Example sentences of "[is] [prep] more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 's worth more than a shepherd . ’ |
| 2 | Which bit 's worth more than the other two ? |
| 3 | However , power is about more than physical strength . |
| 4 | For the reader about to abandon the book this may easily uncover previously undisclosed information ; for the committed reader it can add to his overall perspective on the book , thus helping him understand the relation of the parts to the whole , e.g. D. Marquand , Ramsay MacDonald ( 1977 ) , is about more than a former Prime Minister . |
| 5 | In the context of hospitality and friendship , little and often is worth more than the grandest of annual social jamborees . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The Kaduna-based Hausa language newspaper Gaskiya ta fi Kwabo ( ‘ The Truth is Worth More than a Penny ’ ) , took this allegation further by quoting from a leading Kaduna State politician : |
| 8 | Try not to get pushed into this — your health is worth more than a few extra quid . |
| 9 | On their pumping new single , ‘ Gold ’ , which is bizarrely reminiscent of New Order circa 1984 , East 17 go for the sneeringly philosophical angle , insisting that ‘ life is worth more than gold ’ . |
| 10 | His collection is worth more than that . |
| 11 | For patients , continued trust in the basis for their doctor 's decisions is worth more than the possibility of quicker access to elective surgery . |
| 12 | That to me is worth more than silver , for I think much about the state of the land in these strange times , with snow falling in midsummer and the Giants wandering the hills . ’ |
| 13 | They will not complain if they believe that their property is worth more than the band in which it has been allocated . |
| 14 | Hence , a pound paid out is worth more than a pound retained and reinvested . |
| 15 | It 's a sell-out and in Gloucester a ticket to the match is worth more than gold . |
| 16 | Assuming your trip is for more than an hour , the following items are considered pretty indispensable by most mothers . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | After three years of exceptionally low rainfall , especially on the eastern side of England , it is of more than academic interest to know just how much rain has fallen on the garden . |
| 19 | The withdrawal of delegates from the UN from the conference is of more than symbolic importance . |
| 20 | The matter is of more than passing scientific interest . |
| 21 | There are two reasons why this 1956 mono recording of Orff 's well-worn choral work is of more than usual interest . |
| 22 | This point is of more than academic interest since there are , in fact , quite significant differences in the functional organization of apparently homologous structures in different species . |
| 23 | Recent work by Zeki ( 1983a , b ) shows that Land 's theory is of more than theoretical interest because cells in area V4 have properties compatible with it whereas cells in Vl do not . |
| 24 | This point is of more than theoretical significance . |
| 25 | The difference in response rates achieved is of more than passing interest . |
| 26 | The parallel between this and the equivalent position today between Britain and Germany is of more than academic interest . |
| 27 | The elections have been organised without the facility for the candidates to address the electorate directly , that is with more than mere biographical detail . |
| 28 | John Major 's economic strategy is in more than tatters . |