6.35 USAGE NOTE

The structures involving comparatives and superlatives are generally the same for adverbs as for adjectives:

* the use of 'no' and 'any' with comparatives: see paragraph 2.168

• He fared no better on the other road.
• Omoro didn't want to express it any more strongly.

* the optional use of 'the' with superlatives: see paragraph 2.122

• His shoulders hurt the worst.
• Old people work hardest.

* the use of comparatives and superlatives as submodifiers: see the section beginning at paragraph 2.162

• ...making the pay system more directly related to performance.
• It was the most powerfully sustained campaign of his life.

* the use of 'than' after comparatives: see paragraph 2.111

• This class continues to grow more rapidly than any other group.
• Prices have been rising faster than incomes.
• You might know this better than me.
• They managed to keep his circulation going more successfully than we did.

* repeating comparatives to indicate changes in extent: see paragraph 2.166.

• It continues to function more and more effectively.