Example sentences of "[noun pl] be more of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We found indications that homophonic phrases were more of a problem than had previously been thought . |
| 2 | Although a ‘ mature ’ lady , I am a supporter of ‘ save the terrace ’ and can not agree that seats are necessary — fans will stand up most of the time anyway , as we did last Sunday , and seats are more of a hazard when leaning over to see what is happening on the pitch . |
| 3 | Many packages boast multicurrency , multilanguage features , but truly comprehensive pan-European packages are more of a rarity . |
| 4 | Louise , who had been her comfort , buffer and rescuer so many times in the past ; Louise , who had in so many ways been more of a mother to her than Nora ; Louise , who even now had lost none of her vigour and strength of personality . |
| 5 | Whether they can be mapped seismically within or below thrust sheets is more of a problem , but it is one that the industry seems confident of defeating in other parts of the world . |
| 6 | Nights are more of a problem . |
| 7 | Even the order to shut the main castle doors was more of a sop to the khthons than an acknowledgement that things had gone terribly wrong . |
| 8 | The undue power of committee chairmen in relation to their colleagues was more of a problem in the House than in the Senate , but in the latter a system of legislative norms or folkways made possible dominance of the proceedings by leading members of the Senate inner club or establishment . |