Example sentences of "[adv] more [conj] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ami Pro 3.0 uses the mouse much more than the previous version . |
| 2 | ‘ But I walk a fine line of ambiguity because I 'm also reaching a straight audience who need the education much more than the gay audience . |
| 3 | In the case of the working class — possibly more than the middle class — the unemployment of families and the depressed economic conditions that prevailed during the inter-war years encouraged the reduction of family size , even though there were still many areas where the birth rate remained high or increased , almost oblivious of the economic conditions . |
| 4 | Rome had probably more than the average number of beggars . |
| 5 | This involves first cutting the panel down to slightly more than the largest measurement , and then supporting it in place , so that it is spaced slightly away from the wall or ceiling , but is exactly vertical or horizontal . |
| 6 | The 200 must be perceived as a refined car , if Rover is to justify charging slightly more than the going rate for its class . |
| 7 | The North African wild cat weighs only slightly more than the average moggie . |
| 8 | These figures show that the project cost slightly more than the estimated amount saved in Ipswich , and about £16,000 — £18,000 more in Newham ( where the amount spent on support workers was much higher ) . |
| 9 | By 1982 , the state 's accumulated ‘ debt ’ with RENFE was rather more than the annual operating revenue ( RENFE 1984a : 45 ) . |
| 10 | To have produced one important poem is rather more than the vast majority of poets could claim in any age . |
| 11 | Characteristically , he charged considerably more than had been agreed for the work ; the ewer and basin weighed 570 ounces , substantially more than the requested maximum . |
| 12 | At the end of the seventies , after annually spending substantially more than the yearly income , the price for this extravagance was a reduction in the number of staff . |
| 13 | But drinking too much over a period of months or years damages far more than the nervous system . |
| 14 | Indeed , both these companies target the corporate market far more than the professional publishing sector which , while entirely understandable , means that a great many potential users simply never hear about the products . |
| 15 | The weak intensity is caused by upward continuation through the mantle : the small-scale non-dipolar transition field is attenuated far more than the axial dipole . |
| 16 | These deep structural problems are cultural and political as well as economic , and will require far more than the odd adjustment to monetary or fiscal policy if we are to begin to solve them . |
| 17 | they 're a band you love to hate , far more than the Manic Street Preachers , who crave to be loathed but simply are n't worth the effort . |
| 18 | He needed far more than the normal ration of two parents , each with only one identity apiece . |
| 19 | They , far more than the New English , had the ear of Elizabeth 's government and they advocated restraint in dealing with Ireland . |
| 20 | This implied far more than the juridical observation that the Holy Spirit would ‘ assist ’ the Ecumenical Council . |
| 21 | This is meaning in as rich an intentional sense as one is likely to get — far more than the mere instilling of ( first-order ) knowledge with which McDowell deals . |
| 22 | Mr Davis said Probyn was seeking a payout of £150,000 pounds , far more than the average policy . |
| 23 | The ‘ Constantinian revolution ’ was far more than the sudden breaking out of peace over the church and demanded a drastic reconstruction of the framework of experience . |
| 24 | Although the Boundary Commission is unwilling to pre-empt the results of its county-wide review , it is understood that the focus will be on Colchester where both constituencies have far more than the ideal average of 69,000 voters . |
| 25 | It was quite apparent that he enjoyed them far more than the excellent dinner which Winnie had spent hours in preparing . |
| 26 | Nevertheless it remains an excellent opening strike because , even more than the snap punch , it cocks the hips for a powerful reverse punch . |
| 27 | This lays it open to Walter Benjamin 's critique even more than the classic realist novel , for it is still further removed from his concept of storytelling . |
| 28 | This tie-breaker lends itself even more than the general format of the competition to focusing attention on the product in hand . |
| 29 | It 's because of this — the magnanimity even more than the political expertise — that Olson 's appalled and self-questioning reflections on Pound 's arraignment and incarceration make all others seem puerile at best . |
| 30 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |