Example sentences of "than [adv] [art] [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 | Those arguing for more fundamental change , tackling the causes rather than merely the symptoms of social distress , utilize categories embracing wider sections of society , extending from the still limited concept of the ‘ bottom third ’ to wider notions of the ‘ public ’ and ‘ citizens ’ . |
| 3 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
| 4 | The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid . |
| 5 | This creates a network of all possible word sequences rather than just a tree of isolated words . |
| 6 | Is he more than just a basher of indifferent bowling , of which there is currently plenty ? |
| 7 | Solly 's years in the wilderness were more than just a dearth of high-profile wins . |
| 8 | There is no place for a quality footballer if he believes he is more than just a page in that machine . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | Clearly it is more than just a picture of two continent-carrying plates coming together . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | In de Gaulle 's mind , the empire was more than just a source of potential recruits . |
| 13 | It gradually becomes clear to the student that kung fu is more than just a series of physical body movements . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | There was more than just a matter of fifty years separating her life from that of Johnny Latimer . |
| 16 | But it is more than just a listing of previous research . |
| 17 | You can try to impress the waiter as a serious customer by specifying the type of tea you want , rather than just the brew in general . |
| 18 | The purpose of this chapter is to describe the rest of the machinery through which the political leadership operates outside Whitehall and this includes more than just the system of local government . |
| 19 | This form of consciousness aspired to a representation of the world in its entirety rather than just the sphere of practical action ( Marx and Engels 1974 : 52 ) . |
| 20 | There is much evidence to suggest that reading is more than just the recognition of individual characters . |
| 21 | It is more than just the onset of literal night ; it is a night of the normal senses , allowing other means of knowing to arise . |
| 22 | It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort . |
| 23 | Even before last week 's double blitz the Compensation Agency for Northern Ireland was facing record pay-outs this year — more than double the total for 1991–92 . |
| 24 | The growth in occupational pension provision for women was even more marked with more than double the proportion of 60–69 year olds having them ( 32 per cent ) compared with the over-80s ( 15 per cent ) . |
| 25 | The largest city in the world in 2000 will be Mexico City with a population of some 24.4 millions , more than double the size of any city in 1960 except New York . |
| 26 | The proposed development at Meadow House , though not associated with any community , would more than double the number of habitable dwellings in the immediate vicinity . |
| 27 | They comprise some 21 per cent of rural housing stock on average , and Shucksmith ( 1981 ) indicates that , during 1968–73 in England and Wales there were usually more than double the number of local authority houses being built per 1,000 population in urban than in rural districts . |
| 28 | Even 17.8 per cent , however , was still more than double the growth of average earnings over that period . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | This advocated the idea of the conservation of coherent areas of townscape , rather than simply the preservation of individual buildings : from negative control to creative promotion . |