Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] than it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words British Gas may end up paying more than it would if more help was offered at tender stage . |
| 2 | Jenny Bianco , social services chairwoman , rejected the accusation : ‘ If you get a good service while paying less than it is a much better deal and more realistic than cutting services to save money . ’ |
| 3 | Transformed by cunning makeup and a virtuoso display of technical and emotional acting skill , her portrait of a frail but flinty island woman achieved its power by suggesting more than it said . |
| 4 | The fact that there is a surplus means that the public sector is spending less than it receives in taxes , etc . |
| 5 | She encapsulates the new commonsense : the housewife managing the nation in a way familiar to the ordinary household ( not spending more than it is earning ) and bringing home to her striking trade unionised husband the ‘ harsh realities and consequences of living without a weekly wage ’ . |
| 6 | It is evident that , by comparison with an unconditional grant , it is on a lower level of welfare ( shown by indifference curve I 1 ) as a result of spending more than it would otherwise choose to spend on good X. |
| 7 | If it is likely that the Purchaser has to inject money into the business it could end up losing more than it paid if there is a total disaster and the Vendor 's liability is limited in this way . |
| 8 | The particular motivation for some fairly panicky use of the ‘ brake ’ was a concern with Britain 's tendency to run into balance of payments problems , importing more than it was exporting . |
| 9 | The client will often be promising less than it hopes to be able to deliver : although it may exclude liability for defects in goods , the client will generally seek to deliver goods free from defects , in order to establish or maintain its commercial reputation and protect its trading relationships . |
| 10 | Yet , as the Legal Action Group ( LAG ) noted yesterday , the Bill may be promising more than it can deliver . |