Example sentences of "more [adj] [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well i it were like a proper , er i in fact , they were more professional than a proper salon . |
| 2 | But it has never been shown that induction is logically more respectable than a formalized argument from analogy , indeed that induction from some particulars leading to deduction of others is anything else but a roundabout argument from analogy . |
| 3 | WHEN a teenager talks about popping in to the travel agents , parents should realise they may be intending to buy something more mind-bending than a cheap break . |
| 4 | Nor is it sensible to argue , as the Treasury has , that a European system of central banks in charge of a single currency might prove more inflationary than a fixed exchange rate system where each monetary authority competed to provide a stable benchmark of value . |
| 5 | In practice , says the review , ‘ such securities are more liquid than a fixed-period bank deposit with a maturity of less than three months , although the latter falls within the definition of cash equivalents ’ . |
| 6 | The Dover Harbour Board argued in the early 1980s that ferries would be both cheaper and more reliable than a fixed link , a stance later adopted by the Flexilink consortium of ferry companies in its attempts to convince Parliament that the Channel Tunnel would be a financial disaster . |
| 7 | Not very much is known about Lloyds so it 's somewhat more mystical than an ordinary club . |
| 8 | Arguably , though , the achievement of five O levels at a sitting was more demanding than a piecemeal collection of A levels . |
| 9 | Even as you were ordering the march of your troops you made some of those sudden discoveries which throw more light than a painstaking analysis . |
| 10 | It will give us that much longer to get to know one another and it will be much more interesting than a 12-hour flight . ’ |
| 11 | Believe me , when you are hungry , really hungry , so that your stomach clings to your backbone , nothing is more tasty than a succulent rat or a well-roasted leg of cat ! ] |
| 12 | I use Glodex glazing plastic ( from DIY stores ) which is more rigid than a commercial condensation tray , and also does not discolour if used under a hood fitted with light bulbs . |
| 13 | Sit at the back of a bluegrass concert in 80 of Kentucky 's 121 counties , and you will drink nothing more alcoholic than a tall glass of orange juice . |
| 14 | Using a theoretical model originally suggested by Dixit ( 1987 ) , the UK quota has been shown to have been more restrictive than a tariff-equivalent quota , while the EC minimum import price was less restrictive than an optimal tariff . |
| 15 | She paid her ten pence at the glass cage of the entrance booth , to a young man who could not possibly be the custodian , Great-Uncle Alan 's contemporary , but was clearly something rather more scholarly than a mere gate-keeper . |
| 16 | Recalling that Freeborn was recovering from nothing more serious than a successful operation for varicose veins , he approached the bed and said tentatively : |
| 17 | But we 've given him a thorough going over and I 'm sure it 's nothing more serious than a mild concussion . |
| 18 | After 17 years of first-class cricket with nothing more serious than a broken finger or two , he chased a ball into the outfield while playing for Devon against Berkshire at Reading and fell awkwardly , breaking his ankle . |
| 19 | ‘ You 're never too old to rock'n'roll , as the myth has it , but I 've thought I should try something a little more serious than a commercial music station when I move on again . |
| 20 | A little more serious than an expired tax disc , I think you 'll agree . ’ |
| 21 | A fundamental breach is one which the courts would consider more serious than an ordinary breach . |
| 22 | The wattage of the tool makes it much more versatile than a basic heat gun , and a range of uses are possible — from warming plastics for bending , to soft soldering of metal pipe connections . |
| 23 | Pizza dough is more oily than a standard bread dough . |
| 24 | Thus , on the eve of the second British Reform Act of 1867 , James Bryce noted that " the social progress of democracy has outrun its political progress " , which was ominous because " there is nothing more dangerous than a democratic society without democratic institutions " . |
| 25 | Perhaps you saw the Shell poster with the headline : " Nothing is more dangerous than a wet Zebra . " |
| 26 | Enriched uranium or plutonium in the wrong hands could be infinitely more dangerous than an oil-rig fire or a coal mine disaster . |
| 27 | This alloy is naturally silvery in colour and is much more hard-wearing than a thin layer of tinning , but it requires a high degree of skill to control the casting conditions . |
| 28 | It is also far more likely than a reactive search to yield positive results . |
| 29 | A small group of horses in a paddock , perhaps three or four individuals , is more satisfactory than a large group . |
| 30 | And that is why fashion at any level needs to capture the imagination , most particularly in a time of economic recession when the consumer is likely to have priorities more urgent than a new frock . |