Example sentences of "[is] [adj] than [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comparative studies in volunteers have shown that activated charcoal is better than either syrup of ipecacuanha or gastric lavage in reducing drug absorption . |
| 2 | But surely what we want is more than just housework to be waged and left as it is ? |
| 3 | It is more than just goodwill that rests on the outcome . |
| 4 | The ‘ Isle of Brasil ’ was mythical , but fifteenth-century Atlantic charts suggest that belief in lands across the ocean was not uncommon , and there is more than just possibility that the Bristol men had heard of some landfall in them before 1480 , perhaps when ships had been blown off course by abnormal wind conditions . |
| 5 | ‘ Why do I get the feeling this is more than just coincidence ? ’ |
| 6 | She and her boyfriend Jonathan Clack have become convinced the vandalism is more than just coincidence . |
| 7 | In other words , the ego is more than just consciousness . |
| 8 | The books is more than merely route descriptions though , as Harding recounts the times over the years he 's walked the various paths , adding anecdotes , descriptions of the people and insights into the history of the area . |
| 9 | This problem is but one instance of the general paradox which confronts any kind of radical movement or occupation which is more than purely self , regarding . |
| 10 | It 's more than just revenge . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's more than just impetuosity , that 's sheer rashness . |
| 12 | Thus contempt is wider than simply breach of any of Parliament 's privileges but can consist of any conduct which interferes with the workings of Parliament or is likely to bring Parliament or its members into disrepute . |