Example sentences of "[adv] than just [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if such inscriptions were non-existent rather than just rare , it would be no more than commonsense to guess that generals in the field must have enjoyed great executive latitude , especially in wartime — more latitude than was compatible with the exercise of detailed control , and so of full sovereignty , by the Assembly . |
| 2 | He has succeeded in creating the atmosphere of a Mediterranean village , through the various architectural embellishments ; the old style Mallorcan houses , with their pastel-shaded façades , balconies , verandas , shutters and irregular roof-lines , suggest that the Anchorage Village has evolved over generations rather than just six years . |
| 3 | It made trade unions ( rather than just individual organizers of strikes ) liable for damages arising from unlawful industrial actions . |
| 4 | You see , if you were to make it public now , you would empower those people who might be the victims of this cut to articulate their views and to lobby and to be part of this process , rather than just passive participants . |
| 5 | Sea-floor spreading and continental drift were seen as involving these lithospheric plates rather than just oceanic or continental crust . |
| 6 | Furthermore , Paterson says , unlike rival offerings , the various modules that make up Momentum will cover all aspects of a customer 's business rather than just certain elements . |
| 7 | His policy is to develop the historic aspects of the collection , rather than just contemporary Spanish art . |
| 8 | A great number of small prizes rather than just one or two big prizes gives more winners and more satisfaction . |
| 9 | Such casualties are from time to time inevitable , and argue for a set of partnerships rather than just one . |
| 10 | One may also have several equations to solve rather than just one . |
| 11 | Partners and competitors of IBM Corp that have suffered at the company 's hands will feel a sense of schadenfreude that the company is brought so low , and will reflect on how right they were when they said back in the late 1970s and early 1980s that if the US Justice Department split the company up as it was then threatening to do , they would have four or six IBMs to compete with rather than just one . |
| 12 | I think it 's great shame that were not able to come more often now but I do n't think that the replacement scheme is really a replacement cos it relies on you getting the most expensive seats I would rather see lots of things cheaply rather than just one or two things more expensively it also does n't include studio theatre many of the productions I think are excellent and there 's no advantage there . |
| 13 | In this example , if we look carefully there seems to be two centres or loci of power rather than just one . |
| 14 | The other concerns what , by contrast , might be called the " problem of differentiation " , viz. how to explain the possibility of there being a plurality of ontological existents rather than just one . |
| 15 | A written sentence , on the other hand , can more easily be HYPOTACTIC , which means that it can have complex relations between its parts — one inside another , rather than just one after another . |
| 16 | Clearly , modern officials in the higher echelons of bureaucracy are involved in all stages of the policy-making process rather than just that of implementation . |
| 17 | He said it would be the first of a series of ventures which Gooding was discussing with Japanese companies , aimed at bringing research and technology to Britain rather than just final assembly of goods . |
| 18 | Remember that an overdeveloped soleus will give the appearance of a ‘ thick ’ ankle , so aim for balance between the two rather than just increased size . |
| 19 | That scenario can be distinguished from another which may nevertheless overlap and converge with it : the necessary identifications of male bonding — ‘ I desire to be like you ’ — produce an intensity of admiration some of which just can not help but transform into deviant desire for , rather than just honourable imitation of , ‘ man 's ’ most significant other ( i.e. man ) . |
| 20 | It 's erm , as you can see , it 's divisional guidelines for authorising costing needs to be and referred to under related documents rather than just divisional policy . |
| 21 | Rather than just appropriate to the careers service . |
| 22 | In short , claims that the United States was abusing its financial position were a way of claiming that US competition was ‘ unfair ’ rather than just effective . |
| 23 | Despite the earlier reservations about the differing user needs , it was felt that , because both departments were dependent on images in their operations , eg plans , drawings etc , rather than just textual documents , there could be considerable potential for the use of Document Image Processing ( DIP ) systems . |
| 24 | After several years of policy development , the RHA came to the conclusion that it should aim for the closure of all the six mental hospitals , rather than just two . |
| 25 | ‘ We must think in terms of corporate reporting rather than just financial statement , ’ said the Governor . |
| 26 | The second question was : If everything is determined by some fundamental theory , then what we say about the theory is also determined by the theory — and why should it be determined to be correct , rather than just plain wrong or irrelevant ? |
| 27 | The away shirt will look better with it I reckon , cos It will be white and black ( or blue ? ) , rather than just plain blue . |
| 28 | At the heart of the show , though , are three people with a significant track record of pursuing artistic quality rather than just commercial success . |
| 29 | Perhaps some of the voice teaching was repetitive in the second term , but when there was a change in voice tutor who developed pieces of your own choice rather than just vocal exercises the whole thing came alive and interesting . |
| 30 | For some reason the simple outfit accentuated her long legs , and made her appear willowy and lithe rather than just bony and flat-chested . |