Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [subord] [adv] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our country , as a nation , has a spirit and will — it is much bigger than merely the mechanisms of markets . |
| 2 | Houses , particularly in Western society , confer upon their occupants much more than merely the roofs over their heads ; they involve status and an expression of place in society . |
| 3 | The series is a variation of Hans Christian Andersen 's fable of the Emperor — and it is more rather than less pointed because here the clothes are fabulous . |
| 4 | The Latvians had fascists who were more vicious than even the Germans . |
| 5 | It is clear , therefore , that the 70 or so institutions which call themselves colleges or institutes of higher education comprise a sector of higher education which is more diverse than either the universities or polytechnics . |
| 6 | Further , his total avoidance of arianism is held to have made him more acceptable to the catholic Gallo-Romans , than were the other kings of his generation , and to have helped ensure that the Franks were more successful than either the Burgundians or the Visigoths . |
| 7 | Some thoughtful Germans , such as Volker Rühe , general secretary of the ruling Christian Democrats , argue that now more than ever the Europeans should speed moves to form a multinational force that includes German soldiers . |
| 8 | Even less than elsewhere the soloists ' heavy vibrato and occasional portamentos hardly match the idea of a movement inspired at one remove from Bach 's supreme example . |
| 9 | The fire which had started early that morning must have been very fierce as only the walls were left standing and from the ruins there was that horrible fire-damp smell which pervades the site for weeks after such an occurrence . |