Example sentences of "than do " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Get a ticket , not a criminal record , ’ the ads urge you ; but this is easier said than done . |
| 2 | Finding the perfect English house was easier said than done . |
| 3 | But that was easier said than done . |
| 4 | Easier said than done , I supposed . |
| 5 | That is easier said than done . |
| 6 | This is usually easier said than done as they rust and are difficult to find . |
| 7 | Of course , this is easier said than done , but it is thought that up to 50% of births of this type could be prevented by better standards of care . |
| 8 | All these behavioural skills fall into the easier said than done category but they are all learnable techniques that can be mastered with practice . |
| 9 | In 1970 , the State Ministry of Education wisely recommended a reintroduction of Hausa medium in lower classes , but this proved far easier said than done . |
| 10 | This may be easier said than done but if you have a clear idea of the purpose of the meeting and have prepared a thorough list of everything you want to know then you must stick to your guns and carry on relentlessly until you have worked your way through it . |
| 11 | This is easier said than done . |
| 12 | But that 's easier said than done , and you will be lucky indeed if it never happens to you . |
| 13 | ‘ They make you think of birdies , ’ says Les Jones , the club 's pro for 38 years , ‘ but getting them is easier said than done . |
| 14 | ‘ Easier said than done ! ’ |
| 15 | But this is easier said than done . |
| 16 | That 's easier said than done . |
| 17 | But it was easier said than done . |
| 18 | This was , needless to add , easier said than done . |
| 19 | This is easier said than done . |
| 20 | But I knew that was easier said than done . |
| 21 | However , for the majority of women , planning intercourse to coincide with ovulation and predicting their most fertile time is easier said than done . |
| 22 | It was necessary to remove the stainless steel split pins from the big end nuts — easier said than done considering that the crank shaft was seized solid and the position of some of the big ends in relation to the crankcase wall made access to them almost impossible . |
| 23 | ‘ Easier said than done . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Removing ’ part of the brain is easier said than done . |
| 25 | She told herself that she must confine herself to anger only , but it was easier said than done . |
| 26 | But for colleagues who have illness in the family or marital troubles , this is easier said than done . |
| 27 | Deregulation — cutting red tape , in Mr Major 's preferred phrase — is easier said than done and far from politically sexy : much has been cut already and Brussels weaves new rules by the week . |
| 28 | James Graham 's solution was to suggest that the Duke of Montrose dismiss William Weir , but that was easier said than done , for Weir had been appointed in order to oblige one of Montrose 's friends , and James Graham had not made a solution any easier to obtain by promising his substitute that Woodrop should have the appointment of procurator-fiscal to give as he chose . |
| 29 | Like practically everything in business this is easier said than done , as the plethora of books , theories , advice and consultants testify . |
| 30 | This is easier said than done . |