Example sentences of "[was/were] [num] times more likely to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1983 , for example , men working full time were three times more likely to be covered than were men working part time . |
| 2 | Specialists were three times more likely to be continuing their studies , mainly registering for PhD higher degrees . |
| 3 | Following the loss of their mother by separation or death , those children who experienced either marked indifference or markedly low control from their fathers or substitute parents were three times more likely to be depressed when interviewed in adulthood than women with no such experiences ( Brown et al. , 1986b ) . |
| 4 | Conversely , the reverse pattern was found for single women who had given birth who were five times more likely to be local authority tenants rather than owner-occupiers . |
| 5 | Even in the professional/vocational group , librarians were four times more likely to be unemployed than architects . |
| 6 | Heavy cigarette smokers ( up to 50 pack-years ) were 4.7 times more likely to be wrinkled than nonsmokers . |
| 7 | The last similar study , published in 1982 , had indicated that Aboriginals were 14 times more likely to be imprisoned than non-Aboriginals . |
| 8 | A report prepared by the Australian Institute of Criminology published on Oct. 23 , 1989 , showed that an Aboriginal was 28 times more likely to be sent to prison than a white person . |