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below the vs below than

The correct phrase is "below the." It is used to indicate a position or location in relation to something else. "Below than" is not a standard English construction.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1986 views

below the

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "below the" when referring to a position or location in relation to something else.

Examples:

  • The cat is sleeping below the table.
  • The temperature is below the freezing point.
  • The bookshelf is below the window.
  • The fish are swimming below the surface.
  • The treasure is buried below the ground.
  • The injury's right below the clavicle.
  • Maybe it was always just below the surface.
  • Celebrating my last day below the poverty line.
  • That's well below the national average, I believe.
  • Jeff, he used to detect on the rocks below the cliff.
  • But, below the surface... he's a sentimental romantic.
  • It's anterior to the elbow, just below the surface.
  • It's page three, below the fold.
  • He's just below the South Summit.
  • The other four will be below the waterline for sure.
  • There's a particle wave below the north tower.
  • You like to dive down deep and swim way below the surface.
  • These kids live below the poverty line.
  • And stab him right below the ribcage.
  • We've had to drain the soil below the fountain.
  • The structure that we're dealing with is buried below the surface.
  • And, keep the rhythm below the belt.
  • They most likely constructed their labs here, two levels below the o2 machine.
  • She was lying just below the surface, tucked in a reef.
  • Pleasuring herself... below the waist and above the knee.

below than

This phrase is not a standard English construction and is incorrect.

  • The budgetary outcomes in 2010 could turn out somewhat below than projected in the programme.
  • Severity of charring was significantly greater above his ankles than below.
  • It is therefore difficult to see what the economic justification would be for starting to export B20 and below other than the avoidance of the anti-dumping measures in place.
  • It is therefore difficult to see what the economic justification would be for starting to export B20 and below other than the avoidance of the countervailing measures in place.
  • For legal purposes, the first reference to the term 'Schengen Convention' should appear in the introductory sentence, rather than below it.
  • Tenders must be delivered to the registry of the Åland Provincial Government during the office hours stated below no later than the date stipulated in point 12.
  • For the hundred or so countries that are ranked below China, more than half of them are electoral democracies.
  • Patients with mild to moderate hepatic impairment should be clearly instructed that the period requiring the precautionary measures described below may be longer than 90 days.
  • In all European countries those over the age of 45 have clearly received poorer levels of training than those below that age.
  • In this regard, the prices of the product types imported from South Africa were considerably higher, as shown in recitals (87) and (91) below, than the imports from the other two countries.
  • Tenders must be delivered to the registry of the Government of Åland during the office hours indicated below no later than the date stipulated in point 12.
  • In the case of men, the poverty risk is not higher among those over 65 than those below that age.
  • If the F and t values calculated according to the formulae below are greater than the critical F and t values, the candidate system is not equivalent.
  • If the F and t values calculated according to the equation below are greater than the critical F and t values, the candidate system is not equivalent.
  • In the EU as a whole, older people faced a slightly greater risk of poverty than people below the age of 65, which is mainly due to the fact that women have lower incomes.
  • A sharp decrease registered in 2003 and 2004 was due to an increase in sales, in particular the exports of the Community industry (see recital below), rather than in production volumes.
  • Measuring systems for liquefied gases under pressure measured at a temperature below -10ºC (other than cryogenic liquids).
  • A sharp decrease registered in 2003 and 2004 was due to an increase in sales, in particular the exports of the Community industry (see recital below), rather than in production volumes.
  • their self-accelerating decomposition temperature (SADT) (see Note 2 below) is greater than 75 ºC for a 50 kg package.
  • '3a. Such a certificate shall be neither issued nor accepted for the tobaccos listed under order No 6 of the table below, when more than one type is presented in the same immediate packaging.'

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