Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] more than the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And does it not have the ludicrous implication that a two-month-old only knows more than the two-week-old because he is more active ?
2 But the author ( and readers ) will want some written commentary to accompany the figures and here caution must be exercised not to claim more than the figures warrant .
3 Names and positions are as important as addresses and telephone numbers and some directories do not give more than the editors ' and advertisement managers ' names .
4 However , we will not pay more than the market value of the package .
5 Coun. Ian Paterson ( C ) said he was worried the Dolphin Centre would eventually cost more than the £4.5m. allocated .
6 Secondly , the marketers of such a financial product often need more than the lifestyle information can provide on its own .
7 But the team who led the table with an eight-point lead over the third-placed club in February and had two games in hand are surely lacking more than the rub of the green .
8 And if you 're buying the car on a loan or HP agreement , you might well owe more than the car is worth — your loss again !
9 The exterior of the rock consequently expands more than the interior and stresses are set up .
10 It certainly means more than the absence of negligence .
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