Example sentences of "anything [adj] than [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is highly unlikely that he envisaged anything more than joint diplomatic pressure on Russia which would bring Nicholas to the conference table to discuss the problems at issue , which explains why he used as a pretext the totally ridiculous question of the keys to the Holy places in Jerusalem , whose custody was disputed between the Latin Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches . |
| 2 | In particular , what much of it fails to do is to convince all but a handful of academic specialists that its closely delineated studies are anything more than detailed local knowledge , an interesting but benign academic pursuit . |
| 3 | Even the Diet did not immediately call for offensive action against Russia , but it decided to do so when the tsar refused to negotiate on the basis of anything less than abject Polish submission . |
| 4 | Similarly , it is difficult to construe his distinction between primary and secondary deviance as meaning anything other than that secondary deviance is caused by societal reaction and its consequences for the deviant . |
| 5 | Her partner insisted that the time gap was too great for this to be anything other than two separate orgasms . |
| 6 | Whatever , Carmody is an unassailable optimist who has never been seen in anything other than sprayed-on black jeans , winkle-pickered Chelsea boots , leather jacket and cap . |
| 7 | If it is intended for anything other than intensive individual study , then , if you 've got a camera , video is easier to " listen " to . |
| 8 | Because of their training doctors are often sceptical of anything other than formal clinical trials and research which produces statistical data . |