Example sentences of "[prep] be [det] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wages , for those who can find work , are unlikely to be more than the equivalent of $15 a month , paid in clumsy wads of devalued roubles . |
| 2 | Effective cross-cultural briefing , such as that practised at the Farnham Castle International Briefing Centre , has to be more than the provision of information . |
| 3 | In 1933 its total membership was believed to be about 300 , but the cost of a fund-raising appeal for £25,000 proved to be more than the sum collected and the movement went £800 into debt . |
| 4 | It had to be more than the trauma of the afternoon . |
| 5 | In this latter case the incremental costs of extra memory and software development is likely to be less than the price of a separate hardware controller . |
| 6 | Obviously , if the calculation is made on the basis of averages , Labour 's proposed tax will appear to be less than the community charge this year , or the projections for the council tax . |
| 7 | ( 6.5 ) was found to be less than the market risk premium ( ) . |
| 8 | If the demand price is greater than the supply price for amounts just less than the equilibrium amount , it is sure to be less than the supply price for amounts just greater : and therefore , if the scale of production is somewhat increased beyond the equilibrium position , it will tend to return ; and the equilibrium will be stable for displacements in that direction also . |