Example sentences of "[adv] more than [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even 17.8 per cent , however , was still more than double the growth of average earnings over that period . |
| 2 | They comprise some 21 per cent of rural housing stock on average , and Shucksmith ( 1981 ) indicates that , during 1968–73 in England and Wales there were usually more than double the number of local authority houses being built per 1,000 population in urban than in rural districts . |
| 3 | Declared expenditure on defence and security is now more than double the expenditure on health . |
| 4 | Launer , which carries the Royal Warrant , offers far more than just the style for which the Queen is famous . |
| 5 | Today more than ever the phrase " as old as one feels " is no mere consolatory cliche . ) |