Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] more [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kano regarded his judo as more of a sport than a fighting system . |
| 2 | Oh it 's a fill in , I thought that was sort of more like a personnel type phrase . |
| 3 | It 's sort of more like a urgh urgh |
| 4 | It was noted that the Hibbs contribution suggested that right-wing governments tended to see inflation as more of a problem than unemployment . |
| 5 | KnowledgeWare Inc , Atlanta software engineering products specialist has laid off 200 of its 1,150 employees , all of them in ‘ non-strategic ’ functions with 100 of the affected workers in Atlanta and the rest in Detroit , Boston and Europe : the cuts affect workers primarily in mainframe development and reflects the company 's movement into more of a client-server emphasis — employment overall grew during the quarter as a result of this emphasis ; research and development offices in Detroit and Boston are being closed as part of a consolidation it said . |
| 6 | but they might exacerbate another problem , that of slalom-style riding by adventurous , youthful moped-riders who often view the street furniture as more of a challenge than a deterrent to speed . |
| 7 | This process provides the manufacturer with more of a profit because the bacon soaks up the salt and water which increases its weight . |
| 8 | After a plain breakfast they went out again , still taking it slowly but this time with more of a distance in mind . |