Example sentences of "[noun] [be] more than [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Herbs are more than just a culinary delight — they are among the most colourful plants you can choose for the garden .
2 He said : ‘ The Manchester bid is more than just a superb technical achievement .
3 Solly 's years in the wilderness were more than just a dearth of high-profile wins .
4 On his voyage , he has realised that sport is more than just a game to Americans , and that sports stars are the heroes of the nation .
5 But to the protestors who turned up today hunting is more than just a sport .
6 Vinegar is more than just a table condiment to sprinkle over chips .
7 Hyundai claims the new 124bhp engine is more than just an enlarged version of the existing Lantra 's 1.6-litre unit .
8 Underlying the principle of geographical distribution is more than merely a notion of fairness or equity , for it seems that to exclude any administrative area might be to risk offending the divisional authorities in a way which would be unhelpful to the project as a whole .
9 But Voyager is more than just a pretty face ; one would expect no less from Volker Schlondorff .
10 But a CD-Rom is more than just a giant data store ; it provides a quick and easy way of finding information .
11 An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service .
12 An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service .
13 A group is more than just a random collection of individuals .
14 He may not be a rock 'n' roll comedian , but TV 's Mr Sardonic PAUL MERTON is more than just an ubiquitous face , and ANDREW COLLINS salutes him
15 Wheat prices at 13s. 4d. a quarter were more than double the normal ( though not as disastrously high as in the notorious famine years of 1315–17 ) , barley at 6s. -7s. was up by over 50 per cent and peas and beans at 6s. had tripled in cost ( 209 , pp.266–73 .
16 This suggest that the governance of Ulster is more than just a matter of security and that there are urgent needs for an independent environmental protection agency , subsidies for green farming , and more money in general for the administration of conservation .
17 A system which has the intelligence to acknowledge that people are more than just a bag of bones dressed up in a birthday suit and that ill-health is not only caused by biological factors , but social , political , economic and environmental ones as well .
18 Spenser 's depictions in Book V are more than just an attempt to justify Grey .
19 Martina is more than just a tennis player however .
20 But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture .
21 WORD IS out that Henry Rollins is more than just an ugly face .
22 But the firm is more than just a money-maker ; it is the consummate all-rounder .
23 A MONKEY 'S scream is more than just a screech , researchers have discovered .
24 ‘ My Rolex is more than just a watch , it makes me feel dressed . ’
25 Pearson 's agent comments : ‘ Pugwash is more than just the signature tune , and it 's not just the accordion .
26 This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup .
27 Trading profits in the communications division were more than double the figure for the first half year thanks to the cost control programme .
28 However , and perhaps more importantly , it must be remembered that housing is more than simply a place to live in .
29 This applies for example to the demand side , where the choice of functional forms is more than merely a matter of algebraic convenience ( see Dixit and Stiglitz , 1977 ) .
30 But to the ragga audience Shabba is more than just an MC .
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