Example sentences of "[det] [adj] than the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trivers argues that the chances of selection favouring altruistic behaviour in which individuals dispense a benefit to another greater than the cost of the act will be improved when many potentially altruistic situations arise in the population , when there are repetitive interactions of the same kind within a small group of individuals , and where symmetrical situations favouring the return of benefits are common . |
| 2 | It may be true that the story of the English people is best seen in English literature , but English literature contains much more than the story of the English people . |
| 3 | ‘ Much more than the rest of them . |
| 4 | 16.2 Reading is much more than the decoding of black marks upon a page : it is a quest for meaning and one which requires the reader to be an active participant . |
| 5 | He had come to doubt the value of all new beginnings and to put his trust in not much more than the art of hanging together . |
| 6 | To enter this competition — just study the three simple questions below and then call our 24 hour hotline — it will cost you not much more than the cost of a first class stamp . |
| 7 | Pricing has n't been finalised , but the firm says it should n't be much more than the cost of the Motif implementations it supplies . |
| 8 | ‘ The mission of this Government is much more than the promotion of economic progress . |
| 9 | We asked environment groups from all twelve EC member states at the annual meeting of the European Environmental Bureau held in Brussels , to remind EC governments that ‘ subsidiarity ’ means much more than the balance of power between them and the European Commission . |
| 10 | He knew she was grateful for much more than the gesture of making some tea and , instinctively , he held out his arms . |
| 11 | It is important to begin by recognizing that assessment is a process which involves much more than the collection of information and data . |
| 12 | Of course , faith is much more than the absence of doubt , but to understand doubt is to have a key to a quiet heart and a quiet mind . |
| 13 | But the western railway dreams encompassed much more than the settling of immigrants or the taming of native peoples ( throughout the world railways were credited with this ‘ pacificatory ’ role ) . |
| 14 | Today , helped along by Fitch Benoy 's latest radical interventions , the accretion is happily much more than the sum of its parts . |
| 15 | When the Queen takes her place in the Church of Christ the Cornerstone tomorrow , it will mean much more than the dedication of another place of worship . |
| 16 | The rent paid by the retailer is much less than the cost of overheads in an equivalent central location . |
| 17 | Our sun has probably got enough fuel for another five thousand million years or so , but more massive stars can use up their fuel in as little as one hundred million years , much less than the age of the universe . |
| 18 | In most stepping motor systems the winding time constant is much less than the period of rotor oscillations about each equilibrium position . |
| 19 | This is much less than the temperature of the microwave radiation that fills the universe ( about 2.7° ) above absolute zero ) , so such black holes would emit even less than they absorb . |
| 20 | For low values of current ill the pole windings the flux density in the stator/rotor iron is small and the reluctance of these parts of the flux path is much less than the reluctance of the air-gap between the stator and rotor teeth . |
| 21 | So the rate of growth of employment was much less than the rate of accumulation ( figure 11.3 ) . |
| 22 | For little more than the price of two rolls of 35mm this source of invaluable information really is worth having . |
| 23 | For little more than the price of ordinary-looking hardcover books you can own these extraordinary editions — books that are admired and collected in 131 countries around the world . |
| 24 | However , it cost little more than the price of the land — a real bargain , ’ she parodied in a bitter little voice . |
| 25 | ‘ History , which is , indeed , little more than the register of the crimes , follies and misfortunes of mankind , ’ for instance ; or , ‘ corruption , the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty , ’ and , most chillingly , ‘ all that is human must be retrograde if it does not advance . ’ |
| 26 | In the immediate post-war years , the Minister of Defence had been little more than the co-ordinator of the three autonomous Service Ministries and the Ministry of Supply . |
| 27 | There may well be a reputable graffiti artist in the area who would take on the challenge for little more than the cost of the materials ! |
| 28 | Wimpey News has teamed up with Kuoni , one of the world 's leading travel companies , to offer readers the chance of visiting one of three exotic holiday destinations for little more than the cost of a European holiday . |
| 29 | This actually is little more than the theology of Genesis chapter two . |
| 30 | His well-meaning attempt at being nice to Black Britons amounted to little more than the recital of a catalogue of sporting achievement . |