Example sentences of "[noun sg] than it [is] for " in BNC.
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1 | This is more of an illusion than it is for Britain because there is even less semblance in the US of centralised , national government . |
2 | It may be hard to accept , but the argument goes that it is easier for a creative and original performer to learn how to play his instrument than it is for a consummate player to learn creativity . |
3 | It is neither more nor less important that a mentally handicapped adolescent finds a place of work than it is for any other adolescent . |
4 | Altering the diet is also far more risky for a child than it is for an adult , so there are more difficult decisions to be made before embarking on an elimination diet . |
5 | Unfortunately , video imaging systems are not very tolerant of contrast , and the range of brightness between the lightest and darkest areas of a picture which can be reproduced is very much less for video than it is for ordinary colour photography . |
6 | It is much more effort for the speechreader than it is for you . |
7 | Thus , Walker points out that , in 1981 , 66.8 per cent of all pensioners lived at or below the 140 per cent supplementary-benefit level , compared with one-fifth of the non-elderly ; and the risk of experiencing poverty is three times greater for those over retirement age than it is for those below it . |
8 | The risk of experiencing poverty is twice as great for those over retirement age than it is for below retirement age ( Johnson and Webb , 1990 ) . |
9 | In societies where the organization of social and economic life is based much more closely on kinship than it is for most people in contemporary Britain , women 's involvement in exchanging goods and services with female relatives plays an important role in maintaining the solidarity of the kin group . |