Example sentences of "are more expensive " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stone figures chipped off the war-torn temples of Cambodia are more expensive ; a striking Khmer figure will cost £20,000 or more . |
| 2 | Natural filled duvets are more expensive and those filled with duck down , are considered the ultimate in luxury duvets . |
| 3 | Closed-centre systems are more expensive to build , less sensitive to engine rpm , less wasteful of engine power , have sharper response and can cope better with simultaneous demands . |
| 4 | Wheelbarrows made from modern plastics are more expensive size for size , but have the advantage of being lightweight to use yet virtually indestructible . |
| 5 | But now ‘ job ’ cars are going diesel completely , because from next year all cars must be cat-equipped if they are petrol vehicles , and so the price differential has been ironed out between petrol and diesel , since ‘ cat ’ cars are more expensive than non-'cats ' . |
| 6 | Some subjects , for a variety of reasons , are more expensive than others . |
| 7 | A method of recognising that some age groups are more expensive to teach , for example , those at examination level which require specific books and materials . |
| 8 | Coloured acetate sheets in yellow , red , blue or green are obtainable , but are more expensive than the ordinary transparent sheet . |
| 9 | Nearly always , some alternative compound has been found , but changes from DDT to malathion have increased costs some seven-fold , to fenitrothion some 18-fold and to propoxur some 27-fold , both because the chemicals are more expensive and because the organophosphate and carbamate insecticides are less persistent and need more frequent application . |
| 10 | Farmers are reluctant to use ULV sprays partly because some formulations are more expensive than wettable powders . |
| 11 | The use of germanium diodes would improve the situation , but they are more expensive , and the circuit sensitivity is more than adequate anyway . |
| 12 | Thicker lines are no guarantee of invulnerability , as they can be weakened by a partial cut and snap at the next pull ; equally , they are more expensive ! |
| 13 | This does not mean that better forms of work organisation should not be introduced simply because they are more expensive . |
| 14 | Community nursing services in the capital are more expensive . |
| 15 | In defence of the charges , David Moffat , fund manager of Eagle Star European ( 071–929 1111 ) , agrees that unit trusts are more expensive to buy but argues that with investment trusts there are dealing charges on purchase and sale , and that it is better to pay a percentage at the beginning when the fund is worth less than on redemption when , hopefully , it should be worth substantially more ! |
| 16 | Like the majority of d-i-y models , it has an 82mm planing width , and a maximum cutting depth of 0.5mm. larger capacity machines which take off as much as 3mm per pass are more expensive , and are only really worth the money if you are a professional . |
| 17 | The Triton tubes are more expensive , but they provide a great deal of light for their size , they last a long time and they do not fade with age . |
| 18 | However , they are more expensive , require more complicated care procedure and are more likely to show signs of wear . |
| 19 | West German wage rates are the highest in the world , and most other European countries are more expensive than America or Japan ( chart 3 ) . |
| 20 | They are more expensive than the others but they do enable you to keep your lists up to date . |
| 21 | Older people are more expensive for the state to care for — not only are they eligible for state pensions , which account for 13 per cent of public expenditure in Britain and 22 per cent of the federal budget in the United States , they are also the most costly group for public health services since they are likely to require expensive operations and long stays in hospital . |
| 22 | They are more expensive and need some servicing , but will certainly make life easier . |
| 23 | The fittings are more expensive than compression fittings , but are unobtrusive and allow the pipe to be rotated in the fitting . |
| 24 | We recognise that some homes are more expensive than others , and that some provide more facilities than others ; we must ensure , however , that no one falls through the net because basic income support is not available . |
| 25 | Additionally , the Plant Records System would have had to be rewritten by external consultants in a fourth-generation language such as Oracle , and minicomputer versions of specialist packages for Finance and the Library , which are more expensive than networked PC versions , would have had to be purchased and tailored to our specific requirements . |
| 26 | However , it remains that in-the-money options are more expensive than at-the-money and out-of-the-money options as the potential for profit is greater . |
| 27 | we 're hoping to get tax cut for tall people in Germany — things are more expensive if you 're tall , but you 're not paid a salary proportionate to your size ! |
| 28 | The explanation for this is that an automatic car is not always immediately available and they are more expensive to produce . |
| 29 | hap happy meal are more expensive than getting |