The phrase "a more than expected" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when discussing an outcome or result that exceeds what was anticipated, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "The project delivered a more than expected return on investment."
Alternatives: "greater than anticipated" or "more than anticipated."
Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a gauge of corporate capital spending, fell a more than expected 3.2percentt in December from November, government data showed.
Singapore's growth in the third quarter contracted by a more than expected 6.8%, compared with analyst forecasts of 6.3%.
Synergism is defined as a more than expected additive effect, and antagonism is defined as a less than expected additive effect.
In particular, we have observed that in GPs holding a more than expected number of visits with patients, higher prescribing costs or a lower referrals rate is associated with higher rates of preventable admissions.
The estimated coverage of ITNs was 95%, 4 and this was greater than the national average of 72%. 5 Despite these interventions, a more than expected number of malaria cases was reported from some areas, but no mention was made on the possible reasons for the increase.
The Norwegian oil company Statoil said third-quarter profit rose a more-than-expected 32percentt because of higher oil prices and falling production costs.
Excluding transportation, orders rose by a more-than-expected 2 percent after falling by a revised 2.8 percent in July, previously reported as a 3.7 percent fall.
South Korea's industrial production rose by a more-than-expected 3.3% in January from the previous month.
Worldwide like-for-like sales at McDonald's - which strip out the effect of new restaurants opening - fell by a more-than-expected 1.8% in January on the back of a supplier scandal in China.
Sales of new, single-family U.S. homes surged a more-than-expected 3.5% to a fresh record in December, the government said Tuesday, as low interest rates continued to entice home buyers.
The vast majority (17 out of 18) of these rates were negative (Appendix A), significantly more than expected from chance (Fisher's exact test, P = 0.007).
