Example sentences of "[verb] more [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Youth project develops more than camera skill |
| 2 | However , it is common for fewer than twelve notes to be used over specific areas , or for certain notes to be repeated or used more than others , as long as the general non-tonal effect is maintained . |
| 3 | Blake noticed that people used more than words when they communicated with each other , and realised that horses did the same . |
| 4 | To achieve this the nurse needs more than facts and skills ; she needs the capabilities represented by the higher levels of the learning hierarchy . |
| 5 | But to stay competitive , an enterprise needs more than productivity and effectiveness — it needs creativity . |
| 6 | When Katherine returns unexpectedly to do battle for Jack as well as the Deal , Tess needs more than power dressing to win . |
| 7 | Money Smith is ideal for those who want more than cheque book program but who do n't want to foot the bill for a multi-module accounting system . |
| 8 | Said Greg : ‘ There is no-one I would rather row with and there is no-one I would trust more than Jonny . |
| 9 | Money counts more than Monet in the 1990s . |
| 10 | Some examples of where A contains more than B but is not more precise may be noted . |
| 11 | Neither position , however , contains more than part of the truth . |
| 12 | Children appear to benefit more than adults from the increased opportunities for interaction and recreation , a conclusion confirmed by Eubank-Ahrens ' research in German Woonerven . |
| 13 | Life holds more than birth , copulation and death . |
| 14 | Boys also seem to suffer more than girls when family discord and family disruption occur . |
| 15 | Theories must be allowed to contain more than experience can pronounce upon . |
| 16 | Quality matters more than quantity in the time you spend together . |
| 17 | At the fête Stepan Verkhovensky , the man of the 1840s , makes a speech arguing that Shakespeare matters more than boots , and Raphael more than petroleum ; whipping himself up in his peroration to declare that mankind can get on without bread but not without beauty . |
| 18 | In fact , do n't you agree that sometimes value matters more than cost ? |
| 19 | It is a notable achievement , especially for a left-wing ‘ class-firster ’ ; but Ms Magas understands that in places like ex-Yugoslavia — and perhaps not only there — nation still matters more than class . |
| 20 | The ‘ assumptions ’ of the topmost box can include more than experience puts there , but whatever finds its way in has to be transformed by deduction into predictions which can be tested by observation . |
| 21 | As the Gospel narrative unfolds we are quickly made aware that the good news signifies more than rescue from divine wrath . |
| 22 | ‘ I know no man since the apostles ’ days , ’ wrote Baxter , ‘ whom I honour more than Calvin , and whose judgment in all things , one with another , I more esteem and come nearer to . ’ |
| 23 | Earlier centuries , in contrast , had an appreciation of the past that embodied more than nostalgia or antiquarian interest . |
| 24 | And in recent years it is impossible not to see that Dale Thomas ' name occurs more than others , including being five times the Club Champion — winning on one occasion after a 60-hole match ! |
| 25 | The conclusion of the tale : ( Trickery achieves more than force can do ) |
| 26 | His view of a robust plebeian culture embraces more than recreation , although the forms this took played an important and integrated role in a popular culture which represented a whole way of life . |
| 27 | Intel are developing more than processors , they are working towards the diskless computer and demonstrated a prototype that included a small capacity solid-state C : drive containing boot information and operating system in Read Only Memory chips and new high capacity ( 40Mb ) removable flash ROM cards for storage of applications and data . |
| 28 | Of the other verbs denoting causality , get and occasion resemble cause more than force and oblige do in that they evoke causality without the idea of coercion . |
| 29 | Defence and security activities were estimated to be costing more than S 11 million a day . |
| 30 | The luxury shower — costing more than Princess Diana 's whirlpool bath -is part of a £26,000 spruce-up of Chief Executive Mike Smith 's office . |