Example sentences of "[coord] longer than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus a stream of pulses lasting 1 second each and given at 10 second intervals could be the ‘ background ’ ( they could be sound pulses or pulses on a screen , for example ) ; the ‘ signal ’ being sought could be the absence of a pulse , one that was shorter or longer than the standard value or one that appeared too soon or too late . |
| 2 | OR longer than most Poles can bear to remember , their country has been in crisis . |
| 3 | Some noticed that the cereal packets were wider or longer than soap packets . |
| 4 | Although these methods of payment are not usual for normal trade credit transactions they should be considered where sizeable amounts or longer than normal credit terms are involved . |
| 5 | This family is characterised externally by thickened skin covering the disk and arms which conceals the reduced or fragmented plates of scales ; rudimentary and inconspicuous radial shields ; the jaws usually as broad as long or longer than broad armed with simple spine-like or broad scale-like rugose papillae ; the second oral tentacle pore may arise within the mouth slit as in Ophiomyxa , or more superficially and nearly outside the mouth slip as in Ophioscolex and Ophiophrixus ; oral area usually covered with skin which may obscure the underlying plates ; the arm spines erect laterally placed , covered with thickened skin . |
| 6 | Physically I have been pushed harder , made to ski faster and longer than ever before . |
| 7 | According to Ian Hawkins : ‘ The recession has tested the ability of management to cope with a period of economic downturn deeper and longer than anyone expected , and the venture capitalists ’ ability to negotiate their way through it . |
| 8 | To hide my embarrassment , I clapped before everyone else and longer than anyone else until our ambassador leaned over and said : ‘ I would n't do that . |
| 9 | Last year , Courier hit harder , stronger and longer than Agassi , who , in the process , suffered his third consecutive Grand Slam final defeat , two of those in Paris . |
| 10 | The radial shields are small and longer than broad . |
| 11 | The recession , which had proved deeper and longer than predicted , made Bush 's own re-election less certain than it seemed at mid-year . |
| 12 | The other is that Americans have grumbled louder and longer than anyone about the rubbish they throw out . |
| 13 | ‘ Maybe — but longer than your contract , I 'll bet . |