Example sentences of "than [det] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Arlidge 's argument is as follows : The word ‘ defer ’ in this context means ‘ put off ’ or ‘ postpone ’ or ‘ delay ’ and that if a trial takes place after a time which is obviously longer than that normally required for the preparation of a trial of that nature , then there has been the kind of delay prohibited by the statute . |
| 2 | The percentage is higher than that normally offered to a challenger and when Lewis was first asked why he replied simply : ‘ It 's business . ’ |
| 3 | In fact I can offer no better advice than that already given by Canon Stafford Wright . |
| 4 | However this still gives considerable reduction , much better than that already seen above for word length , but taken together with some approximate word length measure would be even more effective . |
| 5 | Under the Guam agreement , however , the USA was bound to reach an agreement with Belau on financial assistance if it required land other than that already designated as an airfield and harbour . |
| 6 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that sexual abuse by women invokes more secrecy than that already disclosed . |
| 7 | There was , however , no pledge to forgive more of Poland 's debt to the UK than that already agreed in March with the Paris Club . |
| 8 | Indeed , there is a whole range of ‘ reading ’ that is more basic than that already considered and that is crucially important in human lives . |
| 9 | With different degrees of success , two articles venture upon ground that appears to be substantially less well worked than that already considered . |
| 10 | The distribution of staining was more heterogenous than that previously described in carcinomas with several areas of the polyp failing to express detectable levels of p53 protein . |
| 11 | But with a date of construction for the wall extending well into the fourth century , and a date now being assigned for the general run of external towers somewhat earlier than that previously postulated in the Theodosian reconstruction of British towns and cities , it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that both may be contemporary . |
| 12 | In particular , the adoption of zero-base budgeting , so that the reversion level becomes zero spending rather than that previously agreed , may lead to an increase in the agency 's ability to pursue its own objectives — rather than the decrease commonly supposed . |
| 13 | A substantial percentage of patients , greater than that previously reported in PSS , complained of heartburn or acid regurgitation during acid perfusion . |
| 14 | This proposal involved rebated surfaces and , in consequence , a much more complicated arrangement than that finally constructed . |
| 15 | But it also appears that the bishops who were consulted replied with considerable enthusiasm , proposing a much wider agenda than that originally intended . |
| 16 | If the survey is properly conducted , the results are reliable , and representative of a much wider population than that directly investigated . |
| 17 | The dose of 25 µg thrice daily is slightly lower than that usually given to patients with the dumping syndrome , or neuroendocrine tumours . |
| 18 | Therefore there needs to be a period to allow exploration of satisfactory forms of internal work organisation when new technology is introduced , and this period may well need to be longer than that usually allowed for new skills acquisition . |
| 19 | The approach to the study of ‘ politics and the mass media ’ adopted here is inevitably much broader than that usually found within political science . |
| 20 | The concentration of ethanol used ( 150 mM ) was much higher than that usually found in the blood of ethanol fed animals or alcoholic individuals . |
| 21 | These cogitations are worth quoting in full , as they so accurately reflect , albeit in a more lucid form than that usually encountered , the thinking of those who in the next few decades were to give away the empire in the belief that they were acting to preserve it . |
| 22 | From there it is an easy step to the setting up of conventions of symbolic violence , in which just the display without the intention to perform the action , can serve a ritual purpose , that is fulfil some other intention than that usually associated with those expressions , stances , shouted insults and so on . |
| 23 | Sir Kenneth 's ‘ Civilization ’ was so much more civilized than that so called ‘ Shock of the New ’ . |
| 24 | Such local compensation , however , can not occur at the small scale because the lithosphere has a finite strength and so changes in load result in regional isostatic adjustments over a greater area than that actually affected by the change in load ( Fig. 4.7(B) ) . |
| 25 | We will ensure that the total number of warheads on the four-boat Trident system is limited to no more than that currently deployed on the Polaris system , and our Defence Review will consider whether we can reduce this further without threatening security . |
| 26 | Will a curriculum with all the features recommended by Cockcroft have greater relevance than that currently experienced by many pupils ? |
| 27 | Even these grim figures are lower than many once feared , thanks to the rally in Japanese shares since early March . |
| 28 | In such circumstances , it seemed surprising that the Report should recommend the repeal of the Obscene Publications Act and consequent decriminalisation of all forms of publication other than those narrowly defined as causing actual harm to performers , whilst urging for films , and films alone , the continuation of an administrative system of prior restraint . |
| 29 | There are other ways in which choreographers can be guided by the musical context other than those already cited . |
| 30 | If any message other than those already listed appears whilst running the procedure the New OED Computer Group Manager , or his appointed deputy , should be informed . |