Example sentences of "[noun sg] more [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE sum of the parts is sometimes worth a good deal more than the whole . |
| 2 | Economic globalization implies a great deal more than the development of extensive trade links . |
| 3 | Here was this young creature , beautiful and restless , married to a man almost old enough to be her grandfather , and apparently setting out to make the very best of it , too , with no signs of regret or self-pity ; but the prospect of having a girl of her own age in the house , even for a few days , might well matter to her a great deal more than the extension and acceptance of a mere conventional politeness . |
| 4 | Many garden centres offer a great deal more than the stock range of houseplants , I have seen unusual specimens like daturas laden with superbly scented flowers , anthuriums ( aptly named the flamingo flower ) , streptocarpus , the new pot gerberas ( huge flowers in fabulous colours ) and the much improved New Guinea hybrid impatiens . |
| 5 | Jo and Tina were chauffeured every day to a small exclusive private school for the cosseted daughters of those Bel Air families who valued high moral standards and hard work more than the pretence of being regular folks . |
| 6 | Forty one per head more than the average of all comparable Authorities . |
| 7 | was wanting each other more than the rest |
| 8 | I 've told you , we ca n't afford a penny more than the asking price . ’ |
| 9 | It is going to take a lot more than the plethora of locally-driven modest venture capital funds to effect any worthwhile change . |
| 10 | As the Republican Guard tightens its grip , the Iraqis stand to lose a lot more than the war |
| 11 | We need complete control and this means a lot more than the farm assured schemes — although they are a start — and it is something we put a huge amount of work into . ’ |
| 12 | But it would have taken a lot more than the doctor 's understandable caution to dispel the general euphoria . |
| 13 | Should a victim die , they could find their good samaritan act has cost them a lot more than the penny which was paid to the Jericho-Jerusalem Motel . |
| 14 | And we have branches , but we could have a lot more because the amount of branches we have , although we have a lot of branches of Scottish Old Age Pensions we are not old age pensioners are not united , they 're not united , the only way they can be united , if it 's a national organization , join your national organization and fight the government . |
| 15 | We can do one hell of a lot more if the whole of is combined in Europe and fighting it 's corner because as sure as hell that golden triangle in the South East is not gon na give us a slice of the action unless we take it , and for the members opposite to site their with their ancient out-dated ideas of Liberalism , right ? |