Example sentences of "[noun] [be] more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The human mind is more than a computer : Computers have dull and exact memories — what went in can come out again , exactly as it went in . |
2 | Man for man a unit of Elf longbowmen is more than a match for most opposing troop types . |
3 | In the West , a car is more than a way of travelling ; it represents freedom and flexibility and is a potent status symbol . |
4 | The Tomy Cradle Carrier is more than a carrier . |
5 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
6 | The rhetorical approach emphasizes that any attitude is more than an expression in favour of a position : it is also implicitly or explicitly an argument against a counter-position . |
7 | To its enthusiasts hunting and especially fox hunting is more than a sport it is a national institution enjoyed equally by all countrymen and I emphasis all countrymen . |
8 | The creed had such a powerful hold upon the party that even Quintin Hogg , who later chose the life-peerage title Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone — you can hardly get more urban than that — was opining in 1947 that ‘ the Conservative believes that farming is more than a business ; it is a way of life , essential to the community in war and peace . ’ |
9 | Wearing trousers is more than a fashion choice for them , it is a religious requirement . |
10 | Anyway , why put a new straitjacket around the economy until recovery is more than a twinkle in the market 's eye ? |
11 | The truth is more than a recital of the visible . |
12 | The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers . |
13 | For we already have knowledge , ’ said the king , ‘ that our enemy in Wales has sent letters praying aid to all these potential foes of our state , and a joint assault is more than a possibility . |
14 | Given a decent summer , a top English Seyval Blanc or Huxelrebe is more than a match for most Muscadets or Soaves . |
15 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
16 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
17 | The way you wanted to do , and then we added all this lot up , we 'd find well , w the chance is more than a certainty . |
18 | Stockbroker Barrie Tyler of Cardiff-based Bell , Lawrie White yesterday said Mr Sherwood 's comments were more than a warning shot . |
19 | If you can raise your eyes from the water long enough you 'll see that the scenery is more than a match for the fishing — it 's simply breathtaking . |
20 | The waiting period for Entry Certificates at the British Consulate in Bombay is more than a year . |
21 | It is sufficient to contravene this regulation where the patch is more than a quarter of the breadth of the tread , because there can not be at least three-quarters of good tread around the whole circumference of the tyre in such a case . |
22 | The offer is , apparently , to refund 20% of a fare if a train is more than an hour late . |
23 | The Ghost of Banquo is more than a figment of Macbeth 's imagination : it stands in some way in relation to his conscience . |
24 | But the new Agatha Christie Society is more than an outlet for affectionate memories . |
25 | A decision to purchase new curtains is more than a matter of taste ; it is also a financial decision . |
26 | The farmers ' calling is more than a livelihood , it is a way of life . |
27 | The man endued with the Holy Spirit is more than a match for the unclean spirits which are such a feature in Mark 's account . |
28 | ‘ We have proved conclusively that the human is more than a body and a limited intellect . |
29 | His glorious book is more than a history and more than a 25,000-mile travelogue , although it is also both of those . |
30 | But the world of the mystic is more than a garden or harvest , we must become the painters and dyers of our thoughts so that our minds will become great landscapes . |