Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] more than [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the case of household waste , the price rarely covers more than a fraction of the cost of collection and sorting .
2 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 ?
3 In the past , the guards have smacked of overkill , since it rarely takes more than a baton charge with their lathi sticks to quell the traditional rotten orange barrage that welcomes most touring teams .
4 Their inherent vulnerability in many societies — a condom often costs more than a prostitute — is often encouraged in political manipulations of religious precepts .
5 They point out that the acquisition , which now comprises more than a quarter of the MAC 's permanent collection , is of extremely uneven quality , but the MAC policy practically forbids deaccessioning .
6 The exterior of the rock consequently expands more than the interior and stresses are set up .
7 It certainly means more than the absence of negligence .
8 But it never lasts more than an hour whatever he does .
9 Mystery Miguel , they call him , and he never does more than a couple of songs .
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