Example sentences of "there is more [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There is more than passing irony in the very thought of a celibate Rangers .
2 In one sense , of course , there is more than enough knowledge available for everyone to have a sufficiency .
3 You do n't have to be a historian to know a pretty flower when you see one , and although this is not intended to be a text book — there is more than enough literature available to fulfil that function — I do suggest that your enjoyment of roses can be enhanced by knowing just a little about the many different kinds , and such matters as why they are cultivated in certain ways , why they are pruned , and so on — and to see a strange word , and know what it means !
4 The eradication of hunger is not a threat to the well-being of people in the industrialised countries because there is more than enough food for everyone .
5 The use made of resources allocated is as important as the extent of the original allocation : it can not be assumed that budgeting money or designating a staff member as training officer , will ensure more than nominal training unless there is more than nominal commitment to the concept that systematic training should be integral to library management .
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