Example sentences of "[vb infin] no more than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had about a pound on him , in small change , which would buy no more than a chocolate bar and a couple of packets of crisps . |
| 2 | Even the most significant unions could recruit no more than a small fraction of the workers in their industry . |
| 3 | It may need no more than a discussion session , or a change of emphasis introduced at an appropriate point to allow this to be covered . |
| 4 | The very circumstance , however , which made the public schools a perfect vehicle for propaganda — their isolation , through the boarding system , from the outside world and the idiosyncratic influence of families — ensured that Dr Arnold , in his crusade for the personal salvation of his charges , could enjoy no more than a limited success . |
| 5 | Overcrowded conditions meant that families could rent no more than a ‘ corner ’ of shared accommodation . |
| 6 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 7 | The view is also heard that the suburban bureau staffed by middle-class middle-aged women wearing twin-sets and pearls can provide no more than a signposting agency and can not provide the in-depth advice , casework and tribunal representation that full-time paid staff can . |
| 8 | In fact , financial targets might be seen as equivalent to constraints imposed by shareholders in a public company who require dividends of a certain level ( or indeed as related to constraints on regulated companies who must earn no more than a certain return on capital ; see chapter 5 ) . |
| 9 | Though they were much used in Baroque times for aria accompaniment , they have largely fallen out of use , and as the chaconne construction is an art and study in itself we can make no more than a passing mention here . |
| 10 | A single township would contain no more than a fraction of the estates of a nobleman or other great landowner . |
| 11 | It need contain no more than a sideboard , table and chairs and can be decorated in its own individual way . |
| 12 | However , the Chancellor confirmed in the Budget that in order to qualify for a PEP , the underlying funds must contain no more than a 49 per cent bond/gilt component . |
| 13 | But such theories are parasitic on an implicit understanding that law is a type of instrument adapted to specific important purposes , and such theories are of little guidance in thinking through the role of international law in controlling force for they can suggest no more than a mimicking of the institutions of municipal law without regard to the purposes of having such or similar institutions in the international context . |
| 14 | Since even the best attested fact of the history of the past can possess no more than a very high degree of probability and since , by definition , Christian and indeed all religious faith must from the believer 's point of view be absolutely certain and secure , can faith ever be said to depend upon an historical fact , no matter how well established ? |
| 15 | Any non-party candidate will have a very small chance of being elected and if , surprisingly , he is elected , he will have no more than a minute chance of exercising significant influence in the House . |
| 16 | Because the subcutaneous heparin regimen in GISSI-2 was delayed , it could have no more than a moderate effect on activated partial thromboplastin time . |
| 17 | Similarly , it may take no more than a momentary pang of empathetic distress to convince me that if I could become as aware from the sufferer 's viewpoint as from my own I would be spontaneously moved to help him even to my own cost . |
| 18 | And it must pay no more than a reasonable service fee to agents . |
| 19 | Again Harry could manage no more than a whisper . |
| 20 | A frequent or constant urge to urinate , which may be so strong you feel you may ‘ lose control ’ , even though you can actually pass no more than a few drops |
| 21 | There was something mysterious about him and she wanted to ask so many questions , but he had that locked-in look , so that even if she risked Salt 's caustic tongue and asked outright about how he 'd come to be a slave , what it was like in Jamaica , if Africa was full of cannibals and if he 'd eaten people , she 'd probably get no more than a few shrugs for answers . |
| 22 | A ’ glossary ’ of sayings , proverbs , clich s , etc. for human use may require no more than a simple alphabetical listing of all recorded combinations ; but for text recognition , the design of the dictionary and its subsequent use must be considered in conjunction , to reflect the run-time processing needs . |
| 23 | However , that industrial logic , if valid , might justify no more than a contractual and competitive , arm's-length relationship between F and C. The better-off test is passed only if ownership is needed to achieve the extra value . |
| 24 | For many it will involve no more than a ritualised acknowledgement , mediated by the Church , of a realm of ultimate value which , if it does in fact inform their existence , they know only through blind obedience to the Church 's teaching : They have : Those for whom Hilton is writing , however , are those who are driven either intellectually ( Scale 1 , c.4 ) or emotionally ( Scale 1 , c.5 ) towards integrating an inner life of moral values and spiritual sensitivity with Christian teaching . |