Example sentences of "than [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , if cost effectiveness is seen as a relevant criterion , the potential savings in accident costs alone promise to more than recoup the outlay on the environmental traffic management schemes . |
| 2 | ‘ Newspapers have promoted a witch hunt rather than reassure a worried public , ’ it says . |
| 3 | As well as the advantages of uniformity ( which include ease of maintenance ) and cost , microprogramming offers greater flexibility than hardwired logic ; it is easier to alter a control store than to rewire a control unit . |
| 4 | Shouting at the two children talking when they should n't during assembly rather than praising the other two hundred for sitting quietly is typical of a pre-occupation with failure . |
| 5 | Handling the information held in the system is more important than handling the system , for the system is merely a means to an end . |
| 6 | on your own than push the buggy . |
| 7 | But there 's no bigger drain on public funds than financing the dole . |
| 8 | Rather than treat the indenting of the first line of a paragraph as simply some cosmetic device , as Longacre ( 1979 ) does , we might look upon it as an indication by a writer of what he intends us to treat as the beginning of a new part of his text . |
| 9 | Wisely , three representative images are chosen for detailed state by state analysis , rather than encumbering the whole catalogue with such voluminous information . |
| 10 | With this in mind , a less visually seductive format might well have allowed a more readily comprehensible layout ; serious readers do not object to all illustrations being bound together rather than fragmenting the text in this way . |
| 11 | But rather than helping the development of the country , these petrodollars would spread chaos and disappointment among millions of people , while offering fabulous opportunities of corruption to the court , the Shah 's family and may foreign companies and merchants . |
| 12 | Had he and the Bishop already decided even before Spruce came that they would set Theodora on ( one , after all , of their own kind and bound by clerical obedience ) rather than helping the normal , if crude , processes of the law ? |
| 13 | But if Dr Mumby 's right , Turtle fans may find that rather than helping the good guys , they could instead get a cow bunger clobbering from the Turtle team by turning into the baddies . |
| 14 | This subject has been debated many times over many years and , after much deliberation , it was felt less confusing to say ‘ Basket Only ’ rather than stipulate a specific number of items [ at least for the majority of our stores ] as this tended to cause confrontations between some cashiers and customers as to the quantity of items in the basket . |
| 15 | At the other end of the spectrum , many Northern Hemisphere administrators and coaches feel uneasy about law changes designed to increase spectator appeal rather than modify the game in response to arguments emanating from the game 's grass roots . |
| 16 | I feel there can be few more worthy objects for the book-collector who is suitably placed geographically than gathering the printed products of his town or city through the centuries . |
| 17 | This works even when recipients are away from their desks providing their PC is left on — ‘ far more efficient than sticking a Post-It note on their screen , ’ Richard smiled . |
| 18 | There are few simpler things than cooking a salmon . |
| 19 | Seen from without , the stately building that fronts the open square is sufficiently imposing ; viewed from within , the place more than fulfils the promise of its exterior . |
| 20 | I am advised that it more than fulfils the requirements of the Standing Order , which is the basis on which I have proposed that the environmental impact assessment should proceed . |
| 21 | It 's better this than wasting a load of money that carpets we 're gon na bin anyway |
| 22 | It would have been simpler and more effective , he wrote , to lock the doors and seal up the entrances , simpler and more effective and cheaper than manning the whole building . |
| 23 | Peter began by saying he had decided to use his spare time for research rather than editing a new series . |
| 24 | After initial claims that Travolta was the hero of the hour , the star ordered his Hollywood spokesman not to comment , other than to confirm the plane landed safely . |
| 25 | Is Labour still reflecting the ideals of the past rather than organizing a response to the problems of the future ? |
| 26 | I am not about to dismiss the poor as part of a force for change , but there is a great deal more to it than organizing the poor to help themselves . |
| 27 | Rather than imitate the blanket policy operated by other publishing houses , a few publishers cater for more specialised needs , such as Taizé chants or responsorial psalmody . |
| 28 | Tap the keys as indicated by the boxes rather than typing the letters : eg do not type the letters or the plus sign in Alt+U |
| 29 | So far , research into psychoneuroimmunology has done no more than scratch the surface of this potentially important topic . |
| 30 | I 've spent nearly a week playing around with the Korg A2 and I feel I have n't done more than scratch the surface . |