Example sentences of "[adj] than [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there may be more to this than comradely debate . |
| 2 | It was n't a question of social security payments being too high , it was a question of wages being lower than even government estimates of subsistence ! |
| 3 | Stewarts and Crazy Prices supermarkets are cashing in on the schooltime purchases with a bigger than ever range of bags and stationery . |
| 4 | I think it 's true to say that , certainly at my school , about the age of fourteen of fifteen the girls suddenly decide that they ca n't do maths and there 's no way that they could understand anything scientific , but that , I think , is a lot deeper than just encouragement at school anyway . |
| 5 | Comparative studies in volunteers have shown that activated charcoal is better than either syrup of ipecacuanha or gastric lavage in reducing drug absorption . |
| 6 | It 's commonly held that instruments are generally better made these days — even the cheap ones — and one of the prime benefits of this is that the purchaser has a better than even chance of buying a worthwhile instrument , regardless of cost . |
| 7 | Chatterjee wondered about this as it began to seem more than simply coincidence . |
| 8 | At the time when the Hundred Years war broke out , a defender had a more than even chance of beating off an attack . |
| 9 | In Greek the first is much more than just horror . |
| 10 | It 's more than just revenge . |
| 11 | And from Spike Lee to Reverend Jesse Jackson , Michael Jordan to Philip Michael Thomas , black movers and shakers now shape US opinion on more than just race . |
| 12 | Laser light can now give us more than just music in our ears . |
| 13 | Planning , is of course likely to be more than just identification of needs . |
| 14 | This is probably more than just coincidence : it suggests that the Hall 's financial policy has been to cover the direct costs and subsidize the overheads . |
| 15 | ‘ Why do I get the feeling this is more than just coincidence ? ’ |
| 16 | It is surely more than just coincidence that Alf Ramsey , later to lead England to World Cup victory in 1966 , played in both of these eye-opening defeats . |
| 17 | She and her boyfriend Jonathan Clack have become convinced the vandalism is more than just coincidence . |
| 18 | Putting aside any cynical thoughts that it 's a bit more than just communication which is needed here , I am reminded of views expressed by Prof Tony Ridley : ‘ The job of the professional is to assist the politician and clarify the issues for him . |
| 19 | Or are you rather more than just het-up ? ’ |
| 20 | It is more than just goodwill that rests on the outcome . |
| 21 | • RoC hypo-allergenic treatment make-up for skins which deserve more than just colour . |
| 22 | ‘ That job was the adventure , ’ she remembered , but he had deprived her of so much more than just adventure . |
| 23 | Arm yourself with more than just protection products if you are spending a day in the sun . |
| 24 | The ‘ Isle of Brasil ’ was mythical , but fifteenth-century Atlantic charts suggest that belief in lands across the ocean was not uncommon , and there is more than just possibility that the Bristol men had heard of some landfall in them before 1480 , perhaps when ships had been blown off course by abnormal wind conditions . |
| 25 | When United fans were kicking more than just sand castles down in Bournemouth , they wore T-shirts bearing the sinister motto ‘ Nobody Likes Us And We Do n't Care ’ . |
| 26 | They were really much more than just bike rides , for Granny , who lived with the family , had told her the story of St. George and given her books about Brownies , and Brenda rode along the country lanes make-believing she was the knight riding to rescue the princess from the dragon . |
| 27 | Experience has shown that employment potential and the needs of the employer require more than just school or college education . |
| 28 | But surely what we want is more than just housework to be waged and left as it is ? |
| 29 | However , whether the musician or athlete will perform well involves more than just ability . |
| 30 | And for girls sex means much more than just intercourse . |