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If you have nothing (
far ) to say, here are no ( few ) than four persons who want to
question you.
If you have nothing
further to say, here are no
fewer than four persons who
want to question you. |
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Of the two advisers, the ( late ) is ( old ) and (
friendly ). He is sought after ( frequently ) than the (
young ) one. |
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The police are conducting ( far ) investigations to find
the ( late ) customer who left the jewelry shop. |
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This pot has the ( little ) coffee in it. |
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The ( far ) you run, the ( tired ) you become. Then you may have
no ( much ) energy to go home. |
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My friend has three brothers, the ( old ) of whom is not even (
old ) than the ( old ) of my two brothers. |
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Our concert was ( successful ) than we had expected. The
audience, which numbered no ( few ) than a thousand applauded
all the acts, especially the ( late ) one. |
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The millionaire's daughter was ( ingeniously ) kidnapped. The
kidnappers have demanded a ransom of not ( little ) than 50,000
dollars for her safe return. |
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Richard and Ronnie are brothers; the ( late ) is the ( old )
one. |
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The boys walked ( far ) into the forest where the trees grew (
thickly ) than in other parts. They walked in single file, with
the ( old ) among them being the ( late ). |
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The hospital in the city has ( many ) of the ( late ) medical
equipment and is run ( efficiently ) than the village hospital. |
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I arrived ( late ) than usual because I had had slight accident
( far ) down the road. My ( old ) brother, who was with me,
helped me to pick up the things that I had dropped from my
bicycle. |
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Of the three boys, his writing is the ( bad ). It is strange
that the ( hard ) he tries to improve it, the ( bad ) it
becomes. |
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The ( little ) you talk, the ( far ) you'll jump and the (
likely ) you'll be to win a prize. |
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The teacher placed her in the ( far ) seat in the class because
she is the ( talkative ) of the girls. Consequently, she is the
( late ) to leave the class. |
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Of all the girls, Kathy arrived the ( late ). She said that she
lived the ( far ) away from the school. |
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The ( little ) that you can do is to help us carry these new
books to the library which is at the ( far ) end of the school. |
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Of these two witnesses, the ( late ) seemed ( afraid ) and (
hesitant ). |
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It is ( unfortunate ) that we could not buy tickets for this
show. We will have to see a ( late ) show and hope that there
will be no ( far ) delay in buying the tickets. |
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Of the two
advisers, the latter
is older and
more friendly. He is
sought after more frequently
than the younger
one. |
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The police
are conducting further
investigations to find the last
customer who left the jewelry shop. |
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This pot has the
least coffee in it. |
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The
farther you run, the
more tired you become. Then
you may have no more energy
to go home. |
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My friend has three
brothers, the eldest of whom
is not even older than the
older of my two brothers. |
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Our concert was more successful
than we had expected. The audience, which numbered no
fewer than a thousand
applauded all the acts, especially the
last one. |
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The millionaire's daughter was more
ingeniously kidnapped. The kidnappers have demanded a
ransom of not less than
50,000 dollars for her safe return. |
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Richard and Ronnie are brothers; the
latter is the elder
one. |
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The boys walked farther into
the forest where the trees grew more
thickly than in other parts. They walked in single
file, with the oldest among
them being the last. |
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The hospital in the city has more
of the latest medical
equipment and is run more efficiently
than the village hospital. |
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I arrived later than usual
because I had had slight accident
farther down the road. My
elder brother, who was with me, helped me to pick up
the things that I had dropped from my bicycle. |
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Of the three boys, his writing is the
worst. It is strange that the
harder he tries to improve it, the
worse it becomes. |
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The less you talk, the
farther you'll jump and the
more likely you'll be to win
a prize. |
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The teacher placed her in the farthest
seat in the class because she is the
most talkative of the girls. Consequently, she is the
last to leave the class. |
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Of all the girls, Kathy arrived the
latest. She said that she lived the
farthest away from the
school. |
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The least that you can do is
to help us carry these new books to the library which is at the
farthest end of the school. |
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Of these two witnesses, the latter
seemed more afraid and
more hesitant. |
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It is most unfortunate that
we could not buy tickets for this show. We will have to see a
later show and hope that
there will be no further
delay in buying the tickets. |
