Example sentences of "[adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a couple is less conspicuous than a man on his own … ’ |
| 2 | The rear ends of their wings are elongated into long tendrils which resemble antennae and are , indeed , more conspicuous than the insect 's real antennae . |
| 3 | You , lighter than a feather — |
| 4 | They are then encouraged to notice and talk about what happens , e.g. a plastic boat floats , but if filled with water , it sinks ; or paper is lighter than a stone , but when it is wet through , it sinks . |
| 5 | This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour . |
| 6 | The intensity of the pink plagioclase stain is proportional to the amount of calcium in the molecule : albite/oligoclase will stain lighter than a more calcic plagioclase . |
| 7 | And that mud wagon 's lighter than a Concord . " |
| 8 | Computers were used extensively during the car 's development , in a successful attempt to make the AX 220lb lighter than the class average . |
| 9 | For the purists a bag without a zip is going to be the most efficient at keeping warmth in and will always be lighter than the same bag with a zip . |
| 10 | yet the gear change itself is quicker and lighter than the long throw , rubbery device that spoils the Vauxhall . |
| 11 | New brickwork , where visible , is several tones lighter than the original , to distinguish the building 's newest section . |
| 12 | The X100 will be at least 20 per cent lighter than the XJS 's corpulent 1770kg ( 3900lb ) at the kerb . |
| 13 | Although individuals vary widely , the bones of the average female skeleton are smaller and lighter than the male . |
| 14 | Marginally lighter than the other two fabric boots reviewed , the Lady GT comes in a very attractive blue and purple with a pink collar . |
| 15 | The Building Regulations apply even if the new roof covering is significantly lighter than the covering it replaces , and you may be required to demonstrate that a lighter roof covering will not affect the stability of the roof structure , particularly during windy weather . |
| 16 | Although individuals vary widely , the bones of the average female skeleton are smaller and lighter than the male . |
| 17 | 9.6 volt cordless drills are generally lighter than the 12 volt types , making overhead work easy |
| 18 | Although smaller and lighter than the 7.62 Self Loading Rifles which we had used in the Territorial Army , its strength lay in its high velocity rounds and accuracy . |
| 19 | She had already been measured and weighed , and found smaller and lighter than the pied or spotted flycatchers . |
| 20 | What happens in the blast furnace is that the slag is lighter than the molten iron and it collects on top of the molten iron and by some means that I s |
| 21 | It 's about 1lb lighter than the HP machine , but is a little larger . |
| 22 | Today she 's 12 stone — a stone lighter than the target she 'd first set herself . |
| 23 | The floor was dappled with pale moonlight , scarcely lighter than the shadows which mingled with it . |
| 24 | However , it can not be very much lighter than the pulsar , otherwise the pulsar motion would not produce such a large Doppler shift . |
| 25 | Hosiers were accused of making too little allowance for normal waste , so that they could fine knitters whose returned work was lighter than the yarn which had been given out . |
| 26 | Within each convecting layer , the upgoing fluid must be lighter than the downgoing , and this implies that the heat transport is dominant over the salt transport . |
| 27 | Fitting the PT6As requires major surgery to the fuselage because they are much lighter than the R-1830s and would radically alter the DC-3's centre of gravity . |
| 28 | The laminated ball is fractionally lighter than the leather one which has been used by the Scottish League under its contractual agreement with another firm , Mitre , for the last 14 years . |
| 29 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 30 | Made from carbon fibre , they are 30 per cent lighter than the aluminium designs they replace , offering considerable savings in fuel efficiency . |