Example sentences of "[adj] than [adv] the [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our country , as a nation , has a spirit and will — it is much bigger than merely the mechanisms of markets . |
| 2 | But the effect of this series of pessimistic changes was to more than double the estimates for wave power up to a range of 8–12 p/kWh . |
| 3 | The Roads Minister , Kenneth Carlisle , defended the decision to more than double the costs of the road by citing " the beauty and sensitivity of the countryside " . |
| 4 | It is much more than just the duties of the job . |
| 5 | The deaf are finding that their hearing aids are amplifying more than just the voices of their friends . |
| 6 | When Karen Stephens trained as a hairdresser she had to learn more than just the rudiments of cutting and blow-drying/ She also had to tackle the problems of learning how to lip-read in a mirror , as 20-year-old Karen has been deaf all her life . |
| 7 | But the issue touched many more than just the activists in the women 's movement : a petition demanding that the allowance ‘ be given to every mother for every child ’ was presented to Parliament with 300 000 signatures ( Fleming , 1973 ; Castle , 1976 ) . |
| 8 | you get more than just the highlights of the news . |
| 9 | But the silence deepened , and she felt more than ever the changes in her . |
| 10 | Houses , particularly in Western society , confer upon their occupants much more than merely the roofs over their heads ; they involve status and an expression of place in society . |