Example sentences of "it [adv] [adj] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | A walk was exactly what she needed , although the continuing hot weather made it less pleasant than it might have been . |
| 2 | The political limitations of the approach , in particular its inability to deal with differences between women , have made it less powerful than it used to be . |
| 3 | This makes it less relevant than it might be here , partly because the undergraduate curriculum is relatively more specialized than the secondary school one , and partly because distinctions or dimensions which are important in higher education — for example , between the pure and the applied — are less so in the schools . |
| 4 | 3 Change these measurements into the units shown : unc One of the important advantages of the metric system is that measurement of length , weight , and volume , all depend upon the same principle , Once you have seen that the system is all based on tens and tenths , you should find it less difficult than other weights and measures . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Ven replied , and taking a long pull of breath , ‘ I do n't seem to be doing this very well , ’ he stated , ‘ but at least we 're talking — which makes it less difficult than I thought it was going to be . ’ |
| 6 | We had a good flight home with excellent connection times , which made it less exhausting than the journey to Jo'burg . |
| 7 | The sale of the shares is subject to the caveat emptor ( buyer beware ) principle ; unless the offeror can obtain express warranties and indemnities , or can be considered sufficiently proximate to the target 's directors and their advisers to found liability for negligent misstatement ( see para 20.1 below ) , there will be no redress if the target has unforeseen liabilities which make it less valuable than the offeror was led to believe . |
| 8 | London in the 1950s suffered horrendous ‘ smogs ’ ( smoky fogs ) largely through burning coal in domestic grates ; the one of 1952 had an estimated pH of 1.6 , which made it more acid than lemon juice . |
| 9 | The economic stresses of our time and the pressures of international competition make it more necessary than ever before that Britain 's work-force should possess the skills and attitudes , and display the understanding , the enterprise and adaptability that the pervasive impact of technological advance will increasingly demand . |
| 10 | There are particular circumstances which make it more vicious than most and I assure you we 'll investigate it to the full |
| 11 | Emerged out of the clouds at the Fenêtre to find it more crowded than Blackpool beach . |
| 12 | We thought it more appropriate than saying , sponsored by so we put their arms . |
| 13 | Whether it was the cash he was now heavy with or the challenge of out-running a Daimler that motivated him , he put his cab through its paces , proving it more mobile than its bulk would have suggested . |
| 14 | Is it more effective than an orthodox option ? |
| 15 | This crab is preserved in a rather soft clay , which makes it more fragile than the other crabs in this book . |
| 16 | As regards the domicile requirement , the applicants in the main proceedings considered that the element of intention in the concept of domicile , at least in its traditional meaning in English law , made it more restrictive than all the other requirements and hence more objectionable from the standpoint of Community law . |
| 17 | He considered it more dangerous than any horse he had ever ridden , and drove it on a tight rein , seldom exceeding 35 m.p.h . |
| 18 | Previous ( though not current ) mail order users would rate it more expensive than others . |
| 19 | Rory thought now that his brother must have exaggerated the story , made it more horrific than it really had been , and he certainly did n't believe that Lachy had run away to sea just so that he could wear an eye-patch and pretend he was a pirate . |
| 20 | If you wanted it more accurate than that . |
| 21 | It clashes with his skin colour , making it more dunglike than usual . |
| 22 | Although its drawing and selection tools are slightly more convoluted than they need be , the program is easy to get to grips with and has some nice touches that make it more usable than most . |
| 23 | But had n't it been a mistake though , he thought , was n't it more pointless than most evenings ? |
| 24 | You knew from the beginning the terms of the thing , and if you tried to make it more serious than that , you only lost him the quicker . |
| 25 | Indeed , I consider it more opportune than ever to extend to the entire ecclesiastical community an initiative already observed in some countries and regions that has yielded truly valuable pastoral results . |
| 26 | The special features of such a protective system , provided for reasons of the vastly increased significance of its failure , thus render it more vulnerable than would otherwise be the case . |
| 27 | You 'll find it more productive than the one you 're on at the moment . ’ |
| 28 | NFC 's caring approach makes it more reluctant than most companies to show employees the door . |
| 29 | There is splitting in all parties , and nowhere is it more marked than in the Labour Party ( Hear , hear ) . |
| 30 | Obviously plenty of people find it more interesting than anything breakfast TV has to offer . |