Example sentences of "[adv] than just a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He thinks that I could do better than just a clerical job . |
2 | He said : ‘ During that year it was decided that there was life beyond Impact 92 and that it was time to look at a total economic development strategy for the city rather than just a one year one . ’ |
3 | Which is unfortunate , for with some extra attention paid to these details this could have been a worthy instrument rather than just a competent one . |
4 | A good sommelier or restaurant manager can persuade the customer to choose a super bottle of wine which offers marvellous value and drinks perfectly , rather than just a grand name in a superlative vintage which , inevitably , will have a premium attached to it . |
5 | Certainly , it is trying to create atmosphere rather than just a memorable sing-along tune . |
6 | It 's comical to see all these people agreeing sagely with each other that users really want loads of functions rather than just a good deal , while all the time mopping their brows with relief that the price wars seemed to have petered out . |
7 | Rather than just a smaller version of the New York show , it has been reshaped to provide a detailed overview of the years 1904 to 1917 , and around 130 paintings , together with drawings and sculpture dating from these years will be displayed . |
8 | Political life in America sometimes seems only to be about bargaining in one form or another : Bargaining skill is indispensable in a chief executive obliged to operate in a pluralist system of decision -making where power is diffused and decentralized , and where there is a multiplicity of significant power holders rather than just a few . |
9 | The apparent advantage of variance reduction is diminished if , as is much more often the case with surveys than with experiments , many somewhat disparate characteristics are under review rather than just a few correlated variables . |
10 | We have like , we have hundreds of crap facilities rather than just a few good ones . |
11 | In the USA , where there is a wide choice of local markets , it is much easier , and experience there has shown that much more reliable results , for all forms of market testing , can be obtained by using a number of markets simultaneously , rather than just a single test . |
12 | The rest of us can make do with Profile 's fine new compilation ‘ Avanti ! ’ , 11 tracks to prove that Italian dance was more than just a passing fad . |
13 | It was director Joseph L Mankiewicz who had given Brando the chance to prove he was more than just a mumbling slob by casting him as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar . |
14 | Dr Friedman wants to make the computer more than just a clever magnifying glass . |
15 | ‘ Falling in love ’ , therefore , was more than just a trivial pastime but a serious business . |
16 | ‘ It was more than just a sexual attraction between us . |
17 | It had cost her , more than just a few thousand pesetas . |
18 | ‘ Are you more than just a potential customer ? |
19 | But this may have been more than just a sartorial sign of the changing times . |
20 | But it was more than just a physical thing . |
21 | She 'd never wanted anything more in her life — but it was more than just a physical need , much much more . |
22 | There are , of course , more fundamental issues at stake here than just a falling training rate — which is where the second working party takes over . |