Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby . |
| 2 | A research programme is better than a rival if it is more progressive , the progressive nature of a programme depending on its degree of coherence and the extent to which it has led to successful novel predictions , as discussed in Chapter 7 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In the West , a car is more than a way of travelling ; it represents freedom and flexibility and is a potent status symbol . |
| 5 | The Tomy Cradle Carrier is more than a carrier . |
| 6 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
| 7 | If a work is bigger than a man , he wrote , it can mean either that it is trying to surpass man or that it is not afraid of being looked at . |
| 8 | For example , a loose-leaf binder is better than an exercise book because you can shuffle and re-classify your notes for tutorials , essay-writing and later exam revision . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Failing that , a large room with a high ceiling is better than a cupboard . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Their bite is worse than a horse 's — |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | That fee is less than a quarter of the £300,000 Bassett paid Arsenal nearly two years ago , yet there are still no takers . |
| 15 | For me , this job is easier than a game of croquet … |
| 16 | The jail is less than a year old and has been hailed as a model prison . |
| 17 | But the venue is less than a mile away from Castlemorton Common , which was invaded by more than twenty thousand hippies a fortnight ago . |
| 18 | Anyway , why put a new straitjacket around the economy until recovery is more than a twinkle in the market 's eye ? |
| 19 | The truth is more than a recital of the visible . |
| 20 | It has been a long and winding road for the much-travelled Quinn to achieve fully-fledged Premier League status , even though his career record is better than a goal every two games . |
| 21 | A record is better than a cassette . |
| 22 | A kick is stronger than a punch and has a much greater reach . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 25 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The pot was taller than a man , and a prisoner had to climb up on a table in order to extract a sample with a huge ladle . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The offer is , apparently , to refund 20% of a fare if a train is more than an hour late . |