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Than

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UK
ðən
US
ðən
Definition: Used to introduce the second element in a comparison.
Meaning: Hơn
Very Common
How to use "Than" vocabulary in sentence (example)

In fact, I can typically find a banana for less than a dollar in most places!

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They are smaller than hurricane but stronger.

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Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than 110 miles per hour (180 km/h), are about 250 feet (80 m) across and travel a few miles before disappearing.

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This equalled more revenue than the combined revenues of Walt Disney Co, Macy's, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Target and Apple.

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Each of these Walton family members are worth more than $30 billion EACH.

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In the United States there are more than 4,230 stores and there are more than 6,100 stores located internationally.

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A CEO at Walmart makes approximately 1,034 times more money than an average Walmart employee.

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In celebration of this momentous achievement and their more than ten years in business, here are 20 Fun Facts about Airbnb, that you probably didn't know.

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In the eleven years that Airbnb has been trading, they have accepted more than five hundred million guests!

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They have castles, beach huts, mobile homes, and more than two thousand tree houses currently listed on the site!

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Airbnb currently lists more than fourteen thousand tiny homes, ranging from garden studio apartments to lakeside cabins, igloos, caves, and small boats.

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Airbnb has one of the strongest customer ratings in the industry, with more than 96% of guests being happy with the site, service, and their stay.

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The planets of our solar system hold more than 150 moons in their orbits.

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More than 300 robotic spacecraft have explored destinations beyond Earth orbit.

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The "Long Wall" has a long history — more than 2,300 years.

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If someone makes a mistake, the robot is damaged or destroyed, which is better than a person being killed.

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It makes a yogurt that's thicker, creamier and tangier than regular yogurt.

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Usually more tart than ice cream, as well as lower in fat, it is different from ice milk and conventional soft serve.

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In Australia, lightning accounts for five to ten deaths and more than 100 injuries annually.

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Each year, on average, severe storms are responsible for more damage (as measured by insurance costs) than tropical cyclones, earthquakes, floods, or bushfires.

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There are more than 35 million residents in Tokyo that makes it largest and busiest metropolitan area in the world.

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With 14 Michelin three-star restaurants, Tokyo has more top-rated restaurants than any other city, surpassing even Paris.

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Nowhere is the subject of this dessert more completely covered than in the 2007 cookbook, Panna Cotta: Italy's Elegant Custard Made Easy by Camilla V Saulsbury.

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Sprite is available in more than 190 countries.

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Ostriches do not fly, but can run faster than any other bird.

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Any crater larger than 250 kilometres in diameter is referred to as a Basin.

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The UK also buys more items a month per capita than any other collective of countries in the world.

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This is probably because the British love a bit of a bidding war, what's better than being able to auction from your own home!

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Hard cheeses have a longer shelf live than soft cheeses.

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Notebook was considered as the lighter and smaller than laptops.

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The seasons are extreme because its elliptical (oval-shaped) orbital path around the Sun is more elongated than most other planets in the solar system.

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The idea of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday is more than 1,000 years old.

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Laptops are battery powered computers that are more portable than desktops, allowing you to use them almost anywhere.

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Tablet computers or tablets are handheld computers that are even more portable than laptops.

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The jury is out - Americans love cats more than dogs!

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While there are more US households with pet dogs, there are way more pet cats than dogs in total!

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That's almost 5 million more cats than dogs!

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It turns out that if a cat falls from a lower height, say less than 7 stories high, then it's actually more likely to be injured!

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Cats purr for many more reasons than you would think.

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So what is it about otters than make them so otterly amazing?

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Sea otters can hold their breather underwater for more than 5 minutes, and river otters can hold theirs for more than 8!

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A smartphone is a mobile phone that can do more than other phones.

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Most can do multitasking, running more than one program which helps the user do things quicker and easier.

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Smart phones can send and receive data much faster than older phones.

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It is, according to drone schools, illegal to fly your drone that's capable of traveling up to a mile or more any further than you can see it with the naked eye or above 400 feet.

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Someone who owes more money than he or she can pay all at once is said to be "carrying debt".

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Banks like credit card accounts because people always end up paying more than the original price for an item and the banks get that extra money in the form of interest.

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Seoul is noted for its population density, which is almost twice that of New york and eight times greater than Rome.

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There are fewer bones in a horse than in humans.

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The oldest horse lived over twice as long than he was supposed to.

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The eyes of a horse are bigger than those of any other land mammal, and the fact they are located on the side of their heads means they can see almost 360 degrees.

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They can, however, see certain colors a lot clearer than others.

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The space occupied by the teeth is greater than that occupied by the brain.

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They're not so different than us people.

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There's way more types of horses than you would have thought!

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There are surprisingly more than 300 different horse breeds in the world!

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Rather than being measured in feet and inches, horses are measured in hands.

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The tallest horse ever was over seven hands taller than a normal horse.

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The smallest horse was barely taller than a foot.

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Horses can remember more than you think….

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Studies showed that horses have excellent memories - possibly even better than that of an elephant!

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A mother eagle will generally lay two eggs, although in most cases, one of the baby eagles is stronger than its sibling and will kill the weaker one.

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The bald eagle was endangered in 1967 and there were less than 500 eagles left.

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It weighs just one pound (0.45 kg) but can fly faster than many other birds of this size.

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This is eleven times bigger than the diameter of Earth.

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Of these, 55 are very small and less than five kilometres wide.

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It gives off more heat than it gets from the sun.

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Virtual reality is different than augmented reality, which shows the real place that a person is in, but changes or adds to it.

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No matter who may have opened the first fish and chip shop, the trade grew to feed a rapidly expanding population, reaching a staggering 35,000 shops in the 1930s and more than tripling since then.

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The UK.’s favorite fish is still cod and accounts for more than half of the total consumption.

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A thick-cut potato absorbs less oil than a thin cut, so the chunkier chips are the healthier ones.

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Despite the threat from pizza and burgers, fish and chips remain the nation’s favorite takeaway dish, nearly four times more popular than Indian curries.

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Although deep-fried fish and chips are not considered a healthy meal, it is better for you than other fast food options.

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Fish and chips have less fat and calories than the average pizza, as well as a Big Mac or Whopper meal with medium fries.

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Bangkok is one of the world's most popular cities, attracting more tourists each year than even Paris.

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The largest moon is Titan, which is larger in volume than the planet Mercury.

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Saturn is the only planet in the Solar System that is less dense than water.

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They work as a group and use intelligent hunting tactics to catch prey which they would not be able to catch alone as they are faster than them.

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They are 6 times more sensitive to light than humans.

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But right behind it, is Youtube, which is bigger than Bing, Yahoo!, and Ask combined.

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The largest single foreign community, representing less than one-tenth of the population, is made up of Chinese.

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More than 100 free public schools are maintained, in addition to the night vocational and secondary schools and the Manila branch of the University of the Philippines.

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The number of people living in Amsterdam during the War rose from less than 30,000 in 1570 to over 100,000 in 1622.

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The utility has to be more than the opportunity cost for it to be a good choice in economics.

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The Metro was built in 1900, and its total length is more than 200 km (120 mi).

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By definition, fog reduces visibility to less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), whereas mist causes lesser impairment of visibility.

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Fog forms when the difference between air temperature and dew point is less than 2.5 °C (4.5 °F).

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This equates to more than 500 million tweets per day - that's a lot of words!

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In medieval times, seafood was less prestigious than other animal meats, and often seen as merely an alternative to meat on fast days.

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Before the invention of refrigerator, people had used icebox for more than a century.

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More than 8 million fridges are sold yearly in the US.

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Many analyses showed that longer eBooks are sold for many times than a shorter eBook.

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Rather than a short serialized stories or a short novel, a quality long storybook is sold for many times.

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People are getting more touched with their smartphones than the e-reader device.

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They prefer their smartphones to read more than the e-reader.

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In 2014, more than 50% of the eBooks are permitted to be read on the phone.

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The Banh Mi is more than just a sandwich.

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Banh mi first came to Vietnam through French soldiers during the French colonization with the name 'baguette', but Vietnamese Banh mi usually has a fluffier texture and crispier crust than the French baguette due to the baking tools and techniques used.

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Next time you look at a peacock, here are some fun & feathery facts which will make you even more amazed than before!

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For more than 2,000 years, peacocks have been kept in captivity around the world either for entertainment purposes or religion.

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