Example sentences of "[det] [adj] than [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Religious masterpieces such as the Messiah continue to exercise a fascination which is much more than enjoyment of good tunes . |
| 2 | He wrote : " All the occurrences of Jurassic formations … amount to little more than relics of marginal lappings of the sea around the edges of the continents ; the sole exception being the Tethys " . |
| 3 | The German army itself was in theory a composite force of Prussian , Saxon , Bavarian and Württemberger troops ; this diversity meant little more than differences of name and uniform , for the Prussian staff controlled the whole apparatus as a unified system and made it the best army in the world . |
| 4 | Half-built houses had hitherto been exempt from local taxes and the country was full of new ‘ housing developments ’ , which amounted to little more than forests of concrete stumps and rusty struts and braces . |
| 5 | Yet despite this there has mostly in practice been little depth , little more than discussion of opinions with regard to these ultimate questions — what one disillusioned teacher called " mutual exchange of ignorance " . |
| 6 | These basic requirements were not often met , and teachers were confronted with , and expected to adopt , ideas which might be little more than expressions of officially endorsed belief . |
| 7 | A hotch-potch of alliances that were once little more than symbols of neighbourly intent suddenly matter . |
| 8 | If the video is intended to be little more than shots of the folks taken as and when opportunity offers , you will obviously wish to be burdened with the barest minimum of tackle . |
| 9 | Surprisingly , readers of the highbrow press found their papers scarcely any more useful than readers of the lowbrow press . |
| 10 | But those more than hints of fine ensemble playing were amply realised the next night in the Dvorak , elegant and warm , crafted with care , and in Strauss 's Serenade from Capriccio . |
| 11 | Apple spokesmen commented that Xerox 's software concepts were not protected by copyright any more than depictions of birds and trees are protected by the copyright on a painting . |
| 12 | To accept Nozick 's criticism is not to judge in favour of Nozick 's conception of justice against Rawls , any more than acceptance of Gilligan 's argument involves rejection of Kohlberg 's abstract principles of justice . |