Example sentences of "[adv] than just a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | America , where there appear to be more grossly obese people than in Britain ( by which I mean those around double their desirable body weight , rather than just a couple of stones overweight ) , is an excellent place to observe this eating-speed phenomenon . |
| 2 | With some airlines , there is the facility ( for example the ‘ sleeperette ’ , to take a good sleep rather than just a nap ) . |
| 3 | This creates a network of all possible word sequences rather than just a tree of isolated words . |
| 4 | The later success of The Wedding Present was no surprise because Gedge 's belief in himself made it inevitable , rather than just a possibility . |
| 5 | If some correlation is found between variables , the researcher has to show that this is a causal relationship rather than just a coincidence . |
| 6 | Stanley William Hayter is broadly acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century printmaking , on three counts : his technical innovations , especially in intaglio colour printing ; the encouragement of artists from Miró to Pollock and beyond to treat printmaking as a means of original expression ( rather than just a way of reproducing images ) ; and a remarkable body of prints produced over six decades , which attest to his broad interests in mythology , the workings of the unconscious , and the new mathematics . |
| 7 | I had to show him I could be an international rather than just a squad player . |
| 8 | As we have said before , we like to think of ourselves as a preservation society , rather than just a rail interest society , valuable as such societies are . |
| 9 | I see the tree very much in the round and try to create depth rather than just a silhouette . |
| 10 | Yeah more to sort of statements of principles rather than just a policy so it lasts a bit . |
| 11 | It gives due weight to action research as a process rather than just a set of things to do . |
| 12 | It also manages to tie the Alps together as one whole , treating them as a range of mountains rather than just a list of routes . |
| 13 | There are already signs that DVI is being seen as a delivery medium in itself rather than just a process . |
| 14 | The possibility of travel is an obvious attraction , as is the added dimension of being a soldier rather than just a chef , as well as being part of a large professional organisation and the camaraderie that brings . |
| 15 | Yngwie then told me how he created the orchestra on ‘ Fire And Ice ’ : ‘ We had two violins , a viola , a cello and a contrabass and we overdubbed that quartet four times , so on record it sounds like a chamber orchestra rather than just a quartet . |
| 16 | Try as they might , the City 's denizens have never been as colourful and flamboyant as those who set out to make crime a career rather than just a sideline . |
| 17 | Does he agree that the law should be changed so that the police have a duty rather than just a power to act under section 39 ? |
| 18 | It is a shame that there are no photographs but each chapter begins with a Tom Price sketch and the text marks Sylvie out as a skilled travel writer rather than just a traveller who writes , a thoroughly good read . |
| 19 | a special kind of scanner which provides a means of reading printed characters on documents and converting them into digital codes that can be read into a computer as actual text rather than just a picture . |
| 20 | You may find it more pleasing and effective to range together a selection of complementary shapes , rather than just a hotchpotch of squares , circles , ovals and rectangles . |
| 21 | Erm , many of you will realize that East Devon have been requested er by the Government to prepare these area wide plans rather than just a town plan so they take in and encompass the whole of the area and there was quite a lengthy and substantial document with the , with all the different policy statements on I believe Councillor ? |
| 22 | He was more than just a hypochondriac . |
| 23 | Is it because all the people who have lived here have left little bits of themselves behind , so that it has become more than just a shelter against the wind and the rain ? |
| 24 | And Liberal leader Paddy Ashdown 's popularity actually increased after the revelation that he 'd dipped more than just a toe into the typing pool . |
| 25 | And this was more than just a professorship . |
| 26 | It was my own experiences with herbal treatments , due to being ill over the past few years , that convinced me that there was more than just a placebo effect at work . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , it has taken more than just a pinch of the new S-class 's style with its first real attempt at a grille , cut down into the front bumper . |
| 28 | maybe even more than just a day . |
| 29 | Giving good Press : Fashanu has always been more than just a footballer |
| 30 | But nervousness and vacillation over direct state intervention was more than just a problem of administration . |