Example sentences of "[vb infin] more [conj] the [noun] " 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 Names and positions are as important as addresses and telephone numbers and some directories do not give more than the editors ' and advertisement managers ' names .
3 Sotheby 's Harry Dalmeny said : ‘ You ca n't estimate the price of notoriety , his Military Cross and other medals may fetch more than the £2,000 we estimated . ’
4 As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed .
5 ‘ The only kind of central heating possible would be solid fuel and to install it would cost more than the cottage is worth . ’
6 Old binders can still be found at farm sales , but few are in good working order and spare parts and canvases may cost more than the machines themselves .
7 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 .
8 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, if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure .
9 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 .
10 Coun. Ian Paterson ( C ) said he was worried the Dolphin Centre would eventually cost more than the £4.5m. allocated .
11 On a long cruise the courtesy ensigns can cost more than the charts and wear out quicker .
12 And you can control more than the heating , SECURITY LIGHTING , many WASHING MACHINES , DISHWASHERS AND TUMBLE DRYERS can all be programmed .
13 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 .
14 It will take more than the ratification of the treaty to restore Britain 's European credentials .
15 It could well be that it will take more than the measures that the Government have introduced to strip the glamour from smoking , notwithstanding the 115,000 smoking-related deaths per year in Britain alone .
16 The young man put two half crowns and two pennies on the counter , saying as he did so , ‘ We 'll take more than the sweets away with us tonight .
17 It will take more than the prospect of weight savings to prompt them to abandon this safe method .
18 THE establishment of a £11m nature reserve on Teesside is evidence that the Government 's development corporations do have more than the interests of big business at heart .
19 Is the kingdom of God spoken of in the New Testament simply ‘ the moral organisation of the human race ’ , or does that conception owe more than the Liberals themselves realised to their own enlightened and optimistic view of the development of Protestant culture in their own day ?
20 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 !
21 However , we will not pay more than the market value of the package .
22 If the lead were ever to be sold to radiation detector manufacturers it would raise more than the £24000 it has cost to salvage the hull .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 Females were particularly vulnerable in the ‘ falling in love craze ’ and could suffer more than the males as a result of their romantic encounters .
26 The fact is that people do co-operate more than the self-interest model ( useful though it is ) seems to predict .
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