Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] more than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For him , the " Panopticon principle " ( p 216 ) should be regarded as more than just a particular example of ingenuity in architectural design ; rather : " … it was an event in the " history of the human mind " . |
| 2 | The Micom Communications Corp subsidiary of MB Communications Inc , Lawrence , Pennsylvania has announced a new model in its Marathon range of data and speech network servers which is claimed to more than double the performance of the previous products . |
| 3 | On contemporary art sales undoubtedly enduring a difficult period at present he noted that even at the highest point of the market , revenue had not amounted to more than about 20% of the house 's total sales . |
| 4 | Priests in the Tambov area , the centre of peasant revolt in 1921 , reported in 1922 that church attendance had dropped by more than half as compared with pre-1914 . |
| 5 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 6 | However , as with all fostering schemes , it was seen as more than just a means of putting roofs over heads . |
| 7 | When viewed from this vantage point , designing can be seen as more than just a means of creating and applying technologies : it is also revealed as a means of shaping relations between people . |
| 8 | He pleaded for sources to be used for more than just illustration or comprehension . |
| 9 | The Cabinet accepted the recommendation that a substantial British aircraft industry was required to hold off competition , and should be developed with more than just the Empire in mind ; also the premise that work on new aircraft should proceed under government direction , with the Treasury accepting responsibility for new types . |
| 10 | However , the value of a company is based on more than just short-term profitability . |
| 11 | The growth in occupational pension provision for women was even more marked with more than double the proportion of 60–69 year olds having them ( 32 per cent ) compared with the over-80s ( 15 per cent ) . |
| 12 | If the incipient spin has progressed for more than about half a turn because the pilot has kept the stick back , applying the full opposite rudder must be a good thing because it helps to stop the rotation and to even up the stalling of the wings . |
| 13 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 14 | You will have noted the additional appointment of at least one wine waiter : the fact that the total wages bill has n't increased by more than about 2.2 per cent suggests that there have been some compensating reductions , probably in the part-time staff , and almost certainly in view of the decline in trade . |
| 15 | If left for more than about 20 minutes after a run , it takes several turns of the starter before it fires . |
| 16 | For rabbinical Judaism , militant activity was perceived as more than just an embarrassment . |
| 17 | Mr Patten , however , is engaged in more than simply relieving his own exasperation at Beijing 's procrastination . |
| 18 | Modern agriculture requires investment to survive , but investment has fallen by more than half since the Government took office . |
| 19 | The offence is clearly aimed at more than merely fighting in public . |