Example sentences of "[adj] than just a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mirth is close to creativity for to see the absurd in something is to twist reality around in a way creative thought is fashioned — a good jest is a delight and should be regarded as much more than just a bit of frivolity . |
| 32 | ‘ It is more than just a possibility , ’ a senior US official said last night . |
| 33 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |
| 34 | Although the results from the unusual condition were slightly equivocal , the difference in results between the central and peripheral detail suggests that there is more than just a von Restorff effect present . |
| 35 | More than just a pastime or a pursuit of Olympic excellence performed by an elite few , the worthy aim of teaching every child to swim 25 metres by the age of 11 will soon be a part of the national curriculum . |
| 36 | The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid . |
| 37 | Of course , the countryside must continue to be a working landscape ; but if most people 's definition of a river as something more than just a drain is valid , then that broad definition must be consciously built into the brief of those who wield this mighty technology of the JCB , the Hymac , and the Swamp-dozer . |
| 38 | A MONKEY 'S scream is more than just a screech , researchers have discovered . |
| 39 | Ry Cooder Much more than just a wizard on slide guitar , Ry Cooder is a composer , a multi-instrumentalist , a lifelong student of ethnic music and a thoroughly nice bloke . |
| 40 | They had n't been short of opinions , either , and Dominic Wetherby was now becoming something more than just a name . |
| 41 | ‘ It 's more than just a nightclub to you . |
| 42 | Cairo is too far away to be anything more than just a stake in the ground against IBM/Apple Computer Inc while the hoopla surrounding Windows For Workgroups is meant to distract attention away from an increasingly late NT . |
| 43 | More than just a facelift for BMW 's most important model , the new 3-series marks a fundamental change of direction |
| 44 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 45 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 46 | Martina is more than just a tennis player however . |
| 47 | In that case , both the money and the Jacobite Guinea would still be in the gazebo ; the police would infer from them that Newley had gone to the gazebo for more than just a Sunday stroll . |
| 48 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
| 49 | They are more than just a money machine . |
| 50 | But it 's more than just a problem of pollution . |
| 51 | This ‘ ancient heritage ’ may seem to be a purely ideological device — but it is more than just a myth . |
| 52 | But it would be more than just a production job . |
| 53 | You 'll be relieved to see that there 's a comprehensive migraine-specific treatment called Migralift , which is much more than just a painkiller . |
| 54 | She 's been at my side for so many years that it 's more than just a business relationship . |
| 55 | And it is more than just a dictionary — the extensive cross-references lead the reader from one subject to another , and the thematic index provides a framework for studying topics . |
| 56 | But OALD is far more than just a dictionary . |
| 57 | Goran 's two tournaments wins so far this year prove that he 's more than just a serving machine . |
| 58 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 59 | ‘ There could be more than just a career , ’ she said softly . |
| 60 | However , one detects more than just a hint of resentment when he talks of the ‘ middle-class ’ , who , with their penchant for rationalisation and organisation , appear to have appropriated the game . |