Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] more [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herpex simplex virus infection causing a mucocutaneous ulcer that persists for more than 1 month , or bronchitis , pneumonitis , or oesophagitis for any duration in a patient > 1 month of age . |
| 2 | The Open Spaces Society , which is by far our oldest environmental pressure body has for more than half a century been encouraging the continuance of the ancient practice of Beating the Bounds by parish and community councils and local groups . |
| 3 | Hence the extent to which Conservative criminology is here to stay depends on more than mere changes of political parties . |
| 4 | An offer must be made if the holding of an offeror and its concert parties reaches 30 per cent or more of the target company 's voting rights or , if the holding has already achieved this level , it increases by more than 1 per cent in any period of 12 months . |
| 5 | His multi- handed companions play their parts ( albeit less exacting ones ) with no less skill , with a unanimity that stems from more than mere visual watchfulness ; the recording engineer has added his contribution in the form of truthful sound and first-rate balance . |
| 6 | In a book published last year by the Royal Institute of International Affairs , ‘ Global Companies and Public Policy ’ , DeAnne Julius estimated that trade between firms and their overseas affiliates accounts for more than half of all trade between OECD countries . |
| 7 | In the region as a whole coal consumption ( much of it in India ) accounts for more than half energy consumption . |
| 8 | Suppose we get 204 , giving herd B ; the second of the systematic sample will be 204 + 293 = 497 which gives herd F. By this means we always obtain two different primaries unless one of the primaries accounts for more than half the secondaries , in which case that primary has to appear at least once . |
| 9 | The reply , however , consists in more than mere reiteration or insistence . |
| 10 | If yields rise the price of B falls by less than the price of A , while if yields fall the price of B rises by more than that of A. High convexity is therefore a desirable property for bonds to have . |
| 11 | From reading this book I was not convinced that Wentwood actually aspires to more than that . |
| 12 | The river rises in Bulgaria , but flows for more than half its 150 mile length through Greece en route to the Aegean . |
| 13 | HPFS is the SVR4-compatible file system that promises to more than double system throughput . |
| 14 | The incomparable asset of Pau is the Boulevard tea Pyrenees , which runs for more than half a mile along the southern edge of the main town , between the chateau at one end and the casino and the Parc Beaumont at the other . |
| 15 | Since there are 50 different V genes in humans , a superantigen reacts with more than 1 in 50 T cells whereas a conventional peptide antigen will react with 1 in 10 to 1 in 10 T cells ( see figure , bottom ) . |
| 16 | It argues on more than equal terms with Marxism , Existentialism , Nationalism , Capitalism . |