Example sentences of "[noun] more than the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economic globalization implies a great deal more than the development of extensive trade links . |
| 2 | Jo and Tina were chauffeured every day to a small exclusive private school for the cosseted daughters of those Bel Air families who valued high moral standards and hard work more than the pretence of being regular folks . |
| 3 | Cavaye recommends that caterers buy an extra 10% to 15% more than the number of covers on main items like knives , forks and spoons , double the number for teaspoons and a little over half for fish knives . |
| 4 | Forty one per head more than the average of all comparable Authorities . |
| 5 | He points out that this was about 5% more than the level of performance during the years 1988 to 1990 . |
| 6 | £350 million needs to be spent by the Council by the year 2000 to ensure that it meets its statutory responsibilities — this is £165 million , or 90% more than the level of investment allocation likely to be approved by the Scottish Office in this period . |
| 7 | People retiring now are likely to have an occupational pension on top of their state pension and the average income of pensioners rose by 31% more than the rate of inflation between 1979 and 1987 . |
| 8 | You would only have to spend £1,400 more than the price of the Metro to acquire a 16 valve Renault Clio and that really is a different class of car altogether . |
| 9 | It is going to take a lot more than the plethora of locally-driven modest venture capital funds to effect any worthwhile change . |