Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] more than the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mood had changed by the end of the Sixties , and became more romantic , more allusive , softer and with many references to the past , which suited Lagerfeld 's handwriting much more than the brash futuristic Sixties looks had done . |
| 2 | There may be a booklet on the subject , a special expert in the technical department who has sat on the relevant government fact-finding commission or a market research survey giving the latest market trends , any of which would help the journalists far more than the standard handouts . |
| 3 | Such cases raise the question of whether both parties actually want a child : often one will want the child far more than the other , and it is important to address this issue . |
| 4 | Ami Pro 3.0 uses the mouse much more than the previous version . |
| 5 | By my faith , she thought with an inexplicable mixture of joy and resentment , she at this moment even more than the other closely resembles my dead lord ! |
| 6 | ‘ But I walk a fine line of ambiguity because I 'm also reaching a straight audience who need the education much more than the gay audience . |
| 7 | The latter hurt Israel far more than the Arab states because France had long been an important arms supplier to Israel . |
| 8 | But Adolf of Cologne and his supporters , who disliked Philip even more than the young Frederick , had made a miscalculation and chosen a thoroughly bad lot . |
| 9 | Rate subsidies may be equally beneficial to all socio-economic groups but there is no doubt that mortgage income tax relief has benefited the upper socio-economic groups far more than the lower socio-economic groups . |
| 10 | Bits and pieces are still filtering out from IBM Corp 's conference call with analysts after its third quarter figures last week , and its director of investor relations Jim Clippard finally acknowledged that IBM could cut its workforce even more than the 25,000 announced in December , late in second quarter or in the third quarter : ‘ It 's clear to me that they have to go well beyond the 25,000 , ’ said PaineWebber analyst Stephen Smith , ‘ Maybe even 50,000 ; ’ analysts told Reuter that IBM said the majority of its targeted 25,000 plus staffers will leave the company during the second quarter , leaving it open to another plan in the second half of 1993 . |
| 11 | It is clear that the director relishes the cruel revenge meted out to the crudely characterised Cornish villagers even more than the turned bookworm does , thus inciting the audience to condone the sorry sight . |
| 12 | The ‘ inner ’ Frida is controlled by modern society far more than the clothed Frida , who often marks her deviation from the norm by defiantly returning the gaze of the viewer . |
| 13 | It 's because of this — the magnanimity even more than the political expertise — that Olson 's appalled and self-questioning reflections on Pound 's arraignment and incarceration make all others seem puerile at best . |
| 14 | This lays it open to Walter Benjamin 's critique even more than the classic realist novel , for it is still further removed from his concept of storytelling . |
| 15 | We have increased expenditure on crime prevention and the police much more than the previous Labour Government , who cut it by 3 per cent . |
| 16 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 17 | With a proper programme of training , based on what we know from human athletes and extended by our own work , it should be possible to increase the performance of young horses much more than the empirical methods most trainers use . ’ |
| 18 | These figures show that the project cost slightly more than the estimated amount saved in Ipswich , and about £16,000 — £18,000 more in Newham ( where the amount spent on support workers was much higher ) . |
| 19 | The polar regions , the high glaciated mountains and the deserts seem to have attracted explorers far more than the equatorial and tropical rain forests . |
| 20 | The social standards of housing reflect market criteria far more than the basic physical standards . |
| 21 | Indeed , both these companies target the corporate market far more than the professional publishing sector which , while entirely understandable , means that a great many potential users simply never hear about the products . |
| 22 | That would make match fishing from the beach into a farce and would be guaranteed to drive away competitors even more than the current poor fishing . |