Example sentences of "than a simple " in BNC.
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| 1 | High kicks are inherently more difficult to use than a simple reverse punch to mid-section , so the referee panel relaxes the standards somewhat . |
| 2 | Flying in the face of today 's ubiquitous electronickery , the turbocharger uses nothing more than a simple spring-loaded wastegate to regulate boost , which is never allowed to build too high in deference to the engine 's life expectancy . |
| 3 | The outcome of revolution , therefore , was a product of negotiation and discussion among Kufrans rather than a simple consequence of revolutionary decrees . |
| 4 | If the indices are raised , say , from 2 to , then the closed curve produced has more character than a simple rectangle or a simple ellipse … it becomes a superellipse . |
| 5 | Edward Pilkington writing in the Guardian later commented , ‘ What at first glance appears to be no more than a simple case of human error becomes , at closer examination , as much a story about bungling management and an inadequate safety system born of years of cuts . |
| 6 | My aim is only to point out that the situation is more complex than a simple division between ‘ Western monotheism ’ and ‘ Eastern polytheism ’ . |
| 7 | The relationships described here are much more complex than a simple retrospective stereotype . |
| 8 | One developed into nothing more than a simple ball of cells with no gut at all , the other into a more or less normal larva . |
| 9 | Ingleborough from Clapham is more than a simple walk . |
| 10 | It should be stated , however , that what the carers actually said was a good deal more complex than a simple preference for institutional care . |
| 11 | Such futile efforts can only bring something close to contempt and suspicion among the millions of human beings who crave nothing more than a simple faith based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 12 | Thereafter each quite expensive ball-cum-transmitter was no better than a simple ball . |
| 13 | Failure to remember is much more serious , of course , than a simple lapse of memory . |
| 14 | The terms ‘ stiff-necked ’ , ‘ tight-lipped ’ , ‘ pain in the neck ’ and so on are part of common everyday usage , and indicate something rather deeper than a simple muscle tension problem . |
| 15 | This is true whether the story is an epic with a cast of thousands or nothing more elaborate than a simple family situation . |
| 16 | However , whereas GEC/Siemens had originally proposed that their joint bid would result in a series of joint ventures between them , it became increasingly clear subsequently that the bid was , according to Sir John Clark , Plessey 's Chairman , ‘ no more or less than a simple old-fashioned attempt to carve up one of the leading British electronics companies ’ between GEC and Siemens ' . |
| 17 | This seems more than a simple displacement of the fear and anxiety with which we contemplate our own old age . |
| 18 | Restrictions on and beliefs about language may be part of the construction of gender rather than a simple reflection of it . |
| 19 | If you use a shower attachment rather than a simple measuring jug , take care to ensure that the water coming out of the nozzle does not suddenly change temperature . |
| 20 | However , there are many in Britain who feel that the US approach , which has relied heavily on the CD4 measure in licensing other potential anti-AIDS drugs , is wrong , and that the decision to put a patient on AZT should be more broadly based , using a number of factors — including the best current estimate of likely long-term risks and benefits — rather than a simple formula . |
| 21 | They are extremely difficult to hand-hold , which means that a mounting must always be carried around , and it should be rather firmer than a simple attachment to a camera tripod , because the binoculars are inevitably heavy . |
| 22 | Yet there is more than a simple , professional solution to an unusual but possible problem at sea . |
| 23 | The cost of hot water is reduced in relation to the capital expenditure which can be undertaken , so that an efficient boiler system is more costly to install than a simple immersion heater , but cheaper to run . |
| 24 | Planning as a local authority responsibility has its origins in the public health and housing policies of the nineteenth century , but from the outset the objectives were broader than a simple emphasis on the efficient use of land . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | This was represented in the very early stages by allocations of new council housing in Seaton Valley to workers of incoming firms on a much more generous basis than a simple ‘ key worker ’ system . |
| 27 | For all these reasons , we have treated sound-change as something rather wider in scope than a simple unilinear process in a purely phonetic/phonological dimension . |
| 28 | There is no really memorable melody , and the complex structure and varied rhythms and harmonies suggest this is music ‘ for the mind ’ rather than a simple pop song for dancing . |
| 29 | Romer J. relied on William Whiteley Ltd. v. The King , 101 L.T. 741 and Slater v. Burnley Corporation , 59 L.T. 636 , in reaching his decision , and he also referred [ 1946 ] Ch. 236 , 241 , to the ‘ principle of duress colore officii ’ in a manner which showed that the necessary duress required something more than a simple demand by an official . |
| 30 | His reference to the respondents having no alternative but to continue to pay and to Great Western Railway Co. v. Sutton suggests that he was referring to payments made to avoid unpleasant consequences other than a simple action of payment . |