Example sentences of "[adv] important than [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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31 There is a strong danger of a mountain ‘ twitcher ’ emerging , who like some bird fanatics finds a tick in the book more important than the joy of climbing the hill .
32 They will also need to remember that development — and particularly the development of attitudinal change — is more important than the acquisition of skills .
33 Even more important than the nature of the upper is the midsole , for that is at the very heart of the boot 's performance .
34 The number of people supporting an idea is more important than the quality of the idea .
35 ‘ Quality of care is far more important than the quality of the surroundings in which they live , ’ added Jane .
36 How can the colour of your bum be more important than the safety of your brain , unless the BSJA supports the dressage riders ' theory that show jumpers are brain dead anyway ?
37 Books like Skinhead and Suedehead , both million sellers , were essential reading way back when the length of your hair and the logo on your button badges were more important than the flavour of your trainers .
38 Probably more important than the detail of how a left government could appropriate personal saving , is the question of deployment of the funds .
39 It has long been the case that the fact of winning is far more important than the manner of doing so , and since they have found a winning formula they have a powerful argument for keeping it , especially now that the financial rewards are considerable .
40 In the orchestration of this criticism , and in the curbing of local aristocrats who were quite unrestrained by royal power , no single factor was more important than the veneration of saints ' shrines at a local monastery .
41 Today , in the minds of many , the prevention of war through deterrence is more important than the devising of rules for its conduct or limitation .
42 He was aware that what exactly the words meant was in a curious way less urgently important than the necessity of uttering them .
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