Example sentences of "[noun] be more than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good learning environments are more than the sum of their parts ; they are exciting , attractive , motivating and challenging for those within them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Man for man a unit of Elf longbowmen is more than a match for most opposing troop types . |
| 4 | In the West , a car is more than a way of travelling ; it represents freedom and flexibility and is a potent status symbol . |
| 5 | The Tomy Cradle Carrier is more than a carrier . |
| 6 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | Wearing trousers is more than a fashion choice for them , it is a religious requirement . |
| 11 | Anyway , why put a new straitjacket around the economy until recovery is more than a twinkle in the market 's eye ? |
| 12 | If the model armed with a Man Catcher hits his opponent roll a D6 : if the score is more than the target 's toughness he is caught and killed automatically , regardless of the number of wounds he has or armour . |
| 13 | The truth is more than a recital of the visible . |
| 14 | Erm the economic development unit of the borough , Mr Allenby , should know more about it than me , but they have done studies of the firms in Harrogate that can be expected to seek relocation within the borough as they sort themselves out over the next five years , and erm their own calculations for the next five years is more than the county 's whole calculation for the next fifteen years , which suggested to us again that there was a problem about the understanding that the county had on the matter of relocations within Harrogate compared with what was going on locally . |
| 15 | A man 's wife , his child , these things are more than the world to him . |
| 16 | The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Given a decent summer , a top English Seyval Blanc or Huxelrebe is more than a match for most Muscadets or Soaves . |
| 19 | Where the price of the goods is more than the value of the token , the inclusion of a money consideration would suggest that the transaction is a sale of goods . |
| 20 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 21 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 22 | The special and attractive character of the Ortiz collection is that it is not just an assemblage of objects but the coherent vision of a man who believes that the whole is more than the sum of its parts and that the collector is as creative as the artist . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Stockbroker Barrie Tyler of Cardiff-based Bell , Lawrie White yesterday said Mr Sherwood 's comments were more than a warning shot . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The waiting period for Entry Certificates at the British Consulate in Bombay is more than a year . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The offer is , apparently , to refund 20% of a fare if a train is more than an hour late . |
| 29 | The Ghost of Banquo is more than a figment of Macbeth 's imagination : it stands in some way in relation to his conscience . |
| 30 | Possible tests of success in this facet of the changes is whether non-executives are clear about their contribution and whether decisions are more than the sum of executive preferences . |