Example sentences of "than [adv] a [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This applies for example to the demand side , where the choice of functional forms is more than merely a matter of algebraic convenience ( see Dixit and Stiglitz , 1977 ) .
2 This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour .
3 The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid .
4 This creates a network of all possible word sequences rather than just a tree of isolated words .
5 Is he more than just a basher of indifferent bowling , of which there is currently plenty ?
6 Solly 's years in the wilderness were more than just a dearth of high-profile wins .
7 There is no place for a quality footballer if he believes he is more than just a page in that machine .
8 Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ .
9 Clearly it is more than just a picture of two continent-carrying plates coming together .
10 Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ .
11 In de Gaulle 's mind , the empire was more than just a source of potential recruits .
12 It gradually becomes clear to the student that kung fu is more than just a series of physical body movements .
13 This little rebellion annoyed the orthodox Communists , but maybe not the voters : the three rebels , all well known , provide voters with an assurance that the United Left is more than just a front for unreconstructed Communists .
14 There was more than just a matter of fifty years separating her life from that of Johnny Latimer .
15 But it is more than just a listing of previous research .
16 In almost every other respect , certainly , the Celtic Church appears to have been something more than simply a repository for Nazarean thought — as Nestorian Christianity was , for example .
17 American studies on skin health have indicated that the over-use of steam treatments ( more than twice a week over many months ) can cause ‘ jungle acne ’ — a disorder brought about by the presence of excess moisture in the skin .
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