Example sentences of "[vb infin] [det] than the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Secondly , it allowed them to make virtue out of a necessity by pushing law and order once more ideologically centre-stage as another area where the individual could do more than the State . |
2 | As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed . |
3 | ‘ The only kind of central heating possible would be solid fuel and to install it would cost more than the cottage is worth . ’ |
4 | A number of software vendors such as Bitstream , Adobe and Microsoft themselves can supply extra fonts but they may cost more than the budget user can afford . |
5 | As there were cars to spare , if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure . |
6 | The Chelsea Flower Show is probably not the most obvious place to pick up a bargain — lead lions rampant and Medici urns atop Corinthian columns must cost more than the Governor of the Bank of England earns in a week to transport there , let alone purchase . |
7 | And you can control more than the heating , SECURITY LIGHTING , many WASHING MACHINES , DISHWASHERS AND TUMBLE DRYERS can all be programmed . |
8 | The description is saved as part of the worksheet , not as a separate file , so the filename you choose can contain more than the regulation eight letters . |
9 | The report argues that such environmental subsidies would cost less than the sum earmarked by the Ministry of Agriculture for this year 's CAP , the administration of the proposed scheme being facilitated by the CPRE 's knowledge of the state of Britain 's farmland . |
10 | It will take more than the ratification of the treaty to restore Britain 's European credentials . |
11 | It will take more than the prospect of weight savings to prompt them to abandon this safe method . |
12 | But my clinical experience tells me that for many of you , there 's no choice — other than the possibility of celibacy — for as you 've developed , you 'll have gradually realised that your sexual orientation is homosexual and that you can no more change that than the colour of your eyes . |
13 | And if you 're buying the car on a loan or HP agreement , you might well owe more than the car is worth — your loss again ! |
14 | However , we will not pay more than the market value of the package . |
15 | The contract ensures that if you decide to cash in after five years in April 1997 , you will not get less than the unit price on offer in April 1996 . |
16 | Because the poles will heat more than the equator , there will be a tremendous imbalance in energy over the next few decades , which seems bound to produce enormously turbulent and changeable weather , including gales , floods , and late frosts . |
17 | It is rare for the responsibility for causing conflict to rest solely on one side , and this may involve more than the organist and the minister . |
18 | The fact is that people do co-operate more than the self-interest model ( useful though it is ) seems to predict . |