Example sentences of "than before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above all , there was a general belief that , after three decades of social welfare and redistributive taxation , the spirit of Beveridge and ‘ fair shares ’ was not dead , and that Britain was a far more equitable society than before the war , with more genuine opportunity for different classes and races . |
| 2 | When he would return , the two would feel even closer than before the quarrel and they would soon be moving about the yard together , chatting away . |
| 3 | Even so , a significantly bigger tank than before ( 14.3 against 12.1 gallons ) has pushed the range up to a very respectable 386 miles , based on a touring consumption of 27.0mpg . |
| 4 | Unless Mr Gorbachev can persuade — or force — Russia and others to back down , he will either have to print roubles even more furiously than before ( result : hyperinflation ) , or else he will be unable to pay for the huge central bureaucracy and , more seriously , for the army . |
| 5 | Even for those firms that are managing to wash their faces , the return on the capital employed in the markets , itself much more than before Big Bang , is puny . |
| 6 | If a deal goes ahead , the debtor gets more money , or owes less debt ; it can pay back more of every remaining unit of debt than before the deal . |
| 7 | While the General Strike might be viewed as a watershed by some historians who feel that the trade union position worsened considerably after 1926 , this was clearly not the case ; trade unions were less frequently attacked by employers after 1926 than before and the pace of wage reductions slowed considerably . |
| 8 | Those seats are more supportive than before and offer good height adjustment . |
| 9 | The field-grey of the Wehrmacht and a new generation of military heroes made the brown-shirted Party functionaries stand out in even more unattractive light than before the war . |
| 10 | The cry by 1901 was for educated men ‘ of good social standing ’ to become ministers : ‘ Such men … are more needed now than before Board Schools provided hearers whose improved education demands preaching of a higher order than formerly . ’ |
| 11 | Since the departure of Miss Harker he had become more surly than before and his drinking was on the increase . |
| 12 | Peat believes the market has now stabilised although at a significantly lower level than before the Gulf crisis and recession in key economies . |
| 13 | Because she was physically worse after the operation than before it , Rose was convinced that the doctors had made a mistake , and for a long time she wanted to sue them . |
| 14 | Yusuf , who had returned with a smaller force than before and doubted the strength of his Spanish allies , abruptly withdrew . |
| 15 | Peter then approaches the blackboard on which he writes the date , 5 November : this is the cue for the jazz to take over from the calypso ( in more strident tones than before ) as an indication of the disturbing events which follow . |
| 16 | It is easier to reformat text after typing it in ( rather than before ) until you have had some practice . |
| 17 | They felt that they had a much stronger position than before and that a certain amount of muscle flexing was now unavoidable if they were not to lose face with their supporters . |
| 18 | And she had n't much of that , but more than before and she could think as she worked . |
| 19 | The residents overwhelmingly support the restructuring , with 82 per cent regarding their residential situation as better or somewhat better than before and only eight per cent feeling that it is worse . |
| 20 | There is more variety and imagination than before and of course an opportunity to specify stricter flow and speed characteristics for these roads than when they were less differentiated . |
| 21 | Any chemical treatment will leave hair less resilient than before and it should be treated with care accordingly . |
| 22 | My hair had more shine than before and I found it left a stronger smell than other conditioners which I really liked . |
| 23 | It 's a lot stronger than before and has softer colour tone which complements Michelle 's skin . |
| 24 | You may find that you sleep better than before ( and can throw away any sleeping pills you may have been taking ) , that you have got rid of that nagging headache or that the muscles in your neck and shoulders suddenly feel warm and relaxed . |
| 25 | If you 're planning to buy a dishwasher , there 's no better time to do it than before Christmas . |
| 26 | That the names have survived with little alteration to the present day suggests both a greater stability in continuity than before and a stronger cultural impact than the Romans had had on the local native population . |
| 27 | GUARANTEED BUT NO HURRY TO BUY If you think interest rates and inflation are going to fall , guaranteed income bonds could be a handy source of income ; but returns are now lower than before the election |
| 28 | They are like the newly swept house of which our Lord spoke which was then taken over by more spirits than before ( Matt. |
| 29 | In preparing for a raid on a beach there was less opportunity to see the lie of the land than before conventional military raids . |
| 30 | And there are more levels than before ( over 35 ) , perhaps in response to criticism that the original relied too much on arcade spectacle over depth of play . |