Example sentences of "[adj] be [adj] than a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is better than a night at the Follies . |
| 2 | ‘ This is better than a ceilidh . ’ |
| 3 | This is more than a summary of the descriptions of each tax introduced above : rather , an economic picture captured by econometric estimation . |
| 4 | This is more than a book about a rear gunner , however ; it is a factual account of a bomber crew , and , written with an unpretentious style , it is both easy to read and hard to put down . |
| 5 | Gooch 's story is also a complex one , with the South African affair and its long-running repercussions , the perennial dilemma between touring and fulfilling family commitments , and the traumas and triumphs of his captaincy of Essex and England ; this is more than an account of his Trojan feats on the field . |
| 6 | ‘ And this was cheaper than an aeroplane . |
| 7 | Being healthy is more than a question of not being ill . |
| 8 | Being healthy is more than a question of not being ill . |
| 9 | More is expected than a scrutiny of existing evidence . |
| 10 | Dealing firstly with the question of risk , it is our view that if the balance of medical evidence is that the deterioration will occur , then that is more than a risk and the appropriate course is for the Court to award damages on the basis that it is probable that the deterioration will occur . |
| 11 | But then , under the new rules , Messrs Smith , Marsh , Nearn et al will be no threat to the major players : only 500 low-volume type-approved cars to any one design can be made each year — a number of Marcoses , Westfields and Caterhams combined that 's less than a day 's output from Longbridge . |
| 12 | That 's more than a Queens . |
| 13 | You have a loving family ; that 's more than a lot of people get . ’ |
| 14 | An estate for life was less than an estate tail , and both were smaller than a fee simple . |