Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] more than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The human mind is more than a computer : Computers have dull and exact memories — what went in can come out again , exactly as it went in . |
| 2 | In the West , a car is more than a way of travelling ; it represents freedom and flexibility and is a potent status symbol . |
| 3 | The Tomy Cradle Carrier is more than a carrier . |
| 4 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
| 5 | The rhetorical approach emphasizes that any attitude is more than an expression in favour of a position : it is also implicitly or explicitly an argument against a counter-position . |
| 6 | To its enthusiasts hunting and especially fox hunting is more than a sport it is a national institution enjoyed equally by all countrymen and I emphasis all countrymen . |
| 7 | The creed had such a powerful hold upon the party that even Quintin Hogg , who later chose the life-peerage title Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone — you can hardly get more urban than that — was opining in 1947 that ‘ the Conservative believes that farming is more than a business ; it is a way of life , essential to the community in war and peace . ’ |
| 8 | Anyway , why put a new straitjacket around the economy until recovery is more than a twinkle in the market 's eye ? |
| 9 | If the model armed with a Man Catcher hits his opponent roll a D6 : if the score is more than the target 's toughness he is caught and killed automatically , regardless of the number of wounds he has or armour . |
| 10 | The truth is more than a recital of the visible . |
| 11 | For we already have knowledge , ’ said the king , ‘ that our enemy in Wales has sent letters praying aid to all these potential foes of our state , and a joint assault is more than a possibility . |
| 12 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 13 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 14 | The special and attractive character of the Ortiz collection is that it is not just an assemblage of objects but the coherent vision of a man who believes that the whole is more than the sum of its parts and that the collector is as creative as the artist . |
| 15 | The way you wanted to do , and then we added all this lot up , we 'd find well , w the chance is more than a certainty . |
| 16 | If you can raise your eyes from the water long enough you 'll see that the scenery is more than a match for the fishing — it 's simply breathtaking . |
| 17 | It is sufficient to contravene this regulation where the patch is more than a quarter of the breadth of the tread , because there can not be at least three-quarters of good tread around the whole circumference of the tyre in such a case . |
| 18 | The offer is , apparently , to refund 20% of a fare if a train is more than an hour late . |
| 19 | The Ghost of Banquo is more than a figment of Macbeth 's imagination : it stands in some way in relation to his conscience . |
| 20 | Yet , sex is more than the act of sexual intercourse and penal penetration . |
| 21 | But the new Agatha Christie Society is more than an outlet for affectionate memories . |
| 22 | Religion therefore is more than just a personal affair and its influence in society is more than the sum of its influences on individuals . |
| 23 | If the D6 roll is more than the distance you have veered away then the Doom Diver has over compensated and the template is moved over and beyond the target the full distance roll . |
| 24 | The farmers ' calling is more than a livelihood , it is a way of life . |
| 25 | The man endued with the Holy Spirit is more than a match for the unclean spirits which are such a feature in Mark 's account . |
| 26 | The Church is more than the herald announcing the message , it is a demonstration model which gives credence to the effectiveness of that message . |
| 27 | There is the sense here that reason is more than the sum of its parts , and that the serious pursuit of truth can , over time , generate a way of looking at the world and an approach to forming judgements on it that stands over and above any particular truths that may be assimilated on the way . |
| 28 | The World Health Organisation 's viewpoint is that health is more than the absence of disease or infirmity . |
| 29 | Sickness may be the absence of health , but health is more than the absence of sickness , so prevention is better than cure . |
| 30 | ‘ We have proved conclusively that the human is more than a body and a limited intellect . |