Example sentences of "than [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Even the prescription of a joint approach to issues of sexism and racism ( Brah and Deem , 1986 ) does little more than scratch the surface of a very much deeper problem . |
| 32 | In running the same course of action is likely to do little more than raise a few curious glances from fellow competitors . |
| 33 | He did no more than raise an eyebrow . |
| 34 | Rather than proving an insoluble methodological problem , these contradictions are , in fact , a key finding in the research . |
| 35 | My thesis is that the remedy is not to discard voluntary bodies but to infuse them with a new purpose and to make new demands upon them ; and I have suggested that the new purpose is nothing less than to preserve the individuality of man . |
| 36 | I have as much scepticism as the next person about new techniques for analysing so-called discourse communities which seem to do little else than parse the text of student e-mail with an home-grown SNOBOL program . |
| 37 | It is clear , furthermore , that Categories 1 and 2 do not impose an evidential burden on the defendant as far as the consent issue is concerned , for generally speaking , where the defence seeks to do no more than deny the prosecution 's assertion , it is entitled to have its claims placed before the jury . |
| 38 | Arguably , the defence has no evidential burden to discharge in this situation , for , since the defence is seeking to do no more than deny the basic elements of the prosecution 's case , any assertion of consent by the defence should be placed before the jury . |
| 39 | This is usually more valuable than generating an allowable loss for capital gains tax purposes . |
| 40 | We therefore included the case in our analysis for the post-Black period 1984–90 as this information should be regarded as testing rather than generating the Seascale hypothesis . |
| 41 | However , rather than realising a £17m loss , Tootal 's figures show a £3.4m profit , with most of the difference written off earlier through the balance sheet . |
| 42 | The number of levels is arbitrary , but it certainly is apparent that there is a very light , superficial , cliche level of communication that serves little more than to acknowledge the presence of another person . |
| 43 | It would be worthless to dwell on the strengths and weaknesses of the regrading exercise here , other than to acknowledge the apparent difficulties associated with it . |
| 44 | He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder . |
| 45 | Something had punched her chest ; she felt the refrigeration unit of her suit cut in , she felt rather than heard the tearing , rippling , screaming boom of the explosion . |
| 46 | Bernice felt rather than heard the two explosions , like a double heartbeat , and then the corridor was filled with flames . |
| 47 | She sensed rather than heard the collective sigh of relief that went up as her acceptance rang round the studio just a moment before the signature tune flowed through the headphones , signalling the end of the programme . |
| 48 | As table 3 shows , the key legal services used by businesses tend to be the sort that are need-driven — litigation , commercial property and employee legislation — rather than reflecting a broader and continuous relationship . |
| 49 | It is clear that the lessons of ‘ 92 have not been learned and again Managers would appear to be telling Senior Management what they want to hear , rather than reflecting the real situation . |
| 50 | Since then , however , the LDP had recovered ground under the steady leadership of Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu , while the opposition had been increasingly perceived as divided and as having little policy other than opposing the government . |
| 51 | So it looks like this particular First Lady will have more serious matters on her mind than re-decorating the White House like Jackie Kennedy had . |
| 52 | I 've better things to do than make a fool of myself with you . |
| 53 | ‘ Surely people have better things to do than make a great song and dance about missing a dinner party . ’ |
| 54 | In offices with E-mail systems a fax can be copied to hundreds of different destinations without having to do more than make a few entries on the key-board . |
| 55 | And I 'd rather you eat it than make a mess of it eh ? |
| 56 | Realising that it is far too late in her life to expect her to do more than make an effort to modify this trait in her character , you should see if you can direct it away from the home . |
| 57 | These fairly well made , attractive rugs possess an undoubted primitive charm ; but as they have yet to establish themselves in the Western market , one can do little more than make an educated guess as to their current prices and investment potential . |
| 58 | It takes a slippery road to make the Volvo wag its tail ; over-exuberance with the throttle otherwise does nothing more than make the inside rear wheel spin the power away . |
| 59 | But here , under the thick turf roof and the stone walls which had weathered many a north Atlantic gale , we were secure from the driving rain , and the heaviest gusts of wind did little more than make the oil-lamp flicker in its hanger . |
| 60 | Fraud by itself may do no more than make the contract voidable . |