Example sentences of "be [art] [det] [conj] [art] sum " in BNC.

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1 According to the principle of organic unities , the value of a whole does not have to be the same as the sum of the values of its parts .
2 It requires an element of direct involvement because of the need for selection and weighing of evidence , but the whole product should be no more than the sum of the parts .
3 But they do not necessarily conclude that a thing is no more than the sum of its attributes .
4 It is no more than the sum of forces — institutions and markets — which determine who is going to produce what goods and services , on what terms and by what combination of the four major factors of production : land , labour , capital and technology .
5 If you draw a triangle with corners x , y and z , then it says that the length of the side between x and y is no more than the sum of lengths of the other two sides .
6 The views of the local parties were less clearcut — although the National Union itself was no more than the sum of the local party leaders .
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