The phrase "a quicker than expected" is not correct as it is missing a noun after "a." You can use it in contexts where you want to describe something that happened faster than anticipated, but it needs to be rephrased to include a noun.
Example: "We experienced a quicker than expected response from the team."
Alternatives: "a faster than anticipated" or "a speedier than expected."
However, Bayern full-back Christian Lell is close to making a quicker than expected return to action just three weeks after suffering a calf strain.
TOKYO — Citing a quicker than expected recovery from Japan's earthquake, the Toyota Motor Corporation raised its full-year profit forecast by almost 40 percent Tuesday, although it warned that a strong yen continued to weigh on its bottom line.
Although there had been some talk Ledley King could make a quicker than expected return from a groin injury, the Tottenham man did not train today at England's Rustenburg base, where they opted to stay after being informed by FIFA that the playing surface at the Nelson Mandela Stadium was not capable of hosting two training sessions as well as tomorrow's match.
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas hopes John Terry can make a quicker than expected return from a knee operation.
Leinster prop Cian Healy was expected to be a doubt for that game but has made a quicker than expected recovery from ankle surgery.
However, Levein is hopeful that Gordon will make a quicker than expected return but is confident that Rangers' Allan McGregor will continue to prove an able deputy.
"They may have reached a saturation point a year quicker than expected".
"The labor market might be improving a bit quicker than expected," said David Sloan, an economist at 4Cast in New York.
It could be a big plus and we could find out it is going a lot quicker than expected".
A bit quicker than expected, Michael Johnson can kiss his 12-year-old record goodbye.
Maybe it's to head off the Droid X menace (not to mention the other Galaxy models), or maybe they just got things done a little quicker than expected and want to push it out the door.
