than before

• Stock dyeing is used more often than before .
  原料染色比以前用的多。
• Things are no better than before .
  情况一点也没有比从前更好一些。
• I shall cling closer to her than before .
  我将比以往更加疼爱她。
• Her stomach trouble is much better than before ..
  她的胃病比先前好多了。
• He was markedly more pleasant than before .
  他比以前和气多了。
• His gaunt face seemed paler than before .
  他那憔悴的脸似乎显得比以前更苍白了。
• She 's nothing wiser than before .
  她丝毫也不比以前聪敏。
• Public tip-offs have proven more reliable than before .
  群众举报比以往更加可靠。
• He 's much better off than before .
  他手头比过去宽多了。
• Their manners were still more vivacious than before .
  他们的举止也比以前更生动。