Example sentences of "[det] more [noun] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A word processor is so much more power than a typewriter you would n't believe it . |
| 2 | For example , the number of unconnected words we can hold in immediate memory is about the same as the number of unrelated digits , even though a word contains much more information than a digit . |
| 3 | Taken to extremes , a Bonsai pine , cherry or plum can embrace many more elements than a mere dwarfed tree might at first suggest to the Westerner : antiquity , continuity ( the best examples have been cared for by successive generations ) , and symbolic qualities that only a study of Zen can fully bring home . |
| 4 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that NHS trust hospitals are treating many more patients than a year ago ? |
| 5 | His films were relatively few and he felt confident enough to turn down a good many more films than a hungrier actor might have felt was healthy . |
| 6 | A reference centre functioning as a small hospital with 24-hour cover needs many more staff than a health centre , and this will drive up recurrent costs . |
| 7 | Right : Styled with elegant black casing and brass trim , the new Valor Heartbeat gas fire gives living flame effect at little more cost than a radiant fire |
| 8 | In fact , because of Police and Trade Union restrictions , a motor bus running in London is allowed very little more flexibility than a trolleybus . |