Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] than [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The statement of objectives will normally be far more rounded than merely a price discussion . |
| 32 | Further , his total avoidance of arianism is held to have made him more acceptable to the catholic Gallo-Romans , than were the other kings of his generation , and to have helped ensure that the Franks were more successful than either the Burgundians or the Visigoths . |
| 33 | But regarding 2 this teacher was not especially charismatic — in fact more self-effacing than naturally the centre of attention . |
| 34 | In ( quite accurately ) evoking the hoary old spirit of punk , it helps that The White Horse is smaller and more cramped than ever the original Marquee was ; that the stage is only centimetres off the floor and resembles a cloakroom , as bags and coats are dumped onstage ; that there are mates and friends standing virtually onstage and the whole place is a hot , airless , shambolic morass of so-called Huggy nationalists . |
| 35 | Now that I 'd definitely decided to welcome the baby , I 'd have to start planning with a bit more efficiency than in the past , when , so far as one could see , I had been working vaguely on the basis that God would provide ; and why the hell He should in a case like this was probably more than even the most devout believer could have told me . |
| 36 | But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id . |
| 37 | 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 ’ . |
| 38 | Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement . |
| 39 | Hiring by the week is usually a little less than twice the cost of hiring by the day . |
| 40 | ‘ Do n't you think , ’ Mrs Grandison suggested , ‘ that we need a little more than just a snack ? |
| 41 | The strongest impetus , he said , comes from museums ' reassessment of their role in society which the profession sees as far broader than even a decade ago . |
| 42 | At the lower end of the scale the items may be far shoddier than even the cheapest village or nomadic rug ; at the higher end , one can find work of the most outstanding calibre and sophistication . |
| 43 | Declared expenditure on defence and security is now more than double the expenditure on health . |
| 44 | Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16 |
| 45 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |
| 46 | Some thoughtful Germans , such as Volker Rühe , general secretary of the ruling Christian Democrats , argue that now more than ever the Europeans should speed moves to form a multinational force that includes German soldiers . |
| 47 | If , as they fervently hope , Waqar Younis has recovered sufficiently from the stress fracture in his back to bowl as he did in taking 113 first-class wickets last season at a cost of 14 each — a wicket for every 30 balls he bowled — and Imran 's shoulder injury permits him , after all , to play as more than just a batsman-captain , theirs will be a fast bowling attack as strong , at least on paper , as any the West Indies had during the 16 years of world supremacy which came to an end here last summer . |
| 48 | Then , as time went on and hypnosis gained credibility and was thought of as more than just a form of stage entertainment , more and more hypnotherapists began to use present-life regression in their work . |
| 49 | This was around the time he first started seeing me as more than just an employee . |
| 50 | In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre . |
| 51 | But OALD is far more than just a dictionary . |
| 52 | But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick . |
| 53 | For to say that Jesus was a ‘ rightful king ’ means far more than it might simply in today 's world — far more than just a legitimate inherited position as head , symbolic or otherwise , of a secular state . |
| 54 | The haircut , however , evolved into far more than just a one-off for a TV series . |
| 55 | It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village . |
| 56 | Still , the Carolingian Renaissance in the mid-ninth century touched far more than just a select clerical few . |
| 57 | It is far more than just an accidental entrance to your home . |
| 58 | It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort . |
| 59 | The number of individual schools developing their own non-sexist and anti-sexist initiatives is increasing continuously , and most tackle far more than just the official curriculum , aiming to provide verbal and physical ‘ space ’ for girls , to tackle careers and option choices and to involve parents . |
| 60 | Launer , which carries the Royal Warrant , offers far more than just the style for which the Queen is famous . |