Example sentences of "it [be] more [adj] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's more ridiculous than a coincidence . |
| 2 | It 's not cheap but the dispenser means a little goes a long way and it 's more hygienic than a pot . |
| 3 | ‘ There are two routes , one being to take advantage of the Sunday trading debate , which we could turn around with slogans like ‘ Church — it 's more fun than a DIY shed ’ . |
| 4 | An honourable offer from Covent Garden or Glyndebourne for a worthy artistic venture is acceptable , but ‘ if I have a feeling that someone 's dreaming of going to a small provincial European theatre because they 're offered 1,000 dollars and they think it 's more important than a whole season at the Kirov , I am so angry and upset that I am absolutely confident when I say do n't come back . |
| 5 | In other words , a market economy is an efficient way of producing wealth ; the reason it is more efficient than a planned economy in which prices are not competitive is that prices do not convey this information . |
| 6 | it is more private than a hearing in the civil courts — the press and public are not entitled to be present |
| 7 | I also prefer it because I believe it is more sensitive than a link-leger and gives me a better chance of hooking fish . |