Example sentences of "[adv] than [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This advocated the idea of the conservation of coherent areas of townscape , rather than simply the preservation of individual buildings : from negative control to creative promotion . |
| 2 | Perhaps she had begun to realise that she had been the victim of an unhappy marriage , rather than simply the cause of one . |
| 3 | The foundation of this approach was a positive conception of liberty ; freedom as an actual capacity for doing or enjoying something rather than simply the absence of external constraint : |
| 4 | This technique may be seen as an extension of the basic co-occurrence methods , as it includes the concept of matching using a group of semantic relatives ( rather than just the word itself ) and also matches according to specific syntactic relations . |
| 5 | You can try to impress the waiter as a serious customer by specifying the type of tea you want , rather than just the brew in general . |
| 6 | This form of consciousness aspired to a representation of the world in its entirety rather than just the sphere of practical action ( Marx and Engels 1974 : 52 ) . |
| 7 | Where you could have more of a character study , rather than just the kind of erm , capping the unconscious , as it were |
| 8 | They are : ( 1 ) the relationship between psychology and biology and the possibility of dispensing with psychology altogether once physiology has been developed sufficiently ; ( 2 ) the value of studies on non-human species ; ( 3 ) the degree of functional specialization in the sub-areas of the brain and the ways of analysing and describing those functions ; ( 4 ) the way we are responding to the challenges of cognitive psychology ; and ( 5 ) the importance of being able to explain what happens in the real world , rather than just the laboratory . |
| 9 | Additionally , the development of the huge ‘ pot ’ helm , which enclosed all of the head rather than just the skull , made its wearer virtually invulnerable against anything less than a blow delivered with the full weight of a sword or axe . |
| 10 | This means that each job is learned completely and thoroughly , but I could n't help thinking that a few musicians and/or luthiers at strategic points around the factory would n't go amiss — groundworkers who actually understand how a guitar works and who could spot problems from the playing perspective , rather than just the engineering view . |
| 11 | Harnesses are another popular option with owners of dachshunds , spreading the point of control more widely over the body , rather than just the neck or head . |
| 12 | is n't are n't those symptoms of depression rather than actually the drug ? |
| 13 | Erm I have to say that that these are largely my personal views of the member of the regional office , rather than obviously the Secretary of State at this stage in the proceedings . |
| 14 | Oh me , I would of thought more and more people would fly rather rather than perhaps the business men are n't , looking over the old New Jersey , or New Walkie something like that , a veteran . |
| 15 | Now I do n't think many people realized that asking for the maintenance of standards , rather than perhaps the changing of standards , was asking for something that was almost diametrically opposed to asking for an educational system that was more geared towards preparing children for adult life and productive work . |
| 16 | It focuses on systems , such as the family , considering them to be an entity , a whole , rather than merely the result of a number of contributions from independent parts or individuals . |
| 17 | One possibility is that this measure too responds , at least in part , to the reflectance , rather than merely the area . |
| 18 | here again there is a need for collaborative work between suppliers and users , but the collaboration goes further than just the specification of a problem . |
| 19 | However , the existence of a discretion in the judge to exclude legally admissible evidence , so as to secure the fairness of the trial , was recognised as extending further than merely the exclusion of evidence more prejudicial than probative . |
| 20 | The 19 district health authorities and 11 family health service authorities in the North Western Regional Health Authority , and the 11 SSDs in Greater Manchester and Lancashire , have achieved more than just the doling out of the joint finance budget . |
| 21 | Now the stereo isomerism is all about spatial chemistry , much more than just the way things are attached . |
| 22 | And it was more than just the light reflected from their balding , silvery heads . |
| 23 | It was immediately apparent that the main challenge to the ingenuity of the designers was the considerable width of the building , which , at 20m ( 66ft ) , was more than double the dimension usually found in residential buildings . |
| 24 | Company liquidation figures have been more than double the level of a year before , with about half the companies dying within the first five years . |
| 25 | Investment activity by unit was more than double the percentage of North Side units contained by the neighbourhood . |
| 26 | The ministers approved a budget of 192,000,000 ECU for the period to 1992 , more than double the award for the expiring two-year phase ; they also agreed to open talks with the EFTA members with a view to extending the scheme . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , the bank said it will more than double the cost of counter charges for providing services for those who do not have an account or investment with the bank or financial services division . |
| 28 | The acquisition of Caradon , whose brands embrace Twyfords , Mira showers and Everest double glazing , will more than double the size of MB Group 's building products business which feature Stelrad and Henrad radiators , Ideal boilers and Stelrad Doulton sanitary ware . |
| 29 | The largest city in the world in 2000 will be Mexico City with a population of some 24.4 millions , more than double the size of any city in 1960 except New York . |
| 30 | That will more than double the size of the market to 2.5 trillion RPMs in 2005 . |