Example sentences of "[verb] more than [art] mere " in BNC.

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1 Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer .
2 A third party may assert that it has more than a mere interest in a certain subject , since it has a legal right81 in the subject matter of the dispute , or a right granted under a treaty between the parties .
3 But ‘ the Eddie ’ signified more than a mere sporting spectacular : it was a celebration of a way of life .
4 The goods always cost more than the mere monetary price ; and it is the object of the system to externalise these costs , by passing them on to the poor or to the impaired resource-base of the earth , and by inviting even the rich to live in collusive dissociation from the costs they , too , must pay .
5 For instance , Pythagoras ' proof that the sides of a right-angled triangle are related by the formula a N2 + b N2 = c N2 shows more than the mere fact that all right-angled triangles do have this property .
6 Attunement as used here means more than the mere experience ( of earth energies ) and implies some response — often called artistic inspiration and expression .
7 ‘ Or you risk more than a mere snub . ’
8 Yet , a number of democratic constitutions today contain more than a mere organisation chart of functions and powers ; they contain Bills of Rights , which may also include a charter of social and economic rights , something characteristic of constitutions of the twentieth century , although generally honoured more in the breach than in the observance .
9 A worthwhile appraisal will involve more than a mere pronouncement on the quality of your recent work , a pat on the head or a kick on the backside as the case may be .
10 What booksellers can hope adequately to display more than a mere handful of these — and often then at the expense of much more saleable backlist titles with greater literary and commercial credentials ?
11 What bookseller can hope adequately to display more than a mere handful of these — and often then at the expense of much saleable backlist titles ? ’
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