Example sentences of "[adj] than it looks " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foreign investors are beginning to worry that the Mexican peso is less solid than it looks . |
| 2 | This is less odd than it looks : it pays creditors to avoid the delays and legal costs of chapter 11 . |
| 3 | jetskiing across flooded fields is more dangerous than it looks , because of the hiden dangers of submerged fence posts and barbed wire . |
| 4 | Set against the background of inflation this rise is less impressive than it looks at first sight . |
| 5 | As for the scene in the Sammath Naur , it is even more providential than it looks . |
| 6 | The tiny chrome box fits in the palm of your hand ; the razor is less fragile than it looks . |
| 7 | He learnt one thing : ‘ that to paint in watercolour is far more difficult than it looks . ’ |
| 8 | That is less bad than it looks ; in Tokyo , the stockmarket yields only 0.8% these days . |