Example sentences of "is [det] than " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ It is of thrilling interest as a story , but it is more than that ; it is a kind of poem , and it has the great virtue of improving as it goes on . |
| 32 | In the hot dry conditions of Africa and India , dehydration is more than serious . |
| 33 | A ‘ venture ’ is more than a holiday with a Christian emphasis . |
| 34 | The fact is , however , that Leonce and Lena is more than a fizzled-out digression into comedy by the creator of Woyzeck . |
| 35 | There is more than a hint of desperation in this unlikely selection . |
| 36 | Medical research company Medirace , which is trying to develop a drug to treat cancer and Aids , is more than tripling its size through an £87million takeover . |
| 37 | He is more than the greatest of stroke-players and he was patient enough to take advantage of Robertson 's flagging energy and win 12-15 , 9-15 , 15-5 , 15-12 , 15-8 . |
| 38 | Entering the third year of the Intifada , it is more than ever clear that time is of the essence : how to keep it going long enough at a level which does not yield to the temptations of ruinous , reciprocal escalation , but still disturbs the outside world enough to get them to bring the Israeli extremists to heel . |
| 39 | There is more than enough statutory law around . |
| 40 | The psychological black hole which is Quisling 's superabundance of gravity is more than counterbalanced by the light thrown on the society which spawned him : a small country struggling in the economic and political tempests of the years between the wars . |
| 41 | Other people 's nationalism is never easy to fathom , but Panama 's is more than usually overlaid with issues of race ( white and black ) and class ( rich and poor ) . |
| 42 | OVER the last 10 days , tens of thousands of PC users have received a floppy disc from the PC Cyborg Corporation offering information about Aids — but , like the Trojan horse , it is more than it seems . |
| 43 | Which is more than can be said , perhaps , for some of the offerings labelled Panto that are currently mopping up a lot of customers . |
| 44 | Tris has a reliable top C , which is more than Perry does . ’ |
| 45 | Vinegar is more than just a table condiment to sprinkle over chips . |
| 46 | The ¥5 trillion ( $35 billion ) that managers in Japanese companies spend annually on entertaining one another is more than they pay out between them in dividends . |
| 47 | His glorious book is more than a history and more than a 25,000-mile travelogue , although it is also both of those . |
| 48 | The black spot is its unemployment rate of 14% , which is more than double the OECD average . |
| 49 | But the firm is more than just a money-maker ; it is the consummate all-rounder . |
| 50 | Sometimes there is more than that to a lynching , as the work of Lino Jose Durrewald showed . |
| 51 | It is more than just goodwill that rests on the outcome . |
| 52 | Yet is this country , though I am mainly Welsh , a kind of home , as I think it is more than any other to those modern people who belong nowhere . |
| 53 | — It is my great resting place , that you are well : truly it is more than health to me , and gives me an untroubled fancy which is good for my work and my temper . |
| 54 | The common property , if it is more than mere cash in hand or at the bank , will be vested in trustees who must deal with it in accordance with the rules or with any trust expressly declared , and it can be made liable for obligations incurred by , or on behalf of , the society . |
| 55 | However , since it is more than a mere sign , it partakes of the reality it signifies and is a means of grace through which the atoning work of Christ is made effective in the life of the Christian . |
| 56 | Simon thought it sensible and practical ‘ which is more than can be said for most of their gimmicks , but ’ he warned her , ‘ if they like it they 'll take it over as their own . |
| 57 | ( In the 1964 Westminster election , the NILP gained 103,000 votes in the province which , to put it into perspective , is more than Provisional Sinn Fein has ever received ) . |
| 58 | This is more than oriental courtesy . |
| 59 | It is more than doubtful whether we have seen the fullest possible development of machinery for joint consultation in particular industries . |
| 60 | But , after all , character is more than cleverness . |