than
conjunction, preposition
used when making comparisons
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conjunction
used for comparing two things, people, situations etc and showing that there is an important difference between them
used for talking about the ways in which two things are different, or about the ways in which something has changed
used for saying that something is true when you compare it with other similar things
used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first
when compared to someone or something
used with ‘more’, ‘less’, and other comparatives for showing that when an amount, activity, feeling, or quality increases or is reduced, it causes something else to increase or be reduced at the same time
considered in relation to something
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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