Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] more [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Structuralism ends up in passivity , although sometimes more the passivity of despair rather than acceptance … . |
| 2 | The home-made aspect makes the relinquishing of the dead much easier and much more a part of life . |
| 3 | You would be better spending a weekend in Antwerp , about 15 miles to the east , less well preserved architecturally but with more comprehensive museums and galleries , and much more the feel of a ‘ real ’ town . |
| 4 | Determinedly Curtis pressed his foot to the floor , and once more the gap between the two cars narrowed . |
| 5 | The welfare of those they ruled and still more the greatness of the State ( now clearly separated from the ruler and the ruling dynasty ) dominated their calculations as never before ; indeed an ideal of State service was the one thing which they had in common . |
| 6 | This is especially relevant to the position of the working class in the modern welfare state , where differentiation within the class , social and geographical mobility , changing relationships with other classes , the new functions of the state and the development of ‘ citizenship ’ , together with a certain degree of cultural unification , tend to weaken the sense of belonging to a sharply defined class with distinct class interests , and still more the idea of any ‘ historical mission ’ to create a new civilization . |
| 7 | We then tried to rent a garage ( long and thin and hence more the shape of a church ! ) but this fell through too . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's no need — ’ Sophie began , but once more the look in Helen 's eyes checked her . |
| 9 | It was fear , yes , but even more the realisation of the responsibility he was carrying . |
| 10 | The main difference between the utilitarianism of Hutcheson and Hume , and that of Bentham , is that for the former it figured mainly as an account of our actual moral feelings , whereas for the latter it was not only this but even more the basis of a critique of current morality . |