which is his stiff rein . |
| 3 | Some are better at controlling one pest than another , and at one time a well-stocked garden shed contained enough chemicals to stock a chemist 's shop — but no longer . |
| 4 | ‘ As for value for money , it was n't per se my main concern but reorienting it from an activity-based approach of what the cost of something was to VFM in terms of delivery to the patient — evaluating what we were doing well in the sense you or I as doctor-patient would expect , the outcomes of value to the patient , establishing how much it costs to deliver ( something we could n't do but are better at now ) and then asking if it is reasonable value for money or , more interestingly , why it is cheaper in one place than another , benchmarking it . ’ |
| 5 | Sometimes we may use much more of one colour than another ; this is natural since different demands and opportunities arise at each phase of life . |
| 6 | No sooner does one learn to avoid one station than another goes on the blink . |
| 7 | If you then discover that of your part families a high proportion consist of the wife in membership to the exclusion of the husband , this should lead to some questions being raised about your programme which is obviously proving more effective in one area than another . |
| 8 | Different people make more use or one sense than another : they may see more than they hear ; or they may feel more than they see , even though they have sight . |
| 9 | There is some evidence that particular characteristics of events are more likely to be implicated in one disorder than another . |
| 10 | Er well it 's just I 'm ha it 's not that I 'm having more difficulty with one thing than another , it 's just that I have n't , I did n't get round to doing them . |
| 11 | It is a decision that has , in principle , to be taken early on , so that the creative group can concentrate their efforts on the right type of ads — though because some creative ideas work better in one medium than another , the initial decision may be left more or less open . |
| 12 | But there is more than one way of arranging differentials and we wonder why the board is so much more in favour of one way than another . |
| 13 | Similarly , if some voters restrict the number of preferences they express , this gives greater influence to those voters who do not restrict their preferences and this tendency may be more marked in one party than another , and thus affect proportionality . |
| 14 | How do you actually decide whether a state of a system , or a group of people is better than one stage than another . |