Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] than merely " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vickery ( 1973 ) argues that it is only the latter , based on knowledge and skills that are at an advanced level rather than merely different , that should qualify as specialization . |
| 2 | More recently however , Abercrombie has suggested that the theory of ideology could fill a lack in the sociology of knowledge by linking ideology/knowledge with the social process rather than merely with classes or social groups : |
| 3 | If ergonomics is regarded as the science of work then work must be defined as purposeful activity rather than merely as activity for economic gain . |
| 4 | The strong argument in favour of classifying such offences as attempted rape rather than merely indecent assault has now been recognized by the Law Commission 's draft Criminal Code , and the Court of Appeal has recently found its way to this conclusion by ‘ interpreting ’ the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 . |
| 5 | If it seems that things could be finally settled by deciding whether a foetus is a person , this can only be because ‘ person ’ is used to ascribe a moral status rather than merely to describe . |
| 6 | It may also be possible to use higher level knowledge to contribute additional information rather than merely selecting from existing candidates . |
| 7 | Knowledge of the business is more rooted in substantive criteria of operational intimacy rather than merely rational techniques . |
| 8 | It is a recipe for self-improvement through a process of continuous fine tuning rather than merely being shocked into learning as a result of the occasional mistake . |
| 9 | But if MAFF 's original assessment for the UK 's LFA had been based on an objective survey rather than merely regurgitating the ‘ hill line ’ drawn up under the 1946 Hill Farming Act , it would have had a more reliable basis to which the results of its Hills and Uplands land classification could have been added to determine some meaningful handicap zones . |
| 10 | At the very least you should look out for password protection and virus checkers ; a more serious network station would include them as built-in hardware rather than merely as loadable utilities . |
| 11 | Yet education is very much the sort of thing you might expect Moore 's principles to display as worth while in its own right rather than merely as a means to , or even component of , other things . |
| 12 | Before any of them can be significantly claimed to be logical as well as grammatical subjects , and treated as denoting certain objects that exist in their own right rather than merely describing attributes of such objects , or representing something purely fictional , certain additional conditions must be fulfilled . |