Example sentences of "than [noun] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Customers have been far sharper than IBM when it comes to game theory or its real world equivalent , common sense . |
| 2 | The flamboyant impulsive talkative Celts of Ireland 's Iron Age may , in their enthusiasm , have put just a little too much emphasis on quantity rather than quality when it came to liquid refreshments . |
| 3 | My belief is that Holyfield , who trades in quantity rather than quality when it comes to punches , will recover from the early storm , which could easily see him on the canvas , to win around the 10th . |
| 4 | The Housing ( Finance ) Act shifted the balance further in favour of house purchase rather than rental when it imposed ‘ fair ’ ( usually higher ) rents on most council tenants . |
| 5 | Some forms of intellectual property rights fare better than others when it comes to their subsistence and enforcement in other countries . |
| 6 | It is now generally accepted that nurture — the environment in which a child grows up — is a more important factor than heredity when it comes to the intelligence of the resulting adult human being . |