Example sentences of "[be] [prep] more than [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this failed , words were assigned weights on an inverse term frequency basis ( uncommon words are worth more than common words ) , and the system would look for records containing just some of the words of the search . |
| 2 | But the Conservative record has been about more than increasing spending . |
| 3 | These studies of immediate memory span are of more than historical interest because the fact that there is such a severe limit is important in the design of information presentations of technical data — a standard ergonomics problem . |
| 4 | The aim of the USRC was to create just such an impression as Disraeli had done — that Unionist action would be worth more than Liberal words — and they often quoted him with pride . |
| 5 | Granville eventually inherited the estate and his connection with Stoke Poges may be of more than usual significance . |
| 6 | What spontaneous air had written must be of more than natural significance . |
| 7 | Clark capitulated and stayed with Virgin , on the grounds that idiosyncrasy and fun were worth more than conventional careerism . |
| 8 | Neither their range nor their alignment being of more than average accuracy , the damage they did was haphazard but promising . |
| 9 | However , power is about more than physical strength . |
| 10 | The withdrawal of delegates from the UN from the conference is of more than symbolic importance . |
| 11 | The matter is of more than passing scientific interest . |
| 12 | The difference in response rates achieved is of more than passing interest . |
| 13 | There are two reasons why this 1956 mono recording of Orff 's well-worn choral work is of more than usual interest . |
| 14 | Recent work by Zeki ( 1983a , b ) shows that Land 's theory is of more than theoretical interest because cells in area V4 have properties compatible with it whereas cells in Vl do not . |
| 15 | This point is of more than theoretical significance . |
| 16 | After three years of exceptionally low rainfall , especially on the eastern side of England , it is of more than academic interest to know just how much rain has fallen on the garden . |
| 17 | This point is of more than academic interest since there are , in fact , quite significant differences in the functional organization of apparently homologous structures in different species . |
| 18 | The parallel between this and the equivalent position today between Britain and Germany is of more than academic interest . |
| 19 | The elections have been organised without the facility for the candidates to address the electorate directly , that is with more than mere biographical detail . |