Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] more than the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our costs have risen far more than the increases we have put forward as a result of the devaluation . ’ |
| 2 | Although we must not forget the sizeable minority who are caught in a poverty trap , during recent years wages and salaries have risen overall more than the cost of living , and educational opportunities have widened . |
| 3 | That invariably means that the employer , the Scottish Transport Group and , through the Scottish Transport Group , Her Majesty 's Government ends up paying substantially more than the employees . |
| 4 | The small snag is that it costs considerably more than the purchase price to buy a licence to use them and a licence is required for each computer . |
| 5 | When they do so , the refinancing will cost far more than the warrant yields originally suggested — around 8–10% , at current interest rates , rather than the 3–5% or less on the warrants . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Kingfisher has prospered , embracing far more than the relics of the British end of Frank Winfield Woolworth 's creation . |
| 7 | It was a quick route to popularity and she was invited out more than the others . |
| 8 | The nurse suffers infinitely more than the patient . |
| 9 | The celebration of the martyr 's anniversary had grown out of the commemoration of the departed dead ; but it soon outgrew the limits of its origins and became far more than the expression of that larger family solidarity which embraced heaven and earth . |
| 10 | To the primary teacher " teaching resources " mean far more than the school textbook . |
| 11 | As we have seen , this involves far more than the language being used ; it involves pre-existent knowledge of the world . |
| 12 | The submergence of North Africa beneath the tide of Islam in the seventh century meant far more than the loss of one of the most intellectually vital parts of the Latin church . |
| 13 | The names differ far more than the flavors , and help to stretch these latter further apart . |
| 14 | Retailing analysts in the City believe Kingfisher will have to pay far more than the 120p a share now on offer for Dixons to have a realistic chance of winning its cash bid . |
| 15 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |
| 16 | ‘ Entry forms are available now , closing date is June 7 , and anyone not entered by then will have to pay substantially more than the £4.50 for the half marathon and £3.50 for the fun run fees now in force . ’ |
| 17 | The Church has to be the voice of the voiceless , but that means far more than the cardinal and bishops making statements . |
| 18 | But , bit by bit , Haringey found that in setting 1989-90 's rate , it had rather more than the year 's expenditure to cover . |
| 19 | Using television and video effectively for teaching history , must involve far more than the passive watching that most pupils engage in when they watch television at home . |
| 20 | What riled Amiss more than the rottenness of the food were the cries of appreciation from Alf and Bert at the fact that strawberry jam had been provided . |
| 21 | However , the implementation of a GIS user interface involves considerably more than the improvement of the human-computer interaction ( HCI ) process . |
| 22 | In the time we had been there I had learnt scarcely more than the theatre and the streets about our lodgings . |
| 23 | They 're either shaped , or attached so that the bottom edge of the belt flares out more than the top and it wo n't slip around uncomfortably . |