Example sentences of "will [verb] [adj] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Negotiation and discussion will achieve more than a row , but if a clash is unavoidable , explain to them why you were shouting .
2 ‘ The BNP contends that it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’
3 ‘ The BNP contends it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’
4 Ferguson now sports a tuft of facial hair around his lips and chin , permitted him by the Tannadice tablets of stone , but it will take more than a beard to signify maturity .
5 It will take more than a streak of dogged determination to see it through .
6 It is unlikely , however , that any Western company will get more than a minority stake in Pilsner Urquell .
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