Example sentences of "for [det] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its Military Committee , which the victors of 1945 had once hoped ( for little more than the time it takes to shake hands ) would in future enforce peace at the head of a world army , remained a jobless phantom . |
| 2 | Many of the most apparently distinguished honours are a reward for little more than longevity or political servitude . |
| 3 | ALAMO ( 0800 272200 ) will rent out a Mercedes 190 at Heathrow for little more than its rivals charge for a Ford Fiesta . |
| 4 | There may well be a reputable graffiti artist in the area who would take on the challenge for little more than the cost of the materials ! |
| 5 | For little more than the price of two rolls of 35mm this source of invaluable information really is worth having . |
| 6 | The couple stayed together for little more than a year and their son died before he was 12 months old , an incident that was to haunt Gallacher throughout his precociously successful playing career . |
| 7 | For little more than the price of ordinary-looking hardcover books you can own these extraordinary editions — books that are admired and collected in 131 countries around the world . |
| 8 | But surely in an economically and culturally disparate country such as Italy , which has existed as a single entity for little more than a century , a north-south break-up would be the best thing to promote accountability , reduce bureaucracy and eliminate waste . |
| 9 | Enclosure turned small or fragmented holdings and commons suitable for little more than subsistence agriculture into consolidated holdings able to support the new farming and generate capital for improvement . |
| 10 | Was he being indescribably presumptuous even to suppose that Sir Philip might consider allowing his only daughter to share her life with a man who could pay for little more than the bare necessities ? |
| 11 | DNA bending does not seem to be a general feature of eukaryotic transcription factors and has hitherto only been demonstrated for little more than a handful of such proteins ( see e.g. 44,69 and references therein ) . |
| 12 | At these meetings , the great issues of the day are discussed , sometimes for little more than a few minutes , on other occasions the questions and answers can take an hour . |
| 13 | In fact , Manchester 's east side ( officially referred to as Tameside ) is renowned for little more than the sweat and dirt of industry . |
| 14 | For little more than a decade , the high level qualification available to students seeking a first degree equivalent was the Diploma in Art and Design ( Dip.AD ) . |
| 15 | In fact , the consolidated balance sheet is published for little more than completeness : it gives the net debit balances and net credit balances for the organization to be carried forward to the new financial year . |
| 16 | Halfway round the ring when he asked for little more collection she offered no resistance and they moved as one into an easy working trot rising . |
| 17 | In the shopping mall you can see these employees , working alone for little more than the minimum wage , surrounded by some of the world 's most sophisticated monitoring systems . |
| 18 | Wimpey News has teamed up with Kuoni , one of the world 's leading travel companies , to offer readers the chance of visiting one of three exotic holiday destinations for little more than the cost of a European holiday . |
| 19 | Altogether , these small builders were responsible for little more than a quarter of the houses . |
| 20 | In fact , Manchester 's east side ( officially referred to as Tameside ) is renowned for little more than the sweat and dirt of industry . |
| 21 | Many of them are farming for little more than the subsidies . |
| 22 | Fletcher is worried that half of England 's winter tour party will be at home for little more than a week before flying off again for pre-season trips with their counties . |
| 23 | NOW FOR some more winning entries in the Vicar 's Competition : captions for the Nineties . |
| 24 | ‘ Better if they paid for some more staff . |
| 25 | He had hoped for some more kumquats , the man in the bed next to him having peeled them all . |
| 26 | Mr. Bridges has asked a couple of pertinent scientific questions — but let's hear more from him before , perhaps , returning to the audience here in the studio for some more of their opinion . ’ |
| 27 | So up we 'd go and we 'd have to keep the crowd back and the object was to wait for Mary to come out for some more beer which was the pub across the road , and when she did , grab her . |
| 28 | Shopping in the market place for some more knitting wool , I loved seeing Sir Adrian Boult buying brussel sprouts . |
| 29 | Today I bought Canoeist , looking for warm ideas for some more canoeing ; unfortunately there was nothing suitable . |
| 30 | ‘ With regard to future developments , I feel there is a need for some more training in new technology , particularly in the field of computers and perhaps a more systematic approach to training ’ … |