Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] than [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a true design data base to be established more information needs to be available than just these associations . |
| 2 | For this reason , the bones of road runners — which undergo high levels of stress — tend to be denser than less active people . |
| 3 | WELLINGTON — The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica threatens to be bigger than ever this year , according to New Zealand scientists , writes David Barber . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's going to be more than just perfect . ’ |
| 5 | They 've become acutely aware that to succeed they need to be more than just well-informed , they need to be well-read in the widest sense . |
| 6 | Whatever the final verdict may be , EP has shown itself , yet again , to be more than just another area of applied computer science . |
| 7 | The sad truth is to tackle these subjects you have to be more than just willing , you have to be shite-hot . |
| 8 | They also appear to be more than usually keen on human prey . |
| 9 | In my view these characteristics serve only to require the court to be more than ever cautious before concluding that Parliament really intended to exclude one of the immunities which I have listed ; and as I have suggested , the words of the Act of 1987 admit of no doubt . |
| 10 | All the same , her dreamy enjoyment faded and as Felipe was almost smothered by Candace and Mitch was utterly involved with Ana , who refused to be more than primly polite to the new arrivals , Maggie found herself encumbered with Peter Rainford , who sat as close as he could get and set out to entertain her . |
| 11 | While the table shows that the worst graduate unemployment in 1984 was among the arts ( other than languages ) group , it also shows that scientists were more likely to be unemployed than either social studies or language graduates ( social studies here includes business , accountancy and law ) . |