Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] more than the " in BNC.

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1 My anorak served as armour in more than the literal sense : it protected me , as anorexia protected me , from the confusing impingements of reality as defined by others at home or at school , and who could not even agree among themselves , on my behalf .
2 Analysis can only reveal the presence of a pollutant for which tests are actually carried out and it adds to the costs and time required ( another constraint , of which field staff are well aware , against sampling too freely ) to analyse routinely for pollutants on more than the usual parameters — BOD , suspended solids , ammonia .
3 Do you think your collection will increase in value by more than the rate of inflation in the foreseeable future ?
4 Some have therefore concluded that such a tax deduction system would increase the flow of revenue to charities by more than the tax loss and hence produce an increase in social service provision .
5 The Secretary of State may not increase the NNDR from year to year by more than the increase in the Retail Price Index .
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