Example sentences of "in more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course not all policemen are in absolute positions of command even though they represent the maintenance of structure in more than a symbolic way ; and few can move into communitas to experience the temptations described above . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , but in more than three-quarters of the murders committed in the UK , the murderer knew the victim already — and quite liked them . ’ |
| 3 | On the home front his business experiences should stand him in more than good stead : cobblers is the stock-in-trade of most cricket committees . |
| 4 | On the home front his business experiences should stand him in more than good stead : cobblers is the stock-in-trade of most cricket committees . |
| 5 | Mr Graham Warren , principal resources officer for the NRA 's Southern Region , said that groundwater levels were the lowest observed in more than a century . |
| 6 | Its construction results in more than half the original garden area of the house being covered by buildings ( particularly relevant |
| 7 | I am aware too that , in spite of other similarities , no amount of relating will allow me to converse in more than a most elementary way with a chimpanzee . |
| 8 | No animal or plant can withstand ultraviolet radiation in more than modest amounts . |
| 9 | For example , it may be that admitting pupils up to the standard number would mean the school taking in more than it can accommodate by virtue of the Education ( School Premises ) Regulations 1981 . |
| 10 | In more than half the cases where the occupations of grandparents are mentioned , this is partly because the father followed a grandfather in his own work . |
| 11 | She demonstrates that policies of amelioration will do in more than touch the surface unless fundamental gender inequalities are addressed . |
| 12 | It is wise , too , not to stick the hook in more than necessary to cast the lob without it throwing off . |
| 13 | Rarely , if ever , in more than a decade , has a specialist in psychometrics published a review of a book on testing in the Times , The New York Review of Books , The New Republic , or other national publications that occasionally comment on testing . |
| 14 | During the long sea voyage , Thomas Burns was seen as a leader in more than religious matters . |
| 15 | However , he successfully adopted his style in more than adequately coping with the West Indian fast bowling of the 1960's . |
| 16 | When a former Chinese concubine succeeded to the throne of the Tang dynasty as the Empress Wu , she struck a note for feminism in more than political terms . |
| 17 | Now the management of Sakata and Ray Shepherd were locked in more than mental combat . |
| 18 | ‘ T'was in more than t'colour of his hair that he was like a fox , ’ the maid replied . |
| 19 | A change of policy was adopted which resulted in more than half the staff working in areas of economic importance . |
| 20 | Ribbing in the stitches on either side of the cable draws the work in more than allowing it to ladder down , which makes working a sample piece very important . |
| 21 | ENGLAND have two squash players in the world 's top seven for the first time in more than a decade . |
| 22 | Quinn said : ‘ I 'm not interested in more than a month on loan here . |
| 23 | We should have a full house for Portsmouth which will come in more than handy . ’ |
| 24 | But I reckon the company has made CPP losses in more than half of the last 15 years . |
| 25 | As a result , there has been a steady growth in the number of companies that have an audit committee — around two-thirds of the top 150 UK listed industrial companies and the great majority of UK listed financial institutions now have audit committees , and in more than half these cases , the committees were established within the past five years . |
| 26 | My anorak served as armour in more than the literal sense : it protected me , as anorexia protected me , from the confusing impingements of reality as defined by others at home or at school , and who could not even agree among themselves , on my behalf . |
| 27 | But in fact , towards the climax of the disease , there was very little of me left , in more than the physiological sense . |
| 28 | Sixteen minutes later skipper Kevin Moran headed the equaliser from a Gordon Cowans free kick — notching Blackburn 's first League goal in more than six-and-a-half hours football . |
| 29 | The Leicester MP led a delegation representing BCCI victims in more than an hour of talks which are seen as a prelude to a meeting between MPs and Chancellor Norman Lamont on March 23 . |
| 30 | They seemed costly misses when Livingstone , playing only his second game in more than a year , rose unmarked beyond the far post to head in Wilcox 's 47th minute corner . |