Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [det] than [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | They comprise some 21 per cent of rural housing stock on average , and Shucksmith ( 1981 ) indicates that , during 1968–73 in England and Wales there were usually more than double the number of local authority houses being built per 1,000 population in urban than in rural districts . |
2 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
3 | It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village . |
4 | Declared expenditure on defence and security is now more than double the expenditure on health . |
5 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |
6 | In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry . |
7 | But OALD is far more than just a dictionary . |
8 | But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick . |
9 | It is far more than just an accidental entrance to your home . |
10 | That a figure with such a subversive reputation as Morrison can be a fit subject for an extremely posh , photo-laden book is maybe more than just a little embarrassing . |
11 | Even 17.8 per cent , however , was still more than double the growth of average earnings over that period . |
12 | Now that I 'd definitely decided to welcome the baby , I 'd have to start planning with a bit more efficiency than in the past , when , so far as one could see , I had been working vaguely on the basis that God would provide ; and why the hell He should in a case like this was probably more than even the most devout believer could have told me . |
13 | But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id . |
14 | Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement . |