Example sentences of "[noun] than it used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it more , or less distinct from other subjects than it used to be ? ) produced some interesting answers : |
| 2 | The composer does not specify when this change is to be made ; it is entirely the player 's affair , but it does mean that it is safer to write high notes than it used to be . |
| 3 | ‘ As a result it is better protected against cold winds than it used to be . ’ |
| 4 | It seems much more exciting these days than it used to be . |
| 5 | If people come to expect that interest rates will normally be higher than they used to be , then any given interest rate will seem lower relative to the ‘ normal ’ rate than it used to be . |
| 6 | The whole area was much dryer than it used to be , and Edward suspected that something had interfered with the water table ; there had been nesting moorhens at one time — now only the occasional toad was left . |
| 7 | While " the university is now immensely more important in the education of the nation than it used to be " , |
| 8 | Other establishments followed their example , with the result that Jerusalem is a less cheerless city than it used to be . |
| 9 | There is no doubt in Sir Adrian 's mind that it is more demanding today being a top executive than it used to be . |
| 10 | Now that fitted cupboards are commonplace in the home , storage is less of a problem than it used to be , but shelving and cupboards in living rooms , dining rooms and bedrooms is always useful . |