Usage Problem In comparison or contrast with: could run faster than him; outclassed everyone other than her.
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In comparison with .
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Used after a comparative adjective or adverb to introduce the second element or clause of an unequal comparison: She is a better athlete than I.
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Used to introduce the second element after certain words indicating difference: He draws quite differently than she does.
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When. Used especially after hardly and scarcely: I had scarcely walked in the door than the commotion started.
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Rather than .
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Other than.
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