Example sentences of "than [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Newspapers have promoted a witch hunt rather than reassure a worried public , ’ it says . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | There are few simpler things than cooking a salmon . |
| 6 | It 's better this than wasting a load of money that carpets we 're gon na bin anyway |
| 7 | Peter began by saying he had decided to use his spare time for research rather than editing a new series . |
| 8 | Is Labour still reflecting the ideals of the past rather than organizing a response to the problems of the future ? |
| 9 | In running the same course of action is likely to do little more than raise a few curious glances from fellow competitors . |
| 10 | However , rather than realising a £17m loss , Tootal 's figures show a £3.4m profit , with most of the difference written off earlier through the balance sheet . |
| 11 | As table 3 shows , the key legal services used by businesses tend to be the sort that are need-driven — litigation , commercial property and employee legislation — rather than reflecting a broader and continuous relationship . |
| 12 | I 've better things to do than make a fool of myself with you . |
| 13 | ‘ Surely people have better things to do than make a great song and dance about missing a dinner party . ’ |
| 14 | In offices with E-mail systems a fax can be copied to hundreds of different destinations without having to do more than make a few entries on the key-board . |
| 15 | And I 'd rather you eat it than make a mess of it eh ? |
| 16 | Nothing is more heartbreaking than to see a beautiful glider damaged by incompetent handling on the ground . |
| 17 | Naïve , that 's what he was always calling me — that or juvenile , and you ca n't get more juvenile or naïve than allowing a man like Luke Denner to seduce you and then half hoping , almost believing in the fantasy that somehow you might actually mean something to him ! ’ |
| 18 | The reforms made the splits already present within the republican governments yet more defined and were used as tools to benefit the ruling regime , rather than build a broad democratic consensus . |
| 19 | I read a book by the American painter Charles Reid who said that rather than paint a dark background all round a daisy it is sometimes better to put just one dark drop of colour behind the vase of the petal to get the most impact . |
| 20 | Rather than suggesting a different incentive system , which would enable the agency to maintain at least some timber harvesting in many of the forests on the list , the agency is deliberately limiting its options . |
| 21 | I think we 're all agreed that it 's better for us to die honourably together in this way than to risk a worse fate at the hands of the enemy . " |
| 22 | It was strange , but the thought of her sister marrying one of those terrible Feltons no longer filled her with abhorrence ; far better that than bring a child into the world that was n't wanted and whom her mother had already thrown off for adoption . |
| 23 | But the minister 's little joke reflects a suspicion among many in social services that going ‘ over there ’ is less about learning than enjoying a jaunt . |
| 24 | There is nothing more dispiriting , he says , than seeing a young doctor who has spent years on a project and has no thesis to show at the end of it because the project was ill-considered and ill-supervised . |
| 25 | It is a wonderful thing to see , and somehow gives you a greater thrill than seeing a conventional float slide under the surface . |
| 26 | There was nothing he enjoyed more than seeing a couple of his subordinates at each other 's throats . |
| 27 | It had been much more exciting than seeing a weka for the first time . |
| 28 | There are few sights more thrilling than seeing a Harrier jump jet being put through its paces . |
| 29 | There 's no better entertainment than seeing a bunch of over-paid , pampered prima donnas getting their comeuppance . |
| 30 | Rather than inventing a unique fictional world , it creates a recognisable reality that calls for accuracy . |