Example sentences of "was [adv] more of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1988 drought — the third of the decade — was arguably more of a blow to the American sense of security than the discovery of an alleged missile gap in the 1950s . |
| 2 | With Britain 's long history of civic integration of all but the most marginal social classes ( or at least their male members ) , there was — so some have claimed — less of the cultural marginality affecting significant social groups from which fascism could draw strength ; by extension , there was supposedly more of a commitment to the rules of the ‘ democratic game ’ . |
| 3 | Soviet influence , moreover , was overwhelmingly concentrated among the poorest and least important countries in terms of population and GNP , whose support was often more of a liability than an asset ; the world 's major military and industrial powers , by contrast , were all allied or aligned with the United States . |
| 4 | Although Korda was now more of a financier than an active producer , it was his suggestion that led Graham Greene to visit Austria to see if he could find the background in the four-power occupation of Vienna which would inspire him to extend his one-line story : ‘ I had paid my last farewell to Harry less than a week ago , when his coffin was lowered in the frozen February ground , so that it was with incredulity that I saw him pass by , without a sign of recognition , among the host of strangers in the Strand . ’ |
| 5 | But it was a relief to me when she left and , I was thankful to discover , it was even more of a relief to you . |
| 6 | I 'd never driven a van in my life but I managed to drive it from the East End to the West End , which I found a feat , and then I finally drove it up to Cumberland in the snow which was even more of a feat . |
| 7 | The fall in seasonally adjusted unemployment of 22,000 last month was even more of a surprise , at a time when forecasters had expected a further rise of 35,000 . |
| 8 | It was even more of a shock to discover that these believed just as firmly in the Nazi cause as those who shouted and sneered . |
| 9 | In an age when the sea was even more of a man 's world than at present , and when women 's work outside the home was generally menial , Betsy Miller was the first woman to be recorded as a ship 's captain in the British Register of Tonnage at Lloyds . |
| 10 | Lutz , who at twelve was three years older than Mary , was even more of a handful : |