Example sentences of "far [adj] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also his playing career with us was far shorter than a lot of these blokes . |
| 2 | A polite refusal to comment further is far better than a panic reply . |
| 3 | This program is the best of its kind on the market for page making facilities , it is far better than a number of ‘ Commercial ’ pagemaking programs that are popular with users who only have a dot-matrix printer . |
| 4 | Oh a great help to sandwiches and a sit down meal at dinner at table with the family , it was far better than a dry sandwich eaten in the barn . |
| 5 | And do bear in mind that if you do n't hit it 100 per cent , the result is likely to be far better than a less than perfect pitch . |
| 6 | Even with the cost of detailed research , a set of reconstruction drawings of a site is usually far cheaper than a physical reconstruction ; in any case , such detailed drawings are generally needed as preparation for a physical reconstruction . |
| 7 | A cloud far smaller than a man 's hand peeped over the horizon as March began . |
| 8 | It suffices to say that under it , once black Rhodesians had acquired a sizeable number of seats , but far less than a majority , they would have been in a powerful position to form a coalition with any breakaway group of whites . |
| 9 | If you thrash a horse it will hurt but if you touch it with a whip it 's a tactile thing which is far less than a horse nudging another one |
| 10 | The idea needs a lot of working up , of course , but far less than an SEC , and I really believe that it would be worth doing . |
| 11 | The adoption of the name ScotRail by the Scottish Region was far more than a marketing ploy . |
| 12 | A diving whale may store more than 40 per cent of its oxygen intake in its muscles , far more than a human is capable of . |
| 13 | Prayer is far more than a shopping list , or an incidental five minutes at the end of a busy day . |
| 14 | The great difference between the events of the 1540s and earlier periods of hostility between England and Scotland was that this episode was far more than a particularly dramatic example of the eternal political and military triangle of England , Scotland and France , or even just the revival by Henry VIII and Somerset of that old English dream , the unification of England and Scotland . |
| 15 | ‘ The fact is , Mr Stevens , your father is entrusted with far more than a man of his age can cope with . ’ |
| 16 | Your determination to ‘ get it right ’ will impress far more than a false sense of confidence or a reluctance to admit you could do with assistance . |
| 17 | In simple terms , skin is far more than a superficial covering for the body ; it is a living , breathing organism . |
| 18 | To Rumi the tears are far more than a guide in the spiritual quest ; they are the very water of life . |
| 19 | Individual letters mean far more than a signature on a petition . |
| 20 | The Enlightenment , then , is far more than a revolution in theories of knowledge ( epistemology ) or even new methods in science and critical philosophy . |
| 21 | Plainly a lot to ask of anyone — far more than a momentary invasion of privacy , which can be bad enough — and it is an argumentative point that paradoxically makes self-sufficiency sound humble rather than arrogant . |
| 22 | At a deeper level , the problem is far more than a kind of glorified managerial challenge . |
| 23 | The theological implications of such a recognition were profound , and required far more than a change in regulations . |
| 24 | Far more than a ‘ companion ’ to the Hornblower novels , clarifying and extending the historical background and arranging the events of the hero 's life in chronological order instead of in the irregular order imposed on readers by the dates of publication of the books , Parkinson 's book is related in intention , though not in style and tone , to the amiable pamphlets published from time to time summarising the relationships and activities of the fictional inhabitants of Coronation Street . |
| 25 | He did not believe that long discussion was of great value , rather that a considered insight or idea produced far more than a wealth of verbal expression . |
| 26 | Far more than a further unsavoury tale of professional infighting for accreditation amongst the greats , the out-come — on the principle that the discoverer leaves his imprint on his discovery — has profoundly affected the subsequent tenor of both science and the humanities . |
| 27 | You know , Harry , I get the impression he takes far more than a professional interest in Alice . |
| 28 | The advanced study of History demands far more than a retentive memory for facts or an ability to describe fluently the course of an historical event . |
| 29 | The woman of the future would be far more than a nurse or consoler , she would have a positive religion to realize as a high-priestess of health . |
| 30 | But a share is something far more than a mere contractual right in personam . |