Example sentences of "[v-ing] more [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Clearly it was a winning gambit to aver simply that the work had not been written with that ‘ single purpose ’ , and this was the substance of the defence of Henry Scott who had published or who at least intended to sell copies of an anti-papist pamphlet containing more than a little obscene detail . |
| 32 | There is always some moisture around , many rocks containing more than a gram of water either crystallised or trapped in the spaces between the rock 's atoms . |
| 33 | ( In practice , however , the calculations required for systems containing more than a few electrons are so complicated that we can not do them . ) |
| 34 | Alex Miller 's team asked no questions of a drastically altered Ibrox side containing more than a smattering of Rangers ' impressive reserve strength . |
| 35 | Yes , we still have to use a printer to produce the newsletter , printing more than a handful form a laser printer simply is n't an economical proposition . |
| 36 | The results for those universities producing more than a total of 10 theses on Scottish geology between 1960 and 1983 are shown ranked as Table 5 — Changes in proportion of Scottish geology theses with time . |
| 37 | They are not capable of enjoying more than a limited amount of leisure . |
| 38 | It will suffice to observe that those on higher assessments were mostly merchants , and the poorer ones manual workers , and to conclude that a tiny farming community was incapable of generating more than a limited demand for their services . |
| 39 | This will mean adjusting the time outbound , and allowing more than a single drift on the outbound leg . |
| 40 | The last leg of the expedition was proving more than a trial for the young naturalist . |
| 41 | Notions of what it means to read are much more diverse , encompassing more than a judgement on the text , and always referring to an interplay between text and the discursive space in which judgements about it are formed . |
| 42 | These overwhelmingly negative attitudes prevent many people from seeing more than a grey head . |
| 43 | To test whether recognising the land beneath is essential to them in finding the way , opaque contact lenses were fitted to their eyes which prevented them from seeing more than a few yards ahead . |
| 44 | Erm , I really feel that this consultation is coming more than a too late because we started on the slippery slope when the consortium was er first dreamed of o , you know about a year ago and set up in April and that really this is the sort of the inexorable next move , and this consultation is far far too late ! |
| 45 | The time-consuming nature of Janet 's part in the process , combined with a bad back which prevents her spending more than a couple of hours at the drawing board every day , means she can not keep up with her husband 's prolific output . |
| 46 | This ensures that the manager seeks the artist 's permission before spending more than a certain amount of money . |
| 47 | In November 1948 a trade agreement between Japan and various members of the British Commonwealth was concluded , indicating more than a threefold increase in trade between Japan and the sterling group , which included Australia , New Zealand , India , South Africa plus Britain and her colonies . |
| 48 | The report also warns drinkers to expect big differences in prices between locals in the same town , with upmarket pubs in prime locations charging more than a no-frills bar on the outskirts . |
| 49 | Can we expect to achieve sufficient political agreement to formulate the necessary dispute-resolving rules in an ideologically divided world , even if the avowed intention is to establish rules which are neutral as between such ideologies , the acceptance of which would not be taken as manifesting more than a commitment to getting some agreed rules ? |
| 50 | Giving more than a passing nod to the Amiga classic Sensible Soccer , Graeme Souness International Soccer is played on a vertically scrolling pitch viewed more or less from above , but with just enough tilt to allow for detailed player graphics instead of a bird's-eye head-and-shoulders shot . |
| 51 | Yes that does n't exclude but includes all of that , but at the same time although everybody that 's going to read it may not understand the intricacies of it all as professionals we 're giving more than a passing nod , so that was something else , er er and something more involved than English teacher than making them jump through loops |
| 52 | Ebullient in character , a Nobel laureate retaining more than a touch of the New York kid , Feynman is keenly interested in teaching physics as well as creating it . |
| 53 | Er , whether they , a different government would legislate erm , against people having more than a twenty percent stake in er , B Sky B for instance remains to be seen . |
| 54 | For behind the public posturings , there 's no doubt that both of these gentlemen have been having more than a little local difficulty with their respective parties . |
| 55 | Plus he 's English , which is very important in European games when the UEFA ruling prevents you from fielding more than a couple of non-nationals . |
| 56 | In a deal that will create America 's second-largest coal company and second-largest copper firm , Cyprus Minerals is paying between $1 billion and $1.4 billion , and assuming more than a $1 billion in debt , for loss-making Amax . |
| 57 | Wearing the latest active weekend wear from Debenhams — the perfect survival kit for every man 's wardrobe — they prove that sporting more than a dash of style is no sweat . |
| 58 | Severe sore throats persisting more than a day or two in a young child without signs of improvement . |
| 59 | I do n't quite know why , but he gave me the impression , without uttering more than a few words , that he had much more than superficial knowledge , and an amusing touch of the sardonic as well . |
| 60 | Taking more than a passing interest in the glam rock movement of the '70s , Suede 's debut — with it 's thick pounding drum intro , drawled Bowie-like vocals and brash bursts of chugging guitar — was never likely to pass unnoticed . |