Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] more than the " in BNC.
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| 1 | a package is not referenced in more than the maximum allowed number of packages ( see Limitations below ) |
| 2 | The rate multiplier is set each year in England and Wales by central government and can not rise by more than the annual rate of inflation . |
| 3 | It is set annually by the Government and can not rise by more than the rate of inflation . |
| 4 | Notwithstanding that the development of notions of democracy and the extension of the franchise have rendered the Queen 's participation formal and that of the Lords subservient to that of the Commons , Parliament still consists of more than the House of Commons . |
| 5 | Without that , no talks will ever amount to more than the briefest of encounters . |
| 6 | Water rates will also increase by more than the rate of inflation . |
| 7 | The eighth annual Directory of Regional Brewers , Pub Operations and Cider Makers , from Robert Fleming Securities , notes that ‘ in many instances , bar prices have simply risen by more than the consumer is prepared to spend ’ . |
| 8 | Conservative support among the over-65s was lower than in 1979 , indeed dropping by more than the national average . |