Example sentences of "[det] than [adv] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But the effect of this series of pessimistic changes was to more than double the estimates for wave power up to a range of 8–12 p/kWh .
2 The Roads Minister , Kenneth Carlisle , defended the decision to more than double the costs of the road by citing " the beauty and sensitivity of the countryside " .
3 From this point moral indignation became more than simply a grassroots phenomenon .
4 There are many ways of saving for an event like a wedding that will make sure that you can buy more than just the confetti .
5 It is much more than just the duties of the job .
6 The selection can contain more than just the numbers you wish to sum so you could have in your document Apples 20 ; Pears 25 ; Oranges 36 and having marked the passage you would use the command Ctrl-K-M ( Block math ) and see a message :
7 The deaf are finding that their hearing aids are amplifying more than just the voices of their friends .
8 When Karen Stephens trained as a hairdresser she had to learn more than just the rudiments of cutting and blow-drying/ She also had to tackle the problems of learning how to lip-read in a mirror , as 20-year-old Karen has been deaf all her life .
9 The Forest Deer had more than just the antlers sticking out of his costume , the animal ballet was just that and an X-rated version of ‘ Hi-Ho ’ was rendered by seven stage-hands with boots on their knees .
10 So the coppicing at Westonbirt arboretum may help to ensure the survival of more than just the trees .
11 But the issue touched many more than just the activists in the women 's movement : a petition demanding that the allowance ‘ be given to every mother for every child ’ was presented to Parliament with 300 000 signatures ( Fleming , 1973 ; Castle , 1976 ) .
12 you get more than just the highlights of the news .
13 Some thoughtful Germans , such as Volker Rühe , general secretary of the ruling Christian Democrats , argue that now more than ever the Europeans should speed moves to form a multinational force that includes German soldiers .
14 But the silence deepened , and she felt more than ever the changes in her .
15 Houses , particularly in Western society , confer upon their occupants much more than merely the roofs over their heads ; they involve status and an expression of place in society .
16 Even less than elsewhere the soloists ' heavy vibrato and occasional portamentos hardly match the idea of a movement inspired at one remove from Bach 's supreme example .
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