Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adv] than just " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does a certain relationship retain its explanatory power for a number of countries rather than just for one — can it stand up to a comparative analysis ? |
| 2 | It 's comical to see all these people agreeing sagely with each other that users really want loads of functions rather than just a good deal , while all the time mopping their brows with relief that the price wars seemed to have petered out . |
| 3 | It also manages to tie the Alps together as one whole , treating them as a range of mountains rather than just a list of routes . |
| 4 | Yeah more to sort of statements of principles rather than just a policy so it lasts a bit . |
| 5 | ‘ By expanding Eastham Country Park we will at least be making use of the land for the benefit of the people of Wirral rather than just have it lying there . ’ |
| 6 | Such casualties are from time to time inevitable , and argue for a set of partnerships rather than just one . |
| 7 | In this example , if we look carefully there seems to be two centres or loci of power rather than just one . |
| 8 | Swainson 's and Forbes ' energies were diffused in their own struggle for existence ( though both hoped to live like gentlemen rather than just exist ) and the need to write fast and to lecture for money and reputation . |
| 9 | She knew she 'd be happier with a specific task to take her mind off things rather than just sitting about waiting for whatever might happen next , even if it was only the passing of time . |
| 10 | What would it be like to be In Love with Dionne rather than just loving her ? |
| 11 | The apparent advantage of variance reduction is diminished if , as is much more often the case with surveys than with experiments , many somewhat disparate characteristics are under review rather than just a few correlated variables . |
| 12 | Thus , any attempt to analyse the former land use around a settlement needs to take into account more than just the present physical nature of the land : changes may have taken place in any period under the influence of the technical abilities , and social and economic conditions prevailing at any time . |
| 13 | Here where class and its rituals , football teams , chips , queues for everything , council estates , three storey houses , pebble dashed suburbia , languages we 'd never heard , the tube , children who 'd grown up with TV programmes we 'd never seen , pubs and warm beer ( when we saw COURAGE written on pub hoardings we thought they were left over from the war to give people morale ) , tea and gasfires and pets , having to make appointments to see people in advance rather than just arriving , suspicious politeness , all of these began to reveal themselves , intricately and ambiguously . |
| 14 | signing that you do it in advance rather than just |
| 15 | She hated having to scan it in reverse rather than just rewind to go back to the same sequence the girl had been watching when she came in but Jezrael had n't thought to check the counter . |
| 16 | He has succeeded in creating the atmosphere of a Mediterranean village , through the various architectural embellishments ; the old style Mallorcan houses , with their pastel-shaded façades , balconies , verandas , shutters and irregular roof-lines , suggest that the Anchorage Village has evolved over generations rather than just six years . |
| 17 | Now , more often than not , solvent-cleaning systems are sold as a package to customers rather than just the solvents themselves . |
| 18 | He said it would be the first of a series of ventures which Gooding was discussing with Japanese companies , aimed at bringing research and technology to Britain rather than just final assembly of goods . |
| 19 | There is more at stake here than just bringing boxes of sophisticated equipment to remote areas . |
| 20 | There are , of course , more fundamental issues at stake here than just a falling training rate — which is where the second working party takes over . |