Example sentences of "[prep] no more than an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the Court of Appeal regarded ‘ common benefit ’ as no more than an element ( although an important element ) in showing consent in cases of the type of Carstairs v. Taylor . |
| 2 | It may be concluded from this that prey size can be used as no more than an approximation to predator type , and size spectra are certainly not predator-specific . |
| 3 | Kim Dae Jung had accused Roh of staging a constitutional coup by his merger with the opposition , and had characterized the DLP as no more than an attempt to provide a form of constitutional legitimacy for the government 's increasing authoritarianism . |
| 4 | The materials illustrated in the appendix to this chapter are offered as no more than an example . |
| 5 | The appointment of Oleg Lobov , a former construction engineer and close friend of Mr Yeltsin , as a deputy prime minister responsible for the economy had shifted the balance of power within the government towards the Gosplan-types , who favour a return to central planning and tend to dismiss budget deficits as no more than an accountant 's fancy . |
| 6 | Harry went in , enquired and was given , with no more than an eyebrow-twitch of puzzlement , a comprehensive catalogue of Shepherd & Woodward 's university wares . |
| 7 | If the telephone conversation amounts to no more than an inquiry or preliminary discussion , it may be that no contract is made then . |