Example sentences of "than a simple [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consent of the shareholders by ordinary resolution is required , unless the articles permit the board to sanction payments without shareholder approval , or provide that a resolution passed by more than a simple majority of shareholders must be obtained . |
| 2 | There would be a concern to clarify the confusion which exists as to the " right " and " proper " principles for the British constitution today and then there would be an attempt to secure them against repeal or amendment except by some specially prescribed procedure that would involve more than a simple majority in the House of Commons . |
| 3 | Planning as a local authority responsibility has its origins in the public health and housing policies of the nineteenth century , but from the outset the objectives were broader than a simple emphasis on the efficient use of land . |
| 4 | This was more than a simple distillation of the man 's thoughts on the current political situation . |
| 5 | My aim is only to point out that the situation is more complex than a simple division between ‘ Western monotheism ’ and ‘ Eastern polytheism ’ . |
| 6 | An example from German would be : Because two ( or more ) changes are involved , something more than a simple substitution drill is required for mastering these features . |
| 7 | It should be stated , however , that what the carers actually said was a good deal more complex than a simple preference for institutional care . |
| 8 | Such futile efforts can only bring something close to contempt and suspicion among the millions of human beings who crave nothing more than a simple faith based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 9 | Edward Pilkington writing in the Guardian later commented , ‘ What at first glance appears to be no more than a simple case of human error becomes , at closer examination , as much a story about bungling management and an inadequate safety system born of years of cuts . |
| 10 | They are extremely difficult to hand-hold , which means that a mounting must always be carried around , and it should be rather firmer than a simple attachment to a camera tripod , because the binoculars are inevitably heavy . |
| 11 | This seems more than a simple displacement of the fear and anxiety with which we contemplate our own old age . |
| 12 | One developed into nothing more than a simple ball of cells with no gut at all , the other into a more or less normal larva . |
| 13 | Thereafter each quite expensive ball-cum-transmitter was no better than a simple ball . |
| 14 | Restrictions on and beliefs about language may be part of the construction of gender rather than a simple reflection of it . |
| 15 | However , formulae such as " adjectives precede their nouns " do not take us beyond a very shallow level of linguistic description ; nor is it an improvement to find phrases such as " an attributive adjective " unless the description proceeds in some way to give an account of how a term like attributive may mean something more than a simple statement about formal grouping . |
| 16 | This is true whether the story is an epic with a cast of thousands or nothing more elaborate than a simple family situation . |
| 17 | It was more than a simple indication of wants , because with a little prodding Bobo was starting to make sentences with a logical construction to them . |
| 18 | Ingleborough from Clapham is more than a simple walk . |
| 19 | His reference to the respondents having no alternative but to continue to pay and to Great Western Railway Co. v. Sutton suggests that he was referring to payments made to avoid unpleasant consequences other than a simple action of payment . |
| 20 | The cost of hot water is reduced in relation to the capital expenditure which can be undertaken , so that an efficient boiler system is more costly to install than a simple immersion heater , but cheaper to run . |
| 21 | If the indices are raised , say , from 2 to , then the closed curve produced has more character than a simple rectangle or a simple ellipse … it becomes a superellipse . |
| 22 | The outcome of revolution , therefore , was a product of negotiation and discussion among Kufrans rather than a simple consequence of revolutionary decrees . |
| 23 | However , there are many in Britain who feel that the US approach , which has relied heavily on the CD4 measure in licensing other potential anti-AIDS drugs , is wrong , and that the decision to put a patient on AZT should be more broadly based , using a number of factors — including the best current estimate of likely long-term risks and benefits — rather than a simple formula . |
| 24 | The terms ‘ stiff-necked ’ , ‘ tight-lipped ’ , ‘ pain in the neck ’ and so on are part of common everyday usage , and indicate something rather deeper than a simple muscle tension problem . |
| 25 | Perhaps Mr Heseltine 's sudden interest in television is motivated by more than a simple desire to boost British exports . |
| 26 | Failure to remember is much more serious , of course , than a simple lapse of memory . |
| 27 | So capable of making a kiss into something far more intimate and passionate than a simple meeting of mouths and bodies … |
| 28 | The striking lack of correspondence between the two sets of equivalents is , however , more than a simple difference in surface realization ; the non-isomorphism is semantic as well as formal . |
| 29 | Terry and Tom argued as well , and there often seemed to be far more serious undercurrents than a simple difference of opinion . |
| 30 | Romer J. relied on William Whiteley Ltd. v. The King , 101 L.T. 741 and Slater v. Burnley Corporation , 59 L.T. 636 , in reaching his decision , and he also referred [ 1946 ] Ch. 236 , 241 , to the ‘ principle of duress colore officii ’ in a manner which showed that the necessary duress required something more than a simple demand by an official . |