Example sentences of "[prep] more [noun sg] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Thus the financial health of the company seemed to be of more importance than the community 's concern over the health of its children .
2 Pointed comments are made about racial discrimination within the army , the insensitivity of television journalists , and uninformed liberal political views : indeed , the anti-war movement at home comes under more criticism than the NVA regulars entrenched at the top of the hill .
3 Moreover , there is no one in all Chung Kuo with more experience than the Marshal .
4 This would be an on-going promotional campaign along the lines of what we already do , but with more co-ordination and the addition of posters and a greater number of redesigned Promotional leaflets ( to replace existing ones ) .
5 Jenny laughed with more enthusiasm than the witticism merited .
6 Scientists discovered the atom vibrates with more regularity than the earth turns on its axis .
7 Forcing his useless legs to work he made his way to the bridge , awkwardly at first , hobbling , as if in some grotesque mimicry of his wife , then with more confidence as the blood began to flow , his muscles come alive again .
8 They began to look for more drink and the Junior showed his initiative by going up to the off-licence with the Porter and bringing back armfuls of the stuff .
9 For more information and the address of your nearest Centre , send your business card to Room 5 , Customer Relations , Porsche Cars Great Britain Limited , Freepost , .
10 If a significant departure appears for a certain chromosome , the chromosome can be examined in more detail and the position of the peak grain distribution related to the G-bands .
11 About a week later he explained at more length that the committee had seen all the drawings and liked them with this one exception .
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