Example sentences of "to be more than the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Wages , for those who can find work , are unlikely to be more than the equivalent of $15 a month , paid in clumsy wads of devalued roubles .
2 Effective cross-cultural briefing , such as that practised at the Farnham Castle International Briefing Centre , has to be more than the provision of information .
3 This is impossible to answer , but he does suggest that it is likely to be more than the planners currently recommend .
4 In 1933 its total membership was believed to be about 300 , but the cost of a fund-raising appeal for £25,000 proved to be more than the sum collected and the movement went £800 into debt .
5 It had to be more than the trauma of the afternoon .
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