Example sentences of "[vb base] more [conj] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feminism is a given — but I want more than the political outline . |
| 2 | The following are our special letter services which you should use when you want more than the ordinary letter post . |
| 3 | The following are our special letter services , which you should use when you want more than the ordinary post . |
| 4 | When soils receive more than the critical load , the natural capacity to neutralize acidity is overwhelmed , cations ( e.g. calcium ) are leached out , phosphorus is retained and aluminium and trace metals appear in the soil water . |
| 5 | If negotiations yield more than the required rise then too much scrapping may result , generating unemployment . |
| 6 | These CDs cost more than the major company ones , but this is fair enough since the higher costs have to be spread over a smaller volume . |
| 7 | Because this cake mixture uses baking powder to make it rise rather than gradual incorporation of air while beating , make sure you do not overbeat the mixture or add more than the specified amount of baking powder — this would only serve to toughen the cake and make it heavy . |
| 8 | It is an important signal that short-term politics matter more than the longer-run question of how to house the next generation . |
| 9 | Nor would Germany , if she were attacked by France alone , obtain more than the benevolent neutrality of Austria-Hungary . |
| 10 | Ethnic minorities suffer more than the general population from all the main housing disadvantages — overcrowding , sharing of dwellings , lacking basic amenities , older housing , etc. , as Table 3.18 shows . |
| 11 | I mean more than the nuclear umbrella and the massive and rapid reinforcement capability that America offers within a NATO structure . |
| 12 | If overall losses are estimated at 1000 kg per ha per year , then the 20–25 million ha under shifting cultivation or permanent conversion from forest to other uses , generate more than the total nitrogen delivered by rivers to the oceans . |
| 13 | Under the Chester scheme , landlords pay £50 to register , but if they fail to do so and their houses contain more than the permitted number of occupants , they face fines of up to £1,000 . |
| 14 | New users of water or those who require more than the maximum amount scheduled in an existing licence have to apply for permission to take the estimated quantity to the water authority in the area in which the works is situated , which will then decide whether sufficient water is available for the new abstraction . |
| 15 | It easily unlocked his heart , one that bore more than the usual share of tragedy . |
| 16 | I never have more than the permitted amount of duty-free goods ; I 've never imported plants , or dogs , or drugs , or uncooked meat , or firearms ; and yet I constantly find myself wanting to turn the wheel and head for the Red Channel . |
| 17 | Few of the newcomers know any Hebrew and few have more than the vaguest idea about Israel . |