Example sentences of "[is] [adj] than [adv] the " in BNC.
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1 | Organisers of the 1994 World Cup finals admit they face an uphill battle in winning the support of US television viewers for a sporting event that to the rest of the world is bigger than even the Olympics . |
2 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |
3 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |
4 | The black spot is its unemployment rate of 14% , which is more than double the OECD average . |
5 | If one is more than double the other , we should not fit a straight line . |
6 | Thus , the benefit for a pensioner couple over 80 will rise from £88.45 a week to £96.15 a week — an increase of 8.7 per cent. , which is more than double the increase in the retail prices index . |
7 | Pearson 's agent comments : ‘ Pugwash is more than just the signature tune , and it 's not just the accordion . |
8 | But it is more than just the lucky shot that has defeated the Great White Shark . |
9 | It is more than just the onset of literal night ; it is a night of the normal senses , allowing other means of knowing to arise . |
10 | But in this book there is more than just the history of the WM & CR . |
11 | There is much evidence to suggest that reading is more than just the recognition of individual characters . |
12 | that the load is more than just the initial action of my division |
13 | Yet the presentation of the book , and Lowry 's text , often speak of a fascination with the Princess that is more than simply the fascination one can derive from the exercise of deconstructing an image . |
14 | Also , it is more than likely the case , however , that how a society designs manners for close personal and social relationships can not be totally separated from its understanding of the ‘ proper ’ treatment of its enemies . |
15 | It 's more than even the 150th anniversary three years ago.The entry includes South Africans and Russians . |
16 | Now it 's feared that there 's more than just the family fortunes at stake . |