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than

/ðæn/preposition · A1
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do que

Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

thando que

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Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.
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