Example sentences of "[adj] than [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Hilary Witt , head of Cambridgeshire 's catering service , admits : ‘ The trouble is , going into a school hall for dinner is less exciting than going into the Wimpy bar . |
| 2 | It was quicker than pushing through the front door and round to the side again . |
| 3 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 4 | It was quicker than going along the ride . |
| 5 | When asked why he took that particular route , he reckoned he thought it would be quicker than going along the busy main streets . ’ |
| 6 | Flipping through the pages of a notebook is quicker than scrolling through a large spreadsheet and makes finding a location or cell far easier . |
| 7 | Infact it is alot easier doing something like this than going into the ring because you see all their fresh faces and all they care about is having their quetions answered . |
| 8 | Well I do n't like office , I love hotels and I think having meetings in a hotel 's more civilized than sitting in an office . |
| 9 | Cut and sew is very much easier than shaping on the machine so do try it if you have not already done so . |
| 10 | What is easier than to look at the most conspicuous item in the marketing budget and one which is largely the concern of an outside supplier , at that ? |
| 11 | ‘ It was tougher than getting past the SAS , ’ he said . |
| 12 | These tenants included a higher proportion in the age-groups 74–79 , 80–84 and 85 and over than occurred in the general population . |
| 13 | It 's probably no more pleasant than living at the centre of some large , dirty , crime-ridden city . |
| 14 | It 's no dearer than going to the Ritz , it 's just the journey |
| 15 | I expect a Public Sector Borrowing Requirement in the current financial year of £35 billion , slightly lower than projected at the time of my Autumn Statement . |
| 16 | Meat and Livestock Commission surveys show that stocking rates and outputs of weaned lambs are substantially lower than obtained in the lowlands , 9.1 as compared to 11.4 ewes/ha and 427 as compared to 636 kg weaned lamb/ha yet the most profitable third of the recorded flocks attained an average of 10.4 ewes/ha . |
| 17 | The calculated increases in O 3 are , however , lower than anticipated from the additional SO 2 -catalysed production of O 3 alone . |
| 18 | If unions or individuals bargain for , and receive , wages on the basis of an expected rate of inflation that does not occur , then real wages will be higher or lower than expected over the period of the bargain . |
| 19 | Though the next decade quickly reversed the conservatism of the 1950s , the notion that British fiction lacks experimental energy , or even just quality , still survives ; a partially accurate picture , based upon a lapse in the experimental tradition less complete than suggested at the time . |
| 20 | For example , electronic ignition is a lot simpler than struggling with an old distributor . |
| 21 | Geoffrey was also in charge of the effects record on the Panatrope ; he was better at that than moving about the stage . |
| 22 | This was very much more simple than dealing with the naval officer . |
| 23 | Mr Berge asked what could be more appropriate than to open with a French composer ? |
| 24 | And there 's no better way to keep warm than to tuck into a tasty treat or two . |
| 25 | Providing for exceptional and individual needs may be more costly than providing for the average needs of fairly homogeneous groups of pupils . |
| 26 | The tax on fossil fuels proposed by the European Commission would be less costly than paying for the damage caused by acid rain , according to a report by Greenpeace . |
| 27 | Her eyes were wide with sworls of silver and blue brighter than looking at the sun at its zenith in the longest day of summer . |
| 28 | Now she took care to change the subject and what could be more natural than to talk to the vet and his sister about Faustina and to speculate on what she might be doing at this moment . |
| 29 | So nothing could be more natural than going for a walk and holding hands with mum . |
| 30 | It also included the committee 's limit of 15 B-2s , 60 fewer than requested by the Bush administration . |