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

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1 Their plausibility requires that the disinclination to be cruel to animals is a mark of true humanity ; part of its content , rather than merely a possible cause of it .
2 Jansons masterfully keeps the music 's internal momentum alive without any sense of undue haste , and although the allegro bustles energetically along , Jansons resists the temptation to tear Shostakovich 's occasionally violent texturing to shreds For once the Finale appears as a crowning inevitability , rather than merely a throw-away moto-perpetuo of staccato virtuosity .
3 [ The alternative ] means more than merely a different way of ‘ doing social science ’ .
4 The modern surveyor involved in administering building contracts needs more than just a working knowledge of its terms — he needs a detailed legal appreciation .
5 The concept of a cognitive map , in O'Keefe and Nadel 's hands , is more than just a topographic representation of the space in which the animal is located ; it also describes the distribution of cell systems concerned with the analysis and integration of spatial cues within a framework of behavioural meaning for the animal .
6 This is more than just a subtle interweaving of his own and Proust 's problematics .
7 There were lots more , there were even one or two who , like Albert ‘ Bertie ’ Gomes , had more than just a tentative grasp of the deadly art of Trinidadian politics and finally there was Uriah Butler , who in 1946 — ten years after he had instigated the oil field demonstrations — led the most successful campaign in the first elections under universal suffrage .
8 But this may have been more than just a sartorial sign of the changing times .
9 A group is more than just a random collection of individuals .
10 For him , the " Panopticon principle " ( p 216 ) should be regarded as more than just a particular example of ingenuity in architectural design ; rather : " … it was an event in the " history of the human mind " .
11 Be this as it may , the constitutional authorities who support the introduction of a Bill of Rights to limit Parliament , government , and the state , nevertheless recognise that it calls for a fundamental constitutional change if it is to be more than just a pious declaration of good intent .
12 Waller believes it is more complex than just a huge shift of opinion on the day .
13 I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’
14 Rather than just a smaller version of the New York show , it has been reshaped to provide a detailed overview of the years 1904 to 1917 , and around 130 paintings , together with drawings and sculpture dating from these years will be displayed .
15 Although , as we have seen ( p. 31 ) , it was more than likely a joint production of leading London nurserymen , they undoubtedly recognised Miller 's ability and , with their support , Miller began his career as a horticultural writer .
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