Example sentences of "far more than the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Leaming tells it all with vim , though the gossip turns her on far more than the movies : ‘ Aly practised an Eastern art of love known as Imsak , which allowed him to exercise indefinite control … ’ |
| 2 | The ‘ inner ’ Frida is controlled by modern society far more than the clothed Frida , who often marks her deviation from the norm by defiantly returning the gaze of the viewer . |
| 3 | Its produce of fruit , fish , nuts , raisins , dyes , medicines and natural chemicals are worth far more than the value of cut timber . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Kingfisher has prospered , embracing far more than the relics of the British end of Frank Winfield Woolworth 's creation . |
| 5 | Retailing analysts in the City believe Kingfisher will have to pay far more than the 120p a share now on offer for Dixons to have a realistic chance of winning its cash bid . |
| 6 | All told , the borough conducted 592 swap deals , related to some £6 billion of underlying debt , far more than the council had actually borrowed . |
| 7 | When they do so , the refinancing will cost far more than the warrant yields originally suggested — around 8–10% , at current interest rates , rather than the 3–5% or less on the warrants . |
| 8 | Similarly , Margaret Thatcher 's reaction to the Brixton and Toxteth riots captured the public mood far more than the analysis of the Opposition . |
| 9 | What worried him far more than the prospect of change , was the fact that he shied away from it , as a man set in his ways , and that was something he had never considered himself to be . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The celebration of the martyr 's anniversary had grown out of the commemoration of the departed dead ; but it soon outgrew the limits of its origins and became far more than the expression of that larger family solidarity which embraced heaven and earth . |
| 12 | The submergence of North Africa beneath the tide of Islam in the seventh century meant far more than the loss of one of the most intellectually vital parts of the Latin church . |
| 13 | Together their income is £44,000 , more than the Lippitt family and far more than the Belkin family , yet they will only pay a few extra pounds a week in combined tax under Labour . |
| 14 | By the time it arrived , and the plans were clearly far more than the government could afford , winning the election took priority over admitting to economic reality . |
| 15 | In the seventeenth century the broad water of the Thames was used far more than the narrow and often bad roads for practical transport and festive occasions . |
| 16 | In ponds and lakes , surplus phosphorus in particular , but also nitrogen , commonly from fields but also from domestic sewage , may cause tremendous overgrowth of cyanobacteria or of green algae , far more than the resident animals can possibly consume . |
| 17 | At the beginning of the play she persuades Edwy to reject offers of peace from the rebellious monks who are , in fact , her enemies far more than the king 's . |
| 18 | The names differ far more than the flavors , and help to stretch these latter further apart . |
| 19 | It was quite apparent that he enjoyed them far more than the excellent dinner which Winnie had spent hours in preparing . |
| 20 | As you might imagine my monthly food bill has gone up quite appreciably , far more than the five pounds a month just before the programme Too Long a Winter was made . |
| 21 | But drinking too much over a period of months or years damages far more than the nervous system . |
| 22 | In normal circumstances , this would have infuriated her far more than the clumsy attentions of Lee , but tonight a treacherous part of her soul kept hissing , ‘ Why not ? |
| 23 | The Church has to be the voice of the voiceless , but that means far more than the cardinal and bishops making statements . |
| 24 | We got lots of international media coverage , far more than the Queen would have got without us , and again we were very well supported by the Dutch people . |
| 25 | ‘ Far more than the flowers of the mid-sixties , ’ he claimed , ‘ the angry clenched fists of the late sixties were irrelevant in trying to reach an increasingly alarmed and uncomprehending public . ’ |
| 26 | Far more than the man had been denied was pressed upon him . |
| 27 | Our costs have risen far more than the increases we have put forward as a result of the devaluation . ’ |
| 28 | Not only does he appear in many guises — far more than the few I have mentioned here — but the Devil seems to be chief of the evil spirits . |
| 29 | Hilton interprets ‘ new mind ’ or ‘ new feeling ’ as the creation of contemplation , which now demanded far more than the old Benedictine ideal where the monk did not experience God in the achievement of higher states of consciousness but in the mundane details of daily life . |
| 30 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |