Example sentences of "far [det] than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor was its misfortune unique , for Norwich , the capital of East Anglia , returned a moderate 40 per cent under £2 , far less than the adjoining countryside , yet within a dozen years the worsted manufacture commenced a decline that was to contribute largely to the total of more than 500 unemployed males , and altogether upwards of 2,500 destitute persons by 1570 . |
| 2 | You know , Harry , I get the impression he takes far more than a professional interest in Alice . |
| 3 | The advanced study of History demands far more than a retentive memory for facts or an ability to describe fluently the course of an historical event . |
| 4 | In simple terms , skin is far more than a superficial covering for the body ; it is a living , breathing organism . |
| 5 | Plainly a lot to ask of anyone — far more than a momentary invasion of privacy , which can be bad enough — and it is an argumentative point that paradoxically makes self-sufficiency sound humble rather than arrogant . |
| 6 | Your determination to ‘ get it right ’ will impress far more than a false sense of confidence or a reluctance to admit you could do with assistance . |
| 7 | But the world of the transcendent is far more than an ecstatic journey . |
| 8 | So , you see , we owed her far more than an occasional box of chocolates could repay . |
| 9 | But drinking too much over a period of months or years damages far more than the nervous system . |
| 10 | Indeed , both these companies target the corporate market far more than the professional publishing sector which , while entirely understandable , means that a great many potential users simply never hear about the products . |
| 11 | The weak intensity is caused by upward continuation through the mantle : the small-scale non-dipolar transition field is attenuated far more than the axial dipole . |
| 12 | These deep structural problems are cultural and political as well as economic , and will require far more than the odd adjustment to monetary or fiscal policy if we are to begin to solve them . |
| 13 | they 're a band you love to hate , far more than the Manic Street Preachers , who crave to be loathed but simply are n't worth the effort . |
| 14 | He needed far more than the normal ration of two parents , each with only one identity apiece . |
| 15 | They , far more than the New English , had the ear of Elizabeth 's government and they advocated restraint in dealing with Ireland . |
| 16 | This implied far more than the juridical observation that the Holy Spirit would ‘ assist ’ the Ecumenical Council . |
| 17 | This is meaning in as rich an intentional sense as one is likely to get — far more than the mere instilling of ( first-order ) knowledge with which McDowell deals . |
| 18 | Mr Davis said Probyn was seeking a payout of £150,000 pounds , far more than the average policy . |
| 19 | The ‘ Constantinian revolution ’ was far more than the sudden breaking out of peace over the church and demanded a drastic reconstruction of the framework of experience . |
| 20 | Although the Boundary Commission is unwilling to pre-empt the results of its county-wide review , it is understood that the focus will be on Colchester where both constituencies have far more than the ideal average of 69,000 voters . |
| 21 | It was quite apparent that he enjoyed them far more than the excellent dinner which Winnie had spent hours in preparing . |