Example sentences of "[vb infin] more than the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hopes to show that , although we can not know quite what the former say we can , nevertheless we can still know more than the latter allow . |
| 2 | Only rarely do plans consider more than the simple spatial attributes of the housing stock . |
| 3 | Which towns will need more than the average number of ( i ) schools and ( ii ) hospitals and nursing homes ? |
| 4 | Do you live far from a good shopping area so that you will need more than the average amount of food storage space and a large deep freeze ? |
| 5 | Historians of science who want to understand the development of contemporary theories will need more than the printed journals , they will need access to the electronic resource . |
| 6 | The reverse happens when flying southerly headings and the compass will show more than the actual amount of the turn , so carry on past your actual heading . |
| 7 | Should setpiece equality form the plot , what prospects are there for Scotland 's backs to build on their Ireland display and will we see more than the limited offerings which the Welsh managed against England ? |
| 8 | Shirts that left Comme des Garçons with a one-hundred-pound price tag will be knocked down for a bargain price ; and a man 's shirt that looks good on a woman will cost more than the men-only variety . |
| 9 | The only constraint on attempts to acquire a larger budget is that it would cost more than the total value to the politicians of the service , the value of additional output being zero . |
| 10 | This meant that nearly all packs would contain more than the declared weight . |
| 11 | On the contrary , the total possible marks are divided equally among all the questions , and no answer can earn more than the appropriate marks for that question . |
| 12 | Although this Arrowana is relatively cheap when young , I would not recommend more than the single specimen in an aquarium of this size . |
| 13 | Sometimes the king allowed subjects to take deer for themselves in his forests ; the warden 's duty was to see to it that they had a proper writ of warranty when they came to his forest , that they did not take more than the specified number , and that they took them in the prescribed manner . |
| 14 | Fullback Jim Staples received a helping hand , but it will take more than the magic sponge to get the Irish side back on its feet . |
| 15 | It will take more than the three weeks to reveal the confusion that abounds , but we shall do our best . |
| 16 | Second , it seems on this criterion that we shall never have more than the slenderest of reasons to believe that we know something ; for in believing this we are believing that when all the truths are in , our justification will remain , and it looks as if much more is required to support that belief than is required to support an ordinary claim to know . |
| 17 | I still ca n't call more than the initial letter to mind . ’ |
| 18 | CAN I PAY MORE THAN THE AGREED MONTHLY INSTALMENT ? |
| 19 | Q Can I pay more than the monthly instalment ? |
| 20 | Others are quite literally hedging their bets , hoping the next scheme will pay more than the last . |
| 21 | Does that mean , the maximum of ten per cent , you would n't ever get more than the eleven hundred , or |
| 22 | As a result , the individual may retain only a very small percentage of the extra income earned and , in some cases , may actually lose more than the extra income earned . |
| 23 | And what is true for you would be true for every other supplier : they too will supply more than the natural level if the price on their island is above what they expected the average price to be , and less if it is below . |
| 24 | 13.2.2.3 the giving of such consent shall not involve more than the minimum delay which is necessary to protect commercial interests . |
| 25 | Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared ; for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer . |