Example sentences of "[is] no [det] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ensuing dilemma that arts educators find themselves in is no less than the struggle to transform reality into something which more fully reflects the astounding potential that both boys and girls have to construct their own lives ; to make their own mark . |
| 2 | Christian marriage is no less than the unity of two people , living out the reality of Christ 's coming , death and resurrection in their lives together . |
| 3 | This battle , which is still raging , is no less than the fight between good and evil : the war between God and the Devil . |
| 4 | This battle , I have argued , is no less than the fight between God and the Devil . |
| 5 | ‘ Taxation ’ is no more than the name given to the quantification process whereby the amount of recoverable costs and disbursements is ascertained . |
| 6 | But if even in the sciences rationality is no more than the capacity to criticize the spontaneous , where can we expect it to be anything else ? |
| 7 | For most of human history political domination in the shape of empires , hereditary rulers , aristocracies , has been largely taken for granted , notwithstanding sporadic revolts , so that Mosca 's ( 1896 ) observation that ‘ in all societies — from societies that are very meagrely developed and have barely attained the dawnings of civilization , down to the most advanced and peaceful societies — two classes appear — a class that rules and a class that is ruled ’ , is no more than the recognition of a historical and , as he says , ‘ obvious ’ fact . |
| 8 | India supports the Kabul government , much to the annoyance of Pakistan and most western countries ; but while allowing for the mischievous nature of Mr Gandhi 's remark , they suspect that it is no more than the truth . |
| 9 | It is no more than the action of clashing their teeth together as if sinking them into the neck of the prey , in the specialized killing bite of the cat , but it has become a sound signal that many observers have commented on . |
| 10 | Herta is no more than the string on the parcel in which the baby sleeps . |
| 11 | This is no more than the flight time to Mexico city , with which Merida lacked road and rail communication until little more than a generation ago . |
| 12 | Believe it or not , she is prepared to pay … ’ — and then he mentions what is no more than the market value of the land , but he makes it sound like a king 's ransom — ‘ … per acre . |
| 13 | I remind the House that traffic speeds in central London have fallen to 10 mph , which is no more than the speed of a horse and cart at the turn of the century . |
| 14 | For him , the Gulf war is no more than the challenge of a criminal to society . |
| 15 | But they do not necessarily conclude that a thing is no more than the sum of its attributes . |
| 16 | It is no more than the sum of forces — institutions and markets — which determine who is going to produce what goods and services , on what terms and by what combination of the four major factors of production : land , labour , capital and technology . |
| 17 | If you draw a triangle with corners x , y and z , then it says that the length of the side between x and y is no more than the sum of lengths of the other two sides . |
| 18 | Her role as a simultaneous interpreter is a hyperbolic figuration of the Barthesian character who is no more than the point of intersection of a number of different public codes ( Barthes 1970b:74 ) . |