Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb -s] more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | What they do is to introduce a new element into the concept of responsibility which involves more than free will and reason ; now a third party is present and is an active participant in the language game in which responsibility has a role . |
| 2 | To pursue that vision Mr Levin is giving up a lot : after Toshiba , ITOCHU and US West , Time Warner is left with just 63% of TWE , which produces more than two-thirds of the group 's cash flow . |
| 3 | But if we are free citizens ’ — he paused on the word , feeling it alien but unable to think of another — ‘ if we are not slaves , we must have liberty to say ‘ No , we have no dispute with France — we have business here at home which matters more than anything else on earth — we will not learn to play with swords , or blow out brains with bullets . ’ |
| 4 | On such a picture , a region of space which contains more than its fair share of matter ought to pull in still more by gravity , so that a cluster of galaxies forms in the heart of a region of space sucked clean of matter . |
| 5 | He asserted that Parliament was " not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests … but … a deliberative assembly of one nation , with one interest , that of the whole — where nor local purposes , nor local prejudices ought to guide , but the general good , resulting from the general reason of the whole " ; a contention which contains more than an echo of Rousseau , ironically , since Rousseau was adamant that the nation could not be represented in the way Burke implies . |
| 6 | The latest move to supply India , a country which exploded a nuclear device in 1974 with material produced from a research reactor , typifies France 's ‘ go it alone ’ approach which has more than a hint of economic expediency in it . |
| 7 | Plasmapheresis is a solid treatment for pesticide poisoning , which occurs more than ever these days . |
| 8 | And as recently announced ( with applause from Kenneth Baker , the minister for information technology ) , GEC has acquired the rights to build the Hitachi Process Robot , a machine which bears more than a strong resemblance to a robot made by the Swedish company ASEA . |
| 9 | It is interesting , however , to look at his very recent designs for the chair called Elémentaire , manufactured by Ligne Roset , which bears more than a passing resemblance to the spooky opera house . |
| 10 | What is worse still , they start from a wholly inadequate skill base which hinders more than it helps by carving up approaches which should be integrated into arbitrary professional divisions called ‘ occupational therapy ’ , ‘ physiotherapy ’ and so on . |
| 11 | And those amazing sets , with their incredible special effects ( a tiny saxophone for example which costs more than the real thing ! ) were so treasured by Harry and Matthew that they were kept safely in storage until now ! |
| 12 | Opinion : ‘ The levy … which finances more than half of nuclear generating costs . ’ |
| 13 | An open question is one which requires more than a one word or one phrase answer . |
| 14 | Any report which demands more than a full day of your time , or of your subordinates ' , should have written terms of reference . |
| 15 | As a rule of thumb , any tile which weighs more than a in thick ceramic tile should be additionally fixed with a mechanical fixing . |
| 16 | Which means more than adding new destinations to our worldwide network and advanced aircraft to our fleet . |
| 17 | Britain 's second biggest electricity supplier , which generates more than a quarter of the nation 's electricity , is urging the Government to close down out-of-date nuclear power stations . |
| 18 | When you find what you are looking for , that part of you which knows more than the conscious mind will send a message to the muscles in your hand , which will cause the rods to cross . |
| 19 | What matters more than prior political involvement is how far Law Lords consciously or otherwise are influenced in their judgments by their own political opinions , how far this is avoidable and how far it is undesirable . |
| 20 | What matters more than time is the number of transactions that take place . |