Example sentences of "[is] more [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Wednesday , Taylor hopes they can make fools out of World Cup rivals Turkey because , with David Batty out , Palmer looks certain of an eighth cap and the chance to prove he is more than a court jester . |
| 2 | Probably the best advice is to be wary of any project that is more than a couple of years old , and to be extremely wary of any that were published more than five years ago . |
| 3 | It is more than a decision to buy flowers for your lover or plan a romantic dinner . |
| 4 | One thing you will notice at times when you are watching the barbel is the extraordinary way they flip belly-upwards to take food that is more than a foot or so off bottom . |
| 5 | Yet the real strength of Lloyd Webber , says Black , is that he is more than a composer . |
| 6 | But here on the Rato river , is more than a Donno he 's a king , or at least he acts like one . |
| 7 | In the West , a car is more than a way of travelling ; it represents freedom and flexibility and is a potent status symbol . |
| 8 | British Coal , one of the few companies still nationalised , has the unenviable task of proving to its customers that it is more than a dinosaur of the industrial revolution , slouching towards privatisation and a slow demise . |
| 9 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
| 10 | A financier in the Manchester broking community said yesterday : ‘ It is more than a possibility that he will make an offer to get Knighton out of his hole . ’ |
| 11 | For we already have knowledge , ’ said the king , ‘ that our enemy in Wales has sent letters praying aid to all these potential foes of our state , and a joint assault is more than a possibility . |
| 12 | The arrangements for the new style NHS assume a continuing need for a local organisation which is more than a tier of management . |
| 13 | It is more than a coincidence that he is an excellent speech speechreader , a stimulating , well-informed person , recognized by his colleagues as a man of integrity whose opinions are respected . |
| 14 | The waiting period for Entry Certificates at the British Consulate in Bombay is more than a year . |
| 15 | It is more than a year since the red and white surveyors ' poles glinted above the reeds , blazing a trail for the draglines that were soon to follow . |
| 16 | He is more than a year older than Emma , but he lives in Dorset , an area which does n't encourage early school entry . |
| 17 | ‘ There is more than a debt in it , ’ said Cadfael . |
| 18 | The announcement of a link-up with the BBC on to satellite is more than a propaganda coup for Thames Television . |
| 19 | There is more than a grain of truth in the observation by A. P. Herbert that royal commissions were usually appointed ‘ not so much for digging up the truth , as for digging it in . ’ |
| 20 | There is more than a grain of truth in this scenario , despite Mrs Thatcher 's undoubted role in the creation of the new British Library building . |
| 21 | It is not entirely true that people are as handicapped as we , the comparatively unhandicapped , are prepared to handicap them , but there is more than a grain of truth in that statement . |
| 22 | Byron may have been exaggerating a little when he wrote , ‘ Man 's love is of man 's life a thing apart , 'T IS woman 's whole existence ’ , but obviously there is more than a grain of truth in it , and not necessarily a painful or unacceptable one either . |
| 23 | The farmers ' calling is more than a livelihood , it is a way of life . |
| 24 | However , there is more than a chance that Brewer will take over Gary 's role as captain , and Alan 's place on the blindside of the scrum . |
| 25 | To its enthusiasts hunting and especially fox hunting is more than a sport it is a national institution enjoyed equally by all countrymen and I emphasis all countrymen . |
| 26 | Pete Harvey flies … races … and competes for fun … for him hangliding is more than a sport … more than a hobby … it 's a passion |
| 27 | ‘ The nearest security force base is more than a quarter of a mile away and was manifestly not the target of the attack . ’ |
| 28 | It follows that if there is a small bald patch ( or a patch with grooves less than 1.6 mm deep ) 4 cm in diameter on a tread width of 12 cm an offence is committed for 4 cm is more than a quarter of the 12 cm width of tread . |
| 29 | It is sufficient to contravene this regulation where the patch is more than a quarter of the breadth of the tread , because there can not be at least three-quarters of good tread around the whole circumference of the tyre in such a case . |
| 30 | The nearest security force base is more than a quarter of a mile away and was manifestly not the target of the attack . |