Example sentences of "more than [art] [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within his own country , he is not so much a Leviathan as a Gulliver figure hemmed in and tied down by a complex network of restraints that must be thrown off if he is to be more than a helpless giant in the White House . |
| 2 | You know , Harry , I get the impression he takes far more than a professional interest in Alice . |
| 3 | However , for most airports with overall impact of the Tunnel is unlikely to be more than a temporary hiccup in the strong growth of traffic . |
| 4 | But this was no more than a temporary reversal in the most savage onslaught from England which the Scots had ever experienced . |
| 5 | In fact , the entire evening , spent flirting and dancing with her , had probably been no more than a cynical exercise in keeping his mind off someone else . |
| 6 | A third party may assert that it has more than a mere interest in a certain subject , since it has a legal right81 in the subject matter of the dispute , or a right granted under a treaty between the parties . |
| 7 | When this last measure failed to force some authorities sufficiently into line , the Conservative government , in 1984 , introduced a measure called rate capping that made it illegal for authorities designated by the Secretary of State to levy more than a certain amount in rates , their only form of independent finance . |
| 8 | In November 1948 a trade agreement between Japan and various members of the British Commonwealth was concluded , indicating more than a threefold increase in trade between Japan and the sterling group , which included Australia , New Zealand , India , South Africa plus Britain and her colonies . |
| 9 | This is unlikely to produce anything more than a slight increase in vaginal discharge which has no particular distinguishing features . |
| 10 | His instincts finally rang the bell and told him this man had more than a casual interest in what might be going on downstairs . |
| 11 | I had more than a casual interest in politics . |
| 12 | Important [ but unrecognized ] though they may be to the man in the street , functional methacrylates are no more than a small side-branch in ICI 's acrylic chain . |
| 13 | Broom-Parker had played no more than a small part in the plot to make sure Pendero was beaten , she was certain of that . |
| 14 | That quarry , it should be said , is not much more than a small hole in the ground with banking around it . |
| 15 | There were also rumours that newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell was showing more than a passing interest in Storehouse . |
| 16 | This was the brainchild of Martin and Hermon Bond , two farmers , who had more than a passing interest in golf . |
| 17 | The likes of Dr James Halden would n't take more than a passing interest in a common domestic servant . |
| 18 | Taking more than a passing interest in the glam rock movement of the '70s , Suede 's debut — with it 's thick pounding drum intro , drawled Bowie-like vocals and brash bursts of chugging guitar — was never likely to pass unnoticed . |
| 19 | If regional officers were to take more than a passing interest in this pattern of change the writing would have appeared to be on the wall , but as the comments of the regional medical and nursing officers cited above revealed , it was some time before their interest was kindled . |
| 20 | After all , Levi admits to more than a passing interest in things financial , shall we say . |
| 21 | I forget who had mentioned to me that Geoff was rumoured to be taking more than a passing interest in her . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , Falkirk will take more than a passing interest in two Premier Division matches tonight , and hoping that the Old Firm do them a favour by beating fellow strugglers Dundee and Motherwell . |
| 23 | The Harpies ' cave is little more than a smelly hollow in the side of the hill , and contains nothing of interest , save for old bones from the Harpies ' victims . |
| 24 | If it maintains its present determination to keep little more than a naval force in the region , it will have to convince others ( the Egyptians ? |
| 25 | Yet Gemma had shown no more than a polite interest in Almsmead while Linnet , who was very dear but not Gemma , after all , had positively thrown herself into all the excitements of housebuilding and furnishing , taking to Far Flatley as if she had been born there . |
| 26 | The idea of regional or republican cost-accounting received no more than a cautious welcome in the resolution on national relations that was adopted at the conference ; the resolution did however speak of the ‘ further development ’ of the federation , involving the transfer of greater powers to the local level and to the union republics in particular . |
| 27 | There would be a concern to clarify the confusion which exists as to the " right " and " proper " principles for the British constitution today and then there would be an attempt to secure them against repeal or amendment except by some specially prescribed procedure that would involve more than a simple majority in the House of Commons . |
| 28 | There is nothing that the disease likes more than a circuitous argument in search of absolute proof on precise definitions of addiction . |
| 29 | A grand presidential title , a large company car and expensive luxury office bring little credit to a status-conscious executive who has achieved no more than a political victory in the rat-race . |
| 30 | The policy was based on little more than a vague belief in the large potential for economies of scale and an unquenchable faith among politicians that government agencies could successfully meet short-term political demands — particularly in respect of regional unemployment — in combination with longer-term goals of greater efficiency and higher industrial growth . |