Example sentences of "[adv] more than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A haulier must register for VAT if there are reasonable grounds for believing that its contracts will bring in more than a certain sum per year . |
| 2 | Colleges reckon their spell in Division II has cost them about £25,000 in lost sponsorship , bar takings , gate receipts etc — Saturday 's crowd of over 2,500 brought in more than the combined total of the previous home league matches — and there 's little doubt that defeat against Musselburgh would have had a catastrophic impact on the club . |
| 3 | The organizational separateness and distinctiveness of the state makes it much more than a mere mirror of , or passive receptacle for , the demands of society . |
| 4 | Today likewise Piraeus ' importance makes it much more than a mere annex of Athens and it has its own political traditions , regularly voting communist . |
| 5 | Ami Pro 3.0 uses the mouse much more than the previous version . |
| 6 | ‘ But I walk a fine line of ambiguity because I 'm also reaching a straight audience who need the education much more than the gay audience . |
| 7 | To grant these rights and judicial privileges to corporations ( and other organizations ) is simply to give them additional resources for a judicial battle in which many , particularly the transnationals , are already more than a fair match for national state regulatory agencies . |
| 8 | The degradation of many soils such as those in East Anglia , England , to the extent that they are scarcely more than a physical retention medium for chemical fertiliser and moisture ( Kirkby 1980 ) , does not have the same social and economic impact as degradation of soils where the land users do not have , and may be predicted not to have in the future , the resources to make good the degradation by the application of massive doses of fertiliser ( see also Heathcote 1980 , Rennie 1982 ) . |
| 9 | However the weekend was just more than a low key steam event at the Centre at Derby Road for the Centre was also providing one half of the motive power , the two passenger coaches , and operating staff at Preston Docks in connection with the Steam Fair staged as part of the 1992 Preston Guild Celebrations . |
| 10 | An important feature was the establishment of specific aircraft performance requirements , that is to say the ability of an aircraft to be able to take off in given circumstances within a specified distance and also to come to a stop after landing in not more than a specified length of runway . |
| 11 | It is even difficult to say that a very rich person could be compensated in money terms ; thus , however heinous the libel , such a person should get not more than a nominal sum and his costs . |
| 12 | for every naive state N , h(N) is not more than the least cost of any path from N to a goal ; and |
| 13 | She used her face and hands much more than the average Englishman , though perhaps not more than the average Italian . |
| 14 | The American view of neutralisation in the Third World will continue to determine the efficacy of this concept for the resolution or limitation of conflict as much if not more than the Soviet view . |
| 15 | There is ostensibly more than a passing similarity between Gedge and another famed Mancunian bedroom termite , Morrissey . |
| 16 | The moon was hardly more than a pale sliver , and surely not enough to see by . |
| 17 | Always more than a nepotistic afterthought , Brix had more musical input than The Fall could comfortably contain and now , after almost four years of intermittent solo action , she 's finally made her own album ( Spin This Web ) with her own group Adult Net . |
| 18 | In the case of the working class — possibly more than the middle class — the unemployment of families and the depressed economic conditions that prevailed during the inter-war years encouraged the reduction of family size , even though there were still many areas where the birth rate remained high or increased , almost oblivious of the economic conditions . |
| 19 | Very few people will have the time and desire to follow up more than a small number of the leads that are referenced ; and those who do will usually be aware of the older literature , in any case . |
| 20 | If the user decided on very large keys — and IBM allows up to 256 bytes , for example — the track index might take up more than a single track . |
| 21 | If I remember correctly , the woman I held in my arms back in that little make-up room did n't put up more than a token fight . ’ |
| 22 | These true eels never colour up more than the dull grey/green of the juvenile specimens . |
| 23 | Rome had probably more than the average number of beggars . |
| 24 | Eventually it was announced that he would not run — not in 1990 , at least — and the fuss subsided , but Desert Orchid was clearly more than a national favourite . |
| 25 | There is a range of waste pipe fittings similar to those used for fresh water plumbing , except that elbows and tees are often slightly more than a right angle ( 91½° to 92½° ) to make sure that the pipes fall properly . |
| 26 | This involves first cutting the panel down to slightly more than the largest measurement , and then supporting it in place , so that it is spaced slightly away from the wall or ceiling , but is exactly vertical or horizontal . |
| 27 | The 200 must be perceived as a refined car , if Rover is to justify charging slightly more than the going rate for its class . |
| 28 | The North African wild cat weighs only slightly more than the average moggie . |
| 29 | These figures show that the project cost slightly more than the estimated amount saved in Ipswich , and about £16,000 — £18,000 more in Newham ( where the amount spent on support workers was much higher ) . |
| 30 | The results of these Monday afternoon treks ( is at Nursery and I am not at work only Monday and Friday afternoon and Friday afternoon is not a good time to go bothering people ! ) were now covering rather more than a double page and indeed was too much for a single newsletter article . |