Example sentences of "than [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen from without , the stately building that fronts the open square is sufficiently imposing ; viewed from within , the place more than fulfils the promise of its exterior . |
| 2 | I am advised that it more than fulfils the requirements of the Standing Order , which is the basis on which I have proposed that the environmental impact assessment should proceed . |
| 3 | sharpening perceptual skills so that categorization follows rather than precedes the search for clues . |
| 4 | Second , the expression of aggression and its consequent momentary release of tension strengthens rather than weakens the tendency to behave aggressively ( see page 80 ) . |
| 5 | Consequently such apparently irrational attribution of responsibility exhibited by criminal law strengthens rather than weakens the claim that criminal law may be understood as positive morality . |
| 6 | Providing the additional response generated more than covers the cost of the premium and the administration/distribution costs , the promotion will be cost effective . |
| 7 | One is that the cradle to grave provision of welfare , implicit in the Beveridge proposals , has proved to be too expensive and that the demand for welfare has grown faster than has the national income to pay for adequate comprehensive services and benefits . |
| 8 | Roberts , using statistics for 1960 , 1970 and projected for 1980 , shows how in six of the largest Latin American countries , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Mexico , Peru and Venezuela , the urban population has grown at a faster rate than has the total population ( Roberts 1978 ) . |
| 9 | No past rival of Western democracies , not even Hitler 's Germany , has presented to the outside world a more opaque image of policy-making than has the USSR , and in no sphere does this arouse greater confusion and concern than defence policy . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , the mouse embryo has proved less tolerant to explantation in vitro , during gastrulation and organogenesis , than has the rat ( 18,19 ) . |
| 11 | This will not benefit the buyer if all the shares are taken up when the transferor is compelled to make a pre-emptive offer , but it does not follow that all of them will be taken up and , if not , the transferee has a better claim to those shares not taken up than has the transferor . |
| 12 | For example , the island of Singapore has more native species of palm than has the whole of the African continent . |
| 13 | For all its fine engineering and good design , the Audi 90 20v quattro offers rather less than meets the eye . |
| 14 | ‘ There seems to be a lot more to this than meets the eye , ’ said Sergeant Camb indignantly . |
| 15 | As these examples suggest , there is more to weediness than meets the eye . |
| 16 | But there was more to Mr Bush 's move than meets the eye . |
| 17 | THERE IS more to camouflage than meets the eye . |
| 18 | But there is more to pollution than meets the eye . |
| 19 | But there is more to it than meets the eye . |
| 20 | The reality could not be more down to earth and straightforward , though there is much more to this player than meets the eye . |
| 21 | There is clearly something more to dogs , and all living creatures , than meets the material eye ! |
| 22 | ‘ I think , ’ he said , ‘ there might be more tae this than meets the eye . ’ |
| 23 | Klondyke Trading Co are responsible for providing a variety of straps for both the home market and the world , but as I found out on a recent visit there 's more to making one guitar strap than meets the eye , let alone producing thousands . |
| 24 | Certainly ‘ more than meets the eye ’ . |
| 25 | The experience made me realize that there is more to speechreading/ lip-reading than meets the eye . |
| 26 | This is an interesting question and there is probably more to it than meets the eye . |
| 27 | There is more in this than meets the eye ! thought the housekeeper . |
| 28 | There 's more to a name than meets the eye as you will discover when you send for our brochure . |
| 29 | The same principles of design , quality and attention to detail ensure that Miele kitchens offer much more than meets the eye . |
| 30 | There 's more common ground between the Mercedes-Benz S-class and the Sauber-Mercedes World Sports Car Champion than meets the eye . |