Example sentences of "far [adj] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Launer , which carries the Royal Warrant , offers far more than just the style for which the Queen is famous . |
| 32 | In ecumenical circles of late we have been reminded that ‘ remembering ’ in the biblical context was far more than simply recalling to mind what God had done in the past . |
| 33 | In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry . |
| 34 | Central direction has increased since 1979 but local authorities are far more than simply field agents of central government departments . |
| 35 | By Sunday evening , when it was time for them to leave and the three of them were piling into the Bentley , what she felt inside her , by any definition , was far more than simply sexual excitement . |
| 36 | But a serious accident can cause far more than purely physical damage . |
| 37 | Lorraine Monk , of Kingston-upon-Thames , said Labour would have to do far more than merely reverse NHS cuts . |
| 38 | The issue of planning is complex since it involves far more than merely accepting new structures and new forms of co-operation — for in effect it involves recognising a new dimension of financial commitment at a time when money is short . |
| 39 | ‘ People become Christians as a wave of decisions for Christ sweeps through the group mind , involving many individual decisions but being far more than merely their sum . |
| 40 | In the centuries preceding the scientific renaissance in the West , Muslim scholars did far more than merely reproduce their heritage from the Greeks . |
| 41 | For me I can not remember who said it , someone far wiser than far wiser than me but somebody said a judge is civilization by the way he treats the |
| 42 | MAFF 's 1988 report on pesticide residues stated that residues were far higher than originally thought , particularly in the case of fruit and vegetables treated for storage . |
| 43 | Unguarded remarks by Truman on 30 November on the possible use of nuclear weapons in Korea precipitated in Westminster what Roy Jenkins has described as a " mood of near panic " far worse than any he experienced throughout his entire political career . |
| 44 | There are also studies from Malaysia , which are illustrative of the effects of logging practices in tropical regions in general , which show that the destructive effect is far greater than just the removal of trees . |
| 45 | There can be little doubt that this is about to happen again , and our debt to the soil is far greater than ever before . |
| 46 | Today a substantial winter population has re-established itself in both harbours and is still increasing ; there is little doubt that the numbers involved are now far greater than ever before . |
| 47 | She was vaguely aware of the irony of seeking safety from the man who threatened a danger far greater than any she had ever faced , but she pressed closer — needing him , wanting him , longing for him to hold her forever . |
| 48 | His view that letting children run in and out of busy airports smartly avoiding the traffic is perfectly reasonable depends upon a conception of a child which is far narrower than even the sex divide . |