Example sentences of "be more than mere " in BNC.

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1 The Last Honeymoon centres around a marriage on the rocks , and its charac ters are more than mere stereotypes .
2 We are more than mere animals , remember !
3 The section 6(2) and section 61(1) remedies are more than mere machinery .
4 However , unlike the other offences under the Act , the violence must be directed against the person and must be more than mere threatening words .
5 If they are to be more than mere training , then a process of informed reflection has to go on at the same time .
6 There may be more than mere nostalgia in all this .
7 He knew that Sharpe 's insults were more than mere anger , but a deliberate provocation to a duel .
8 Awarded a vast and sudden insight , as if Valiance himself had spoken the words , Dauntless knew that the ghosts were more than mere spirits of dead people .
9 The common property , if it is more than mere cash in hand or at the bank , will be vested in trustees who must deal with it in accordance with the rules or with any trust expressly declared , and it can be made liable for obligations incurred by , or on behalf of , the society .
10 It is more than mere style , something beyond the old ‘ something must be done ’ concern .
11 This may not be a totally convincing critique of modern society , but it has clear modern relevance and is more than mere dislike .
12 The second courtesy is to respect the land you are on and this is more than mere observance of the country code .
13 Their response is more than mere cynicism , however , as they offer excellent concrete proposals for an overhaul , not just of US , but of all major aid and development agencies ' programs .
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