Example sentences of "little more than a [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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1 | In the remoter corners of water authority empires , which have had little more than a decade in which to professionalize themselves since their formation in 1974 , gangs of river maintenance staff inherited from the far less environmentally accountable river boards have guarded their independence from interference by senior central management within their own organizations . |
2 | He proved himself an effective administrator , but died 22 September 1652 after little more than a year in office . |
3 | This one was bodged together from old planks and doors from wrecked houses , intended as little more than a defence in court for the demolition company when some child got through and broke his neck amongst the rubble . |
4 | Private Eye was flourishing , and even advertising in It its discreet ‘ God Is Love ’ , ‘ Karl Marx ’ , and ‘ Marquis de Sade ’ T-shirts under the slogan ‘ Plug in turn on freak out with Private Eye ’ , but this was little more than a wobble in that paper 's progress — and a chance for a satirical quick buck . |
5 | In the middle of combat , one is little more than a wave in the sea … a stroke of the brush lost in the painting … |
6 | But , thanks to a combination of high interest rates on traditional deposit accounts over much of this period , coupled to a distinct lack of publicity for SAYE , it has been relegated to little more than a footnote in the long list of savings options . |
7 | Cunliffe admitted that his knowledge of Germany was inadequate and that his figure was ‘ little more than a shot in the dark as he had been pressed to arrive at it between a Saturday and a Monday ’ . |
8 | Executive Secretary Peter Garrucho , a key aide of the newly elected Philippine President Fidel Ramos , resigned from the Cabinet on Aug. 10 , after little more than a month in office . |
9 | As she drew near the fence she saw that the poor struggling captive was little more than a baby in size , although it was covered with its first soft coat of wool . |
10 | ‘ Today , ’ Manescu responded , and closed his lips in a tight line which was little more than a gash in the brown hawk-like face . |