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Discover LudwigThe phrase "than intended" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when comparing something to its original intended purpose or goal. For example: She ran a marathon two minutes faster than intended.
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Is he drinking more than intended?
Drinking more than intended.
They simply left earlier than intended.
Otherwise, the government's punishment will have less sting than intended".
But the last line may be more revealing than intended.
Consequently, the rectum and urethra received more radiation than intended.
Arnulfo Moreno's projections often seem more muted than intended, though.
Northam's comments seemed to have the opposite effect than intended.
Apparently, the show was even more contemporary than intended.
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The second handset to make an earlier-than-intended debut: The Omnia 7, by Samsung.
The end result was that we ended up with smaller-than-intended libraries.
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