Example sentences of "[adv] more than the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point is worth considering for a moment , partly because it is of relevance to greatly more than the present conceptual issue . |
| 2 | Colleges reckon their spell in Division II has cost them about £25,000 in lost sponsorship , bar takings , gate receipts etc — Saturday 's crowd of over 2,500 brought in more than the combined total of the previous home league matches — and there 's little doubt that defeat against Musselburgh would have had a catastrophic impact on the club . |
| 3 | With a proper programme of training , based on what we know from human athletes and extended by our own work , it should be possible to increase the performance of young horses much more than the empirical methods most trainers use . ’ |
| 4 | Ami Pro 3.0 uses the mouse much more than the previous version . |
| 5 | We have increased expenditure on crime prevention and the police much more than the previous Labour Government , who cut it by 3 per cent . |
| 6 | The mood had changed by the end of the Sixties , and became more romantic , more allusive , softer and with many references to the past , which suited Lagerfeld 's handwriting much more than the brash futuristic Sixties looks had done . |
| 7 | ‘ But I walk a fine line of ambiguity because I 'm also reaching a straight audience who need the education much more than the gay audience . |
| 8 | Last year GM 's turnover was $123.6bn ( £77bn ) — comfortably more than the gross domestic product of a good few developing countries . |
| 9 | for every naive state N , h(N) is not more than the least cost of any path from N to a goal ; and |
| 10 | She used her face and hands much more than the average Englishman , though perhaps not more than the average Italian . |
| 11 | The American view of neutralisation in the Third World will continue to determine the efficacy of this concept for the resolution or limitation of conflict as much if not more than the Soviet view . |
| 12 | In the case of the working class — possibly more than the middle class — the unemployment of families and the depressed economic conditions that prevailed during the inter-war years encouraged the reduction of family size , even though there were still many areas where the birth rate remained high or increased , almost oblivious of the economic conditions . |
| 13 | These true eels never colour up more than the dull grey/green of the juvenile specimens . |
| 14 | Because if you 're running you wo n't have the time or energy to soak up more than the two pages of essential last-minute information starting on page 44 . |
| 15 | Rome had probably more than the average number of beggars . |
| 16 | This involves first cutting the panel down to slightly more than the largest measurement , and then supporting it in place , so that it is spaced slightly away from the wall or ceiling , but is exactly vertical or horizontal . |
| 17 | The 200 must be perceived as a refined car , if Rover is to justify charging slightly more than the going rate for its class . |
| 18 | The North African wild cat weighs only slightly more than the average moggie . |
| 19 | These figures show that the project cost slightly more than the estimated amount saved in Ipswich , and about £16,000 — £18,000 more in Newham ( where the amount spent on support workers was much higher ) . |
| 20 | HEAD FOR HEIGHTS : A stuntman took on more than the scary Jaws |
| 21 | It merits consideration , even though there is still keen advocacy for cash flow accounting , and even though there are inevitably additional costs and a long lead-time to production ( probably rather more than the two years in NZ ) as departments switch to accrual accounting . |
| 22 | This tended to affect the capital-intensive professions , such as medicine and engineering , in the form of regulation of capital spending and student numbers , rather more than the cheaper ones , but there have been direct or indirect consequences for fields such as nursing , teaching and social work as well . |
| 23 | As is usual in such cases her body trudged on obstinately , knowing that one foot hurt rather more than the other , but deciding not to admit this until some sort of objective was reached , while her mind , rejecting the situation in time and space , became disjointed and childish . |
| 24 | By 1982 , the state 's accumulated ‘ debt ’ with RENFE was rather more than the annual operating revenue ( RENFE 1984a : 45 ) . |
| 25 | To have produced one important poem is rather more than the vast majority of poets could claim in any age . |
| 26 | At least he seems likely to prosper rather more than the unfortunate Zola Budd . |
| 27 | Yes this colourful expedition requires rather more than the obligatory three points of contact , but it 's well worth seeking out , despite the alarm bells which may well have been triggered by now in the more squeamish reader . |
| 28 | He has also , inquiries revealed , sold rather more than the 40 or 50 paintings suggested by the Saatchi Collection spokeswoman in mid-week , and the pattern of his sales suggests that what we are seeing is rather more radical than a ‘ refinement ’ of the collection . |
| 29 | If Norway qualify he will have problems getting in the 22-man squad for USA-94 if he is not a regular starter for Leeds — Frank knows this and i expect him to deliver when / if he gets the chance to play a little more than the last 5 minutes . |
| 30 | Characteristically , he charged considerably more than had been agreed for the work ; the ewer and basin weighed 570 ounces , substantially more than the requested maximum . |