Example sentences of "than [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , if cost effectiveness is seen as a relevant criterion , the potential savings in accident costs alone promise to more than recoup the outlay on the environmental traffic management schemes . |
| 2 | But more than fear I felt disgust ; almost all of the dogs were painfully thin and many were diseased . |
| 3 | A hedge less than 5–6ft tall is , in my opinion , not much of a hedge at all in wildlife , game , and landscape terms . |
| 4 | on your own than push the buggy . |
| 5 | Upfront and honest , she is concerned about rights and wrongs and would rather die shouting for a cause than hide behind a corporate banner . |
| 6 | ‘ Your desert gear was more holes than hide . |
| 7 | It 's much better than hide and seek . |
| 8 | When she saw him , she let out a little cry ( that bit took ages to rehearse : every bit that required Lady Laetitia to do more than flash her tits took ages ) , then turned and ran to the end of the room . |
| 9 | Even this , in its way a successful transaction , had done no better than limp lamely to its achievement . |
| 10 | Cash with order or cash on delivery is always better than cash some time in the future . |
| 11 | So far , research into psychoneuroimmunology has done no more than scratch the surface of this potentially important topic . |
| 12 | I 've spent nearly a week playing around with the Korg A2 and I feel I have n't done more than scratch the surface . |
| 13 | Even the prescription of a joint approach to issues of sexism and racism ( Brah and Deem , 1986 ) does little more than scratch the surface of a very much deeper problem . |
| 14 | ‘ They had better ( said he , ) furnish the man with good implements for his trade , than raise subscriptions for his poems . |
| 15 | In running the same course of action is likely to do little more than raise a few curious glances from fellow competitors . |
| 16 | He did no more than raise an eyebrow . |
| 17 | It would be wrong to pretend that in a booklet of this size , we can do any more than raise some of these issues and give an overview of the way in which the company tries to deal with them . |
| 18 | Costs And Prices : Unit costs growth is the lowest since the survey began in June 1958. 23pc more firms continue to reduce home market prices than raise them . |
| 19 | I have as much scepticism as the next person about new techniques for analysing so-called discourse communities which seem to do little else than parse the text of student e-mail with an home-grown SNOBOL program . |
| 20 | Perhaps it was newspaper speculation that the ‘ courting couple ’ were about to get married that convinced Jason it was time to turn the tide in favour of something nearer the truth and gently let everyone into their secret that it was just one big publicity stunt which , once started , was easier to carry on with than deny , and far more profitable in any event . |
| 21 | It is clear , furthermore , that Categories 1 and 2 do not impose an evidential burden on the defendant as far as the consent issue is concerned , for generally speaking , where the defence seeks to do no more than deny the prosecution 's assertion , it is entitled to have its claims placed before the jury . |
| 22 | Arguably , the defence has no evidential burden to discharge in this situation , for , since the defence is seeking to do no more than deny the basic elements of the prosecution 's case , any assertion of consent by the defence should be placed before the jury . |
| 23 | She knew that , even as she knew that , whatever price had to be paid , she would rather pay it than deny herself the overwhelming need coursing through her . |
| 24 | For the past six years , however , she had done little more than declare things open , or say a few words of thanks in public . |
| 25 | In theory a statute could do no more than declare existing law ; and statutes were cast in a declaratory form . |
| 26 | The Presbyterian , Daniel Williams , persuaded a meeting of London Dissenting ministers not to present an address of thanks to the King for the Indulgence , and argued that " it was better for them to be reduced to their former hardships , than declare for measures destructive of the liberties of their country " . |
| 27 | I 've better things to do than make a fool of myself with you . |
| 28 | It takes a slippery road to make the Volvo wag its tail ; over-exuberance with the throttle otherwise does nothing more than make the inside rear wheel spin the power away . |
| 29 | As part of a sweeping agreement , Mr Jackson will do more than make music for Sony ; he will also run his own record label , Nation Records , under the auspices of a new media company , the Jackson Entertainment Complex , a 50–50 joint venture with Sony Software . |
| 30 | ‘ The butcher has better things to do than make journey upon journey , until we are ready for him . ’ |