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more expensive bicycles than we do. 10. Robin proved to be a more courageous leaderthan anyone had expected. 11. The school has a larger auditorium than the city librarydoes. 12. That car has a more efficient engine than this one does.Answers to Exercise 4:1. The rain became heavier and heavier. 2. The crowd grew more and moreenthusiastic. 3. We became more and more uneasy. 4. Manufacturing companies werebecoming larger and larger. 5. The weather grew worse and worse. 6. The compilationof accurate statistics is becoming more and more necessary. 7. Methods of diagnosis arebecoming more and more accurate. 8. Their contribution to the project became moreand more important. 9. Standards are becoming higher and higher. 10. They becamemore and more optimistic.Answers to Exercise 5:1. The issue is less important than I thought. 2. The train is less punctual than it used tobe. 3. The spoons are less valuable than the candlesticks. 4. Nora is less excited thanKaren is. 5. The bus is less crowded than the subway. 6. This movie is less entertainingthan the one we saw last night.Answers to Exercise 6:1. The wind grew less and less fierce. 2. The tune became less and less recognizable. 3.Word processors are becoming less and less expensive. 4. The rainbow grew less andless bright. 5. The children became less and less alert. 6. The service became less andless convenient.Answers to Exercise 7:1. most intelligent 2. luckiest 3. best 4. most valuable 5. hottest 6. newest 7. mostentertaining 8. bravest 9. driest 10. most talented 11. most direct 12. oldestAnswers to Exercise 8:1. many 2. Little 3. Few 4. much 5. few 6. Much 7. Many 8. fewer 9. Little 10. Few 11.fewest 12. Little 13. less 14. much 15. least 16. manyAnswers to Exercise 9:1. Penny has three times as much money as Alex. 2. Chris has half as many books asTerry. 3. Penny has twice as many books as Lisa. 4. Debbie has four times as muchmoney as Ti m. 5. Tim has half as much money as Alex. 6. Penny has one· quarter asmany books as Tim. 7. Terry has twice as much money as Helen. 8. Terry has eighttimes as many books as Helen. 9. Tim has three times as many books as Chris. 10. Pennyhas six times as much money as Tim.Answers to Exercise 10:1. She reads more books than I do. 2. They have had less success than you have. 3. Webought more rice than flour. 4. We had fewer accidents than we had expected. 5. Theproposal has more advantages than disadvantages. 6. She uses more honey than sugar.7. We eat less cheese than meat. 8. They entertain fewer visitors than we do. 9. He canspeak more languages than anyone else I know. 10. They have fewer customers thanthey would like. 11. The project will take more time than you think. 12. This stoverequires less fuel than one would expect.