Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] more [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good learning environments are more than the sum of their parts ; they are exciting , attractive , motivating and challenging for those within them . |
| 2 | Careful examination of Jones ' experiment showed that it had less in common with that of Fleischmann and Pons than the media advertised : Jones measured no heat and his neutrons were more than a billionfold too few to explain the amounts of heat that the chemists were claiming . |
| 3 | Man for man a unit of Elf longbowmen is more than a match for most opposing troop types . |
| 4 | The lectures were more than a little disappointing in that most of them were concerned with the economics of companies such as Unilever . |
| 5 | Wearing trousers is more than a fashion choice for them , it is a religious requirement . |
| 6 | Erm the economic development unit of the borough , Mr Allenby , should know more about it than me , but they have done studies of the firms in Harrogate that can be expected to seek relocation within the borough as they sort themselves out over the next five years , and erm their own calculations for the next five years is more than the county 's whole calculation for the next fifteen years , which suggested to us again that there was a problem about the understanding that the county had on the matter of relocations within Harrogate compared with what was going on locally . |
| 7 | These perceptions are more than a sad reflection of how little sex roles have changed : women seem to have much invested in keeping things the way they are , in seeing their partners as stronger and saner . |
| 8 | A man 's wife , his child , these things are more than the world to him . |
| 9 | Both wore bowler hats — the only two in the entire stadium — and their longish black coats were more than a little out of fashion . |
| 10 | The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers . |
| 11 | Where the price of the goods is more than the value of the token , the inclusion of a money consideration would suggest that the transaction is a sale of goods . |
| 12 | The warmth of him against her side was making her feel more and more unsettled , and her answers to his comments were more than a little distracted . |
| 13 | Stockbroker Barrie Tyler of Cardiff-based Bell , Lawrie White yesterday said Mr Sherwood 's comments were more than a warning shot . |
| 14 | Possible tests of success in this facet of the changes is whether non-executives are clear about their contribution and whether decisions are more than the sum of executive preferences . |
| 15 | A decision to purchase new curtains is more than a matter of taste ; it is also a financial decision . |
| 16 | Jung , unlike Freud , believed that the symbols , or archetypes contained in dreams and hallucinations were more than the manifestation of sexual hang-ups . |
| 17 | Jung , unlike Freud , believed that the symbols , or archetypes contained in dreams and hallucinations were more than the manifestation of sexual hang-ups . |
| 18 | ‘ What with missing sleep and everything else , my nerves are more than a bit wrung-out , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 19 | To parents whose present and future livelihoods depend on their children , those deaths are more than an emotional tragedy . |