Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [adj] [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Conservative record has been about more than increasing spending . |
| 2 | These studies of immediate memory span are of more than historical interest because the fact that there is such a severe limit is important in the design of information presentations of technical data — a standard ergonomics problem . |
| 3 | Granville eventually inherited the estate and his connection with Stoke Poges may be of more than usual significance . |
| 4 | What spontaneous air had written must be of more than natural significance . |
| 5 | Clark capitulated and stayed with Virgin , on the grounds that idiosyncrasy and fun were worth more than conventional careerism . |
| 6 | Neither their range nor their alignment being of more than average accuracy , the damage they did was haphazard but promising . |
| 7 | However , power is about more than physical strength . |
| 8 | And there is no doubt in my mind that this infant is of higher than average intelligence . |
| 9 | The withdrawal of delegates from the UN from the conference is of more than symbolic importance . |
| 10 | The difference in response rates achieved is of more than passing interest . |
| 11 | There are two reasons why this 1956 mono recording of Orff 's well-worn choral work is of more than usual interest . |
| 12 | This point is of more than theoretical significance . |
| 13 | Recent work by Zeki ( 1983a , b ) shows that Land 's theory is of more than theoretical interest because cells in area V4 have properties compatible with it whereas cells in Vl do not . |
| 14 | After three years of exceptionally low rainfall , especially on the eastern side of England , it is of more than academic interest to know just how much rain has fallen on the garden . |
| 15 | This point is of more than academic interest since there are , in fact , quite significant differences in the functional organization of apparently homologous structures in different species . |
| 16 | The parallel between this and the equivalent position today between Britain and Germany is of more than academic interest . |
| 17 | But the picture so far is of less than total transformation . |
| 18 | Let's see what 's on this cos one day knock this cupboard are n't I ? |
| 19 | This implies that the economy is at less than full employment . |
| 20 | To tell the truth , I was in less than perfect control of myself . |