Example sentences of "[prep] more than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | As for NT , Microsoft is back describing it as primarily a server operating system , and acknowledging that vendors are unlikely to bundle it with more than about 10% of the desktop machines they ship . |
| 32 | Another deme with more than purely parochial status was Piraeus , whose demarch was a state appointment ( Ath . |
| 33 | From then on , I took more interest in him , looking at him as more than just my employer . |
| 34 | However , as with all fostering schemes , it was seen as more than just a means of putting roofs over heads . |
| 35 | As a songwriter and musician himself , Terry Merrick is always prepared to act as more than just an engineer , where necessary putting his skill at playing and song arranging at the disposal of clients . |
| 36 | For rabbinical Judaism , militant activity was perceived as more than just an embarrassment . |
| 37 | Moreover , because depression , inflation , or other economic distress can bring down a government , and because jobs , prices , production , the standard of living , and the economic security of everyone , all tend to rest on the performance of business , politicians and administrators alike have to regard business as more than just another interest group . |
| 38 | When viewed from this vantage point , designing can be seen as more than just a means of creating and applying technologies : it is also revealed as a means of shaping relations between people . |
| 39 | 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 " . |
| 40 | At 3pm , he will meet Clinton and the two will be together for the next six hours , an indication that the president regards the Prime Minister 's visit as more than just a courtesy call . |
| 41 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
| 42 | The fact that Scotland tried to rise to the occasion was worth more than just two precious points . |
| 43 | When money is falling in value ( prices rising ) , borrowers gain at the expense of lenders because today 's money is worth more than tomorrow 's money . |
| 44 | Christina probed , certain now that Elaine was worried about more than just impending motherhood . |
| 45 | Unemployment has fallen by 70 per cent since the mid-eighties in Telford but it 's about more than just the number of jobs , it 's the quality of jobs , the skills that erm are offered in terms of the training that 's available in the area , and the whole atmosphere of the town has been completely transformed by moving from an older and established industrial climate to one that encompasses a wide range of modern and high tech industries . |
| 46 | Max Pechstein 's painting ‘ Sunset ’ of 1929 provided a surprise success , selling to the USA for more than double its estimate at DM440,000 ( £176,000 ; $281,600 ) . |
| 47 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 48 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
| 49 | The construction of villages where beds could be had by tourists for more than just the two months of July and August was advocated in suitably selected places . |
| 50 | ‘ You 're a good boy , Wayne , ’ Angelica had said , and they 'd both known that she was meaning for more than just the errand . |
| 51 | Since there was a higher population and a greater surplus of output people had a higher disposable income ; this led directly to a desire for more than just food and a demand for material commodities for the household ( pottery , cutlery , more and better clothing in cotton and wool ) . |
| 52 | In that case , both the money and the Jacobite Guinea would still be in the gazebo ; the police would infer from them that Newley had gone to the gazebo for more than just a Sunday stroll . |
| 53 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 54 | He pleaded for sources to be used for more than just illustration or comprehension . |
| 55 | One day , he hinted , he would insist she did , and for more than just a holiday . |
| 56 | So two satisfied customers then … vegetarianism at this school looks set to be the dish of the day for more than just National Vegetarian Week . |
| 57 | That is understandable , but it neglects the fact that press freedom is an issue for more than just the press . |
| 58 | Education accounts for more than half most county 's budgets . |
| 59 | And house burglaries and car thefts account for more than half all crimes reported . |
| 60 | This analysis suggests that the identification and diagnosis of language disorder is unlikely to provide the basis for more than relatively crude speculations regarding the child 's prognosis . |