Example sentences of "[prep] much [adj] than [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | " Certain persons , " he wrote , " are by common consent agreed to be wiser than others , and their opinion is , by consent , to rank for much more than its numerical value . " |
2 | Although the British offered assurances that they would still work towards freer trade relations as circumstances permitted , the multilateralists in Washington had been compelled to settle for much less than they would have liked . |
3 | Yet the very large canton Bern consists of much more than its Oberland . |
4 | I found I had to get Dawn 's weight down much more than I 'd expected , or would have wished , just to persuade her to come for the food on my fist . |
5 | Enterprises have sacked workers and are running at much less than their full capacity . |