Example sentences of "[noun] [be] more than the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Javed at the crease is more than the uncomplicated warrior , laying about him with pride .
2 If the overall figure is more than the twenty-five pounds minimum .
3 Harry , Truth is more than the naked facts .
4 If ministerial responsibility were more than the mere shadow of a name , the matter would be less important , but as it is , the Courts are the only defence of the liberty of the subject against departmental aggression .
5 The ‘ necessity ’ sought was not that of Newton 's grand mechanical scheme of iron laws and inescapable forces but was strong enough to sustain the thought that the international system is more than the constant and regular behaviour of its parts .
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